Summary

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.

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
• English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Education: 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
• License: 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
• Preferred Experience: Addiction Medicine Training with Addiction Medicine Certification is preferred
• Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Duties

• Addiction Medicine Physicians assigned to the Mental Health Service will provide addiction medicine and medical care for one or more of the following areas: Psychiatry Unit - consultation to the Medical/Surgical Inpatient units and Emergency Room - Primary Care - Outpatient Programs - Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Clinic - and Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MH RRTP)
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• General duties include - but are not limited to: Application of accepted protocols for assessment of the individual presenting with substance use disorders
• Assessment may include gathering verbal and documented history - mental status examination - physical examination and medical and laboratory evaluation
• Diagnostic description or formulation to guide appropriate acute and secondary treatment interventions
• Provision of clinical care according to his/her privileges
• Addiction medicine physicians participate - as assigned - in quality assurance activities and peer chart reviews
• Addiction medicine physicians will provide or assist residents - the advanced practice nurses and/or physician assistants in the process of evaluation and treatment of the patient - and actively participate in corrective actions against untoward responses to clinical interventions
• The incumbent will participate in quality assurance - process improvement - peer review and other performance monitoring - as required - by the Chief of Service or his or her designee
• The incumbent performs inpatient consultations - residential or outpatient evaluations and treatment
• The incumbent will share patients and responsibilities with psychiatrist(s) and other providers assigned to the same program
• Addiction Medicine Physicians may be assigned duty as a supervising or collaborating physician for mid-level providers
• Physicians are expected to provide clinical oversight and review
• Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8am-4:30pm Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not authorized EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
• Contact visn10hredrpslrp@va.gov - 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