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OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise – "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.
Note: Relocation/Recruitment incentives has been authorized for highly qualified applicants.
02/28/2017 to 03/14/2017
$100,967 - $264,000 per year
VM 15
2 vacancies in the following location:
Not required
No
Permanent - Excepted Service Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
No
JP-17-CCa-1917428-BU
464594300
The incumbent will serve as a fully qualified staff psychiatrist at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) providing recovery-oriented care to Veterans who are admitted acutely to the 53-bed mental health inpatient program for stabilization of psychiatric symptoms. The incumbent will be housed within the Inpatient Program, aligned under the Mental Health Care line and will work full-time on the inpatient unit. The 53 bed capacity is split between a 32 bed general inpatient unit and a 21 bed unit that focuses on geriatric care. The position involves working on both units. This staff psychiatrist will work on an interdisciplinary academic mental health team treating Veterans with a full range of diagnosis including mood disorders, PTSD, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, substance use disorders and neurocognitive disorders. Average daily caseloads vary from 8-12 patients per team. Duties include, but not limited to, psychiatric evaluations and psychiatric medication management. Additionally, great opportunities to be involved in the educational mission of the MEDVAMC exist by serving as a rotation supervisor for Baylor College of Medicine trainees as well as involvement in didactic courses. All psychiatrists, both inpatient and outpatient clinicians, within the Mental Health Care Line share on-call responsibilities with approximately 3-4 weekends per year and one weekday per month.
Work Schedule; Monday - Friday, 8:00a.m. - 4:30pm
Functional Statement Title/#: Mental Health Care Line Physician - Psychiatrist
Physical Requirements: Light Lifting (15lbs and under); Light Carrying (15lbs and under), use of fingers and both hands required; walking (up to 3 hours); standing (up to 3 hours); ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; near vision correctable at 13" to 16"; Hearing (aid permitted); mental and emotional stability.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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NOTE: Applicant's education and experience will be reviewed by a Professional Standards Board and Compensation Panel in determining the grade and salary of the applicant selected. The recommended salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy.
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·Other (10-2850 - APPLICATION FOR PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS, PODIATRISTS, OPTOMETRISTS AND CHIROPRACTORS)
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