The VAMC in Louisville, KY is recruiting for a Consultation & Liaison and Inpatient Psychiatrist to serve as full-time physician. This position is accountable to the Mental Health Service, for assuring the most effective delivery of state-of-the-art care by meeting or exceeding compliance standards.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to: Provides psychiatric consultation services in the Emergency Department, including writing orders and admitting patients to inpatient psychiatry as indicated. Provides treatment for general mental disorders in the inpatient setting. Coordinates transfers and direct admissions (when indicated) from other hospitals and services, ensuring continuity of appropriate levels of care and integration of care between other services and programs within the medical center. Provides consultation and assistance in the event of behavioral emergencies throughout the medical center. Functions as part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary treatment team participating in associated team meetings and tasks. Obtains and documents comprehensive medical history and physical examinations. Provides medical care for assigned patients including establishing diagnoses, formulating and implementing care plans, writing orders, and providing or arranging for follow-up care as indicated. Delivers therapeutic and psychopharmacological interventions. Conducts suicide risk assessments and safety planning. Orders laboratory specimens, diagnostic studies, other special tests, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computerized Tomography (CT) scans, etc., and patient care supplies. Orders ancillary services, such as, pharmacy, social services, physical medicine and rehabilitation therapies, prosthetic services, etc. Orders VA specialty service consults and initiates requests for non-VA medical care and consults. Carries out health promotion, disease prevention, and patient education activities. Obtains prescription database reports, such as eKASPER, PDMP Query, etc. Completes forms including insurance, FMLA, etc. Evaluates patients for and writes orders for behavioral restraint and seclusion. Evaluates patients for capacity for medical decision-making and makes recommendations to caregivers and staff on the disposition of patients with impairment of mental capacity. Participates in legal process for involuntary hospitalization and treatment when indicated. Assists in covering psychiatric consultation services to other inpatient services and psychiatric treatment for general mental disorders in the outpatient setting when coverage is needed. Completes documentation of patient care activities in the Computerized Patient Record System. Training regarding the use of the Computerized Record System will be provided by the VAMC. All Documentation shall be completed in accordance with VA policy and procedures. Follows VA guidelines regarding infection control and safety. Adheres to all quality management performance measures, including completion of tasks such as clinical reminders, encounters, and clinical pertinence reviews as directed. Provides clinical supervision to trainees of the same discipline when indicated. May engage in a collaborative agreement with a professional of another discipline to provide clinical supervision if/when appropriate and indicated. Other duties as assigned. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be eligible for highly qualified applicants. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (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. 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 Work Schedule: Midnight-8AM on Sundays and Mondays, plus three day shifts (8-4:30), specific day shifts to be negotiated with selectee

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: Moderate Lifting (15-25 lbs); Moderate Carrying (15-25 lbs); Straight Pulling {up to 2-3 hours); Pushing (up to 2-3 hours); Reaching above shoulder; Walking (up to 1-2 hours); Kneeling (up to 1 -2 hours); Repeated bending (up to 1 to 2 hours); Ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; Near vision correctable; Far vision correctable; Depth perception; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Hearing (aid permitted).

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 Robley Rex VA Medical Center 800 Zorn Avenue Louisville, KY 40206 US
• Name: Lisa Randall
• Phone: 608-567-8232
• Email: [email protected]