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.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm (with required on-call rotation, which includes nights, weekends and holidays) Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.
Contact visn15edrp@va.gov, 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) 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 $1,000 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 VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
VHA Physician Total Rewards. Duties: The MHICM Psychiatrist treats a panel of patients with Serious Mental Illness that are engaged with the MHICM program. They would coordinate care with the case managers for individual patients in MHICM and also serve as the psychiatrist for patients in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center care.
While note the sole utilizers, they would also likely serve as subject matter experts in treatment of complicated Serious Mental Illness including treatments like long acting injectables, clozapine, etc. Psychiatrists must perform clinical, teaching and administrative duties which may include, but are not limited to, the following: Application of accepted protocols for assessment of the individual presenting with altered mental status.
Assessment may include gathering of verbal and documented history, mental status exam, and any necessary medical, laboratory and imaging evaluations. Diagnostic description or formulation to guide appropriate acute and secondary treatment interventions. Provision of psychiatric care according to privileges. Psychiatrists should be able to perform and teach all of the services required in the practice of psychiatry to psychiatry residents.
Educational experiences are also provided to health care personnel seeking training in mental health services (e.g. medical students, psychology interns, social work interns, physician assistants, nursing students and non-psychiatry medical residents). Staff Psychiatrists must assist with meeting all necessary performance measures, completing all necessary training in a timely manner and keeping up with medical and administrative documentation as required.
Staff Psychiatrists participate in departmental staff meetings, various hospital committees, departmental and hospital in-service programs, and education programs of the department and the hospital. They are also involved in continuous quality improvement through the peer review process.
Staff Psychiatrists are responsible for all aspects of psychiatric care and are responsible for providing and assisting residents and/or nurse practitioners in the process of evaluation and treatment of the psychiatric patient. Staff Psychiatrists are responsible for providing appropriate and timely documentation and also cosign resident notes, indicating supervision and concurrence with each note.
Responsibilities of Staff Psychiatrist: Are ultimately responsible for all aspects of psychiatric care. Provide or assist residents and/or nurse practitioners in the process of evaluation and treatment of the psychiatric patient. Provide appropriate and timely documentation, generally in the form of a staff progress note, in the patient's electronic record. They also cosign resident notes, indicating supervision and concurrence with that note.
Are trained in the performance of Electroconvulsive Therapy and supervise residents in same on scheduled basis. Have a tour of duty that includes a 40 hour work week, typically 8:00 am-4:30 pm Monday through Friday, but hours could vary, and call as scheduled. Participation in the on-call rotation is required. May be responsible for inpatient or outpatient care, graduate and undergraduate medical education, and scientific research as appropriate.
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.
erica.biffle@va.gov · 706-832-7057
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $240000 – $300000/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-12-23.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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