The Cincinnati OH VA Medical Center is seeking well-qualified candidates for Division Director, Assessment and Intensive Treatment. This individual will provide administrative and clinical leadership within the AIT Division within the Mental Health Care Line.

Duties

The Division Director of the Assessment and Intensive Treatment (AIT) Division is an administrative and clinical position that provides leadership and administrative control over all clinical services within the AIT Division within the Mental Health Care Line of the Cincinnati Veterans Administration Medical Center. The AIT Division includes programs of both inpatient and outpatient care. Programs include; 7 North Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Psychiatric Evaluation Center (PEC), Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM), and Suicide Prevention Program. Duties include but not limited to: Holds regular staff meetings Works as a liaison to the Directors of the other Mental Health Care Line Divisions for AIT issues Provides administrative leadership Provides patient care within current field General oversight of clinical educational, and research activities. Provides insight over the programs of both inpatient and outpatient care. Serves as consultant/participant in orientation programs staff development and in-service training. Maintains cooperative and sharing relationships with other VA stations and community resources Promotes staff participation in the Staff Development Program develops, implements, monitors, and adjusts plans to effectively and cost-efficiently accomplish the mission of the MHCL within budgetary constraints Serves as a member of the Mental Health Care Line's Senior Management Team. In this capacity, the incumbent serves on numerous VISN, Medical Center and community Task Force and committees. Provides leadership and guidance in determining the resource needs of all organizational elements, distributing initial resource allocations, and adjusting resource allocations as dictated by a change in the program needs. Develops and implements systems and procedures for improving cost-effectiveness and productivity Serves as a member of the Mental Health Care Line's Senior Management Team. In this capacity, the incumbent serves on numerous VISN, Medical Center and community Task Force and committees. Develops both long and short-range policies and plans for the division by coordinating the administration needs of the division. Incumbent is responsible for making and implementing decisions directly affecting patient care and has the final line decision making authority under the MHCL Director. Incumbent must adapt the principles, practices, processes, and techniques common to any situation to the specialized requirements of the division. Exercises very wide latitude and independent judgment in program administration and decision making. Clinical Responsibilities: The incumbent provides a full range of mental health assessment services to patients. Such services are consistent with the incumbent's training and privileging. Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including: individual, group, and family psychotherapy as well as psycho-educational classes for mental health patients. Consults with and serves as a resource for other medical center staff on a wide variety of patient care issues. Supervisory Controls: The incumbent reports to the Associate Chief of Staff of the Mental Health Care Line at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center and consults with the Chief of Social Work for discipline-specific areas of practice. The incumbent has direct supervisory authority over 2nd tier supervisors in the division as well as supervision of clinical staff. Work Schedule: M-F 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Telework: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Title/Functional Statement #:Psychiatrist (Division Director Assessment and Intensive Treatment)/PD000000 Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): This position is eligible for the EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Learn more

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are:(1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME),OR(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),OR(3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences. Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: Leadership 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. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary. It occasionally requires carrying of light objects such as files, books and papers. Some walking, standing and bending is required. Other requirements as outlined in VA Directives and handbook 5019.

Education

1. Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or
2. Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.
3. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. [If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated.]

Contacts

• Address Cincinnati VA Medical Center 3200 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45220 US
• Name: Rhonda McCubbin
• Email: [email protected]