This position is for a Senior Psychiatrist Program Manager Mental Health Service Clinical Operations in the Mental Health Service of VAAAHS. The Senior Program manager reports to the Chief, Mental Health Service

Duties

Serves as Senior Program Manager, Mental Health Service Clinical Operations. Is responsible for the Mental Health Clinical portfolio including the following programs in 1) Acute Care Section: Inpatient (18 bed unit), Consult Liaison, and Emergency Psychiatric Services; 2) Outpatient Care: Mental Health Clinic, Substance Use Disorders Clinic, Posttraumatic Stress Clinical Team, Substance Use Disorders Intensive Outpatient Program, Primary Care Mental Health Integration, Telemental Health Clinic, Neuropsychology, and Health Psychology; 3) Community based programs: Psychosocial Rehab and Recovery, Mental Health Intensive Case Management, Therapeutic and Supported Employment Programs, Homeless Services, Home Based Mental Health Care, and Recovery Program; and 4) Outreach services including Suicide Prevention, OEF/OIF Outreach, Veterans Justice Outreach, Healthcare for reentering Veterans, and VITAL. Across all care delivery sites in VAAAHS, is responsible for: Staff clinical assignments, utilization of staffing resources, and productivity. Direct supervision of the Section Chiefs including Outpatient Section Chief, Acute Care Section Chief, Homeless Services Section Chief, and Community Section Chief. Promotion of a healthy work environment for clinical staff and staff satisfaction. Recruitment and retention of clinical staff. Addressing/supporting supervisors with addressing personnel issues within the clinical operations reporting line. Coverage of duties for the Chief of Mental Health and the Associate Chief of Mental Health for Quality as needed. Responding to VISN/ VACO/ OIG/ White house/congressional inquiries and action items related to clinical operations for the mental health service. Active implementation of initiatives, programs, policies, and procedures in the clinical service line in conjunction with the Associate Chief of Quality. Oversight of Programmatic resources and program development Preparation of reports and presentations related to clinical operations as needed Compliance with all VACO/JC/OIG/CARF requirements. Other duties as assigned by Chief of Mental Health Serving as a point of contact for Mental Health in interactions with other hospital services. Developing short and long-term goals and action plans for all clinical endeavors. Ensuring that resources necessary for clinical operations are planned and available. Participating in decision making about resource utilization including space and human resource management. Mentoring clinical leaders (especially new leaders) to improve effectiveness. This specifically will include close mentoring of the new SUDC and SUD IOP chiefs which will require no less than 5% time Providing clinical input into new and renovation projects ongoing in the service. Psychiatry Discipline Lead

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation. 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), b) 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. 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 of the psychiatrist is largely office based and in a sedentary setting. No manual labor is required above ordinary situations. Incumbent must be capable of using a computer given that all clinical charting is electronic.

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 Ann Arbor VA Medical Center 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 US
• Name: Jeremiah Ferguson
• Phone: 734-882-3036
• Email: [email protected]