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.

Duties

The Chief of Mental Health is directly responsible for managing, directing, and supervising programs and staff in the mental health service line of the medical center. This is a management position with responsibilities for all aspects of patient care delivery in the areas of mental health. The successful candidate should possess excellent leadership skills and should be knowledgeable and proficient with VA Performance measures and the principles of System Redesign including implementation and promotion of outpatient clinic access. The Chief of Mental Health is directly accountable to facility leadership and serves as principal advisor for administration and management of the inter-disciplinary service line at this medical center. A key role of the Chief of Mental Health is linking clinical improvements to operational efficiency for the service line that includes responsibility of emergency room care, inpatient care, and employee health services. The intensity, activity, and broad program mission of the Mental Health Service Line generates numerous and complex problems which require the service line chief to have outstanding skills and ability in planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the programs in order to effectively contribute to the positive impact on the interdisciplinary service, the interdisciplinary profession and the health care delivery system. Each of these key responsibilities is essential to providing services for our Veterans. From patient care to working closely with the patients' families, you can play an active role in helping vets receive the care they deserve. The service line chief formulates long and short-range goals and objectives, plans and programs for the service, integrating them with the overall medical center and VISN objectives and plans. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (On call may be required after 4:30 and on weekends and holidays.) Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized for highly qualified applicant EDRP Authorized: Learn more Permanent Change of Station (PCS): May be authorized for highly qualified applicant Financial Disclosure Report: Required FLSA: Exempt Bargaining Unit: Non-BU Information on Benefits: https://www.vacareers.va.gov/Benefits/EmploymentBenefitsCompetitive Federal benefits: Contract Buy Out Program: This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP), which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements, loan repayments, sign-on bonus contracts, Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment at certain rural or highly rural facilities for a period of obligated service (minimum 4 years). For additional information and eligibility requirements, contact the VHA Contract Buy Out Program Manager at [email protected] This is open multiple job series. If you are a: Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor apply to: VIN 12335278 Psychologist apply to: VIN 12335330 Psychiatrist apply to: VIN 12335323 Social Worker apply to: VIN 12335342 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist apply to: VIN 12335354

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. Additional Requirement: Board Eligibility or Certification Preferred Experience: Supervisory experience in a mental health department 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: he work is both sedentary and active, requiring walking throughout the medical center. Duties may require lifting, carting and carrying computer equipment such as monitors and printers weighing 20-40 pounds. Asking assistance from other specialist to help with lifting is encouraged. There may be limited crawling under desks and behind areas to gain access to equipment. Work Environment: Work is performed primarily in a patient care setting; adequately lighted, temperature controlled, and ventilated. Office temperatures fluctuate periodically; involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as clinics, offices, meeting and training rooms or libraries; exposure to noise and dust on occasion. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures.

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 Beckley VA Medical Center 200 Veterans Avenue Beckley, WV 25801 US
• Name: Tianna Miller
• Email: [email protected]