The full-time permanent Mental Health CBOC Supervisory Psychiatrist position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Tennessee Valley Healthcare system (VA TVHS), Mental Health Care Line (MHCL). The incumbent provides up to 50% management services, to include oversight of administrative and programmatic resources and responsibilities for CBOC Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) and Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) programs.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. EDRP Authorized: Contact , 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 Duties include: The Mental Health CBOC Supervisory Psychiatrist assists the Mental Health CBOC Program Manager with responsibilities for programs that deliver treatment and related services and interventions including medication management, assessment, case management, psychotherapy, and education for Veterans with a full range of mental health treatment needs. The incumbent is responsible for directing the activities of multidisciplinary clinical teams comprised of psychiatrists, social workers, advance practice nurses, counselors, peer support specialists and program assistants. Duties include supporting the Mental Health CBOC Manager in directing, administering, and managing all aspects of the Mental Health CBOC BHIP and PCMHI programs. Therefore, duties include comprehensive planning, developing and implementing programs, policies and procedures; determining program needs; overseeing the type, quality and quantity of services provided; setting priorities; and establishing short- and long-range program goals, initiatives, and direction; ensuring compliance with policies and procedures of the MHCL. TVHS, VISN and federal rules and regulations; ensuring compliance with current performance measures; maintaining high standards through the review and judicious application of evidenced based practices, practice guidelines, and best practices methodology; developing quality management and performance improvement practices, and reporting the results to the Director of Outpatient Mental Health. The CBOC manager and Supervisory Psychiatrist ensure the CBOC meets and exceeds VA and Joint Commission accreditation standards. As a provider of care, the Supervisory Psychiatrist is a credentialed and privileged Licensed Independent Practitioner with the appropriate training, who will establish and maintain therapeutic relationships and exercise professional judgment to provide treatment for Veterans and will provide approximately 50% direct patient care. This care may include: medication management, direct services to selected patients and/or selected treatment programs; diagnostic interviews, assessments, psychotherapy, and case management to Veterans; provide behavioral expertise and education; assess the need for referral for additional services of mental health clients; coordinate with providers within MHCL and TVHS when other care is involved. Discipline specific clinical knowledge and administrative knowledge of mental health clinic settings is required. This includes knowledge of contemporary behavioral science theories and practice including evidence-based practices and techniques. The incumbent must possess the analytical ability to research, assemble, and compile information and data, evaluate, the results against appropriate standards, and recommend corrective action where indicated. The work requires an ability to plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set, and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work. The incumbent designates program priorities and objectives and works independent of immediate supervision. The incumbent assumes responsibility for independent professional functioning and regularly works within the assigned areas. The incumbent is accountable for keeping the supervisor informed of administrative matters, professional activities, significant occurrences, and identifying problem areas that should be brought to the attention of the supervisor and management. Clinical work will be reviewed by the supervisor through occasional individual conferences at the request of either party and through random record audits. May hold faculty appointment at affiliated university. Provides leadership guidance and consultation to the CBOC staff. May be involved in the training of students and interns. Identifies and facilitates continuing education training opportunities for staff members. Other significant duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: See VA Handbook 5005/87, Part II, Appendix G18 a. Citizenship. Be a Citizen of the United States. (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with [38 U.S.C. § 7407(a)).] b. Education. Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in Mental Health or Psychiatry. 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: (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. c. Licensure and Registration. Physicians must possess a 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. The physician must maintain current registration in the state of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure. (1) Impaired Licensure. A physician who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions of this [Handbook 5005 part II,] chapter 3, section B, [paragraphs 13 and 14]. d. 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. NOTE: 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. II-G2-3 e. Board Certification: Physicians are generally not required to be board certified for employment in VA; however, three circumstances in VA require physician board certification: (1) If the position being filled is required to be a supervisor for medical students or physician residents (including fellows), the LCME, ACGME or AOA standards requiring a particular board certification credential will apply. (2) If the position being filled will have faculty status with an affiliated medical school (for example, in joint recruitments with affiliated medical schools), then a medical school requirement for board certification will apply to the jointly recruited position. (3) If the position being filled is required to be board certified by virtue of specific VHA policy (for example, as director of a cardiac catheterization laboratory or Director of Clinical Laboratory Medicine), then VHA policy requiring board certification will apply.] f. English Language Proficiency. Physicians appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. § 7402(d) and 7407(d). 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. c. Licensure and Registration. Physicians must possess a 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. The physician must maintain current registration in the state of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure. (1) Impaired Licensure. A physician who has, or has ever had, any license(s) revoked, suspended, denied, restricted, limited, or issued/placed in a probationary status may be appointed only in accordance with the provisions of this [Handbook 5005 part II,] chapter 3, section B, [paragraphs 13 and 14]. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: a) A license to practice medicine in the United States, District of Columbia, or United States Territory or Possession. A Tennessee medical license is highly desired as it allows the incumbent to participate in involuntary custody hold and commitment activities. b) Completion of an accredited residency training program in general Psychiatry. c) Management experience is preferred. d) Familiarity with mental health law, including the procedures for involuntary commitment and treatment. e) Board Certified. f) Be credentialed and privileged by the (VA) to practice in the Psychiatry profession at the VA prior to the provision of any services. g) DEA is required or meets the requirements to use the facility DEA. h) BLS is required. 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: Eligible applicants must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, without hazard to themselves or others.

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 Tennessee Valley HCS - Nashville 1310 24th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 US
• Name: Arti Zepeda
• Phone: 406-373-3312
• Email: [email protected]