A full-time permanent position is available for Medical Director of the Primary Care - Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) team at the VA North Texas Health Care System Mental Health Service (VANTHCS MHS) in Dallas, TX. Education Debt Reduction Program is authorized Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be offered to highly qualified individual Podiatrists please apply to: CAZM-13074170-26-MH
This is an Open Continuous Announcement & will remain open until September 23, 2027, or until all positions are filled. The first cut-off date is October 09, 2027. Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled. Applicants will remain active for 3 months after their initial application is received and/or updated.
After that time, you must update your application through your USAJobs account if you would like to be made active again for possible consideration during the open period. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Core responsibilities include leading and coordinating the operations of a multidisciplinary outpatient team with a focus on uninterrupted high-quality care to Veterans.
Incumbent monitors and ensures compliance with VANTHCS and mental health policies, regulations, executive orders, and management directives. Incumbent will collaborate with other teams and team leaders to improve communication and to ensure ongoing continuity of care for Veterans. In conjunction with the Clinical Directors of this Mental Health Team, the incumbent plans, organizes, and directs administrative, operational, patient and personnel activities for the team.
Duties include coordinating interdisciplinary staffing, work assignments, resource allocation and direct patient care. Incumbent should be skilled in providing integrated mental health care in primary care clinic settings through collaboration with primary care physicians and primary care nurses. Core responsibilities also include providing triage services to Veterans new to Mental Health.
Duties will include consulting with primary care physicians, providing brief mental health assessments and time-limited follow up to Veterans not established in specialty mental health, and educating veterans, nurses, and mental health staff about behavioral health issues. Incumbent must be skilled in general outpatient psychiatry, including diagnostic evaluations, pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy.
He/she should be competent in the management of individuals with a broad range of clinical problems, including but not limited to post-traumatic stress disorder, mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders, substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders in the elderly Veteran population. The incumbent will serve as a collaborative member of a multidisciplinary mental health team.
He/she may provide clinical supervision for health care professionals such as Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists. They may be assigned as formal collaborator Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. They will also provide shared administrative supervision for Social Workers, Psychologists, Peer Support, and Nursing staff.
VANTHCS MHS provides a full range of mental health services including general adult psychiatry, geriatrics, psychosomatic medicine, substance abuse sub-specialty services, trauma services, psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery programs, comprehensive homeless programs, peer support services, opiate replacement programs, Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR), vocational rehabilitation programs, domiciliary based programs and inpatient services.
There is ongoing active research in addiction psychiatry, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, mood disorders, and homelessness. Clinical training programs exist for medical students, psychiatry residents and fellows, clinical psychologists, social workers and nurses. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): May be available to highly qualified individual EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
Contact, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Paid Parental Leave: 12 weeks paid leave for birth of child, adoption, foster care after required minimum service period Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $2,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting Work Schedule: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm with light on-call responsibilities.
Options may be available for flexible work tours.
Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted.
Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated.
NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities.
The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.
Education Debt Reduction Program: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment.
Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact vhaedrpprogramsupport@va.gov for questions/assistance.
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This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $165000 – $350000/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2027-09-24.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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