Psychiatrist

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.

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.

• 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
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Additional Requirement:
  Fellowship training in Addiction Psychiatry or Addiction Medicine required
• Experience in treating Opioid Use Disorders required
• Preferred Experience:
  
  ABPN Addiction Board Certification
• Physical Requirements:
  
  The incumbent must be able to perform all activities of the position without restriction

• Psychiatrists certified in Addiction Psychiatry or Addiction Medicine are expected to provide health care services to veteran patients enrolled at the Fayetteville NC VA Coastal Healthcare System
• Services will include but are not limited to performing initial psychiatric evaluations, conducting medication management clinics and providing appropriate treatment in collaboration with a multidisciplinary Pain Management Clinic Team in the management of Veteran patients with complex/chronic pain and opioid use disorder on a predominantly outpatient basis
• Conditions requiring ancillary services such as psychological evaluation, other substance abuse treatment, psychotherapy for victims of sexual and/or combat-related trauma, and other mental health conditions anticipated to respond to non-pharmacological interventions will be referred to those services within the Behavioral Health Service Line (BHSL) when appropriate
• Prescribe medications for patients according to the established drug formulary at this facility
• Serve as treatment and consulting Psychiatrist/prescriber on the Pain Management Clinic Team
• To provide psychiatric consultation to other services at the VAMC and associated community clinics when required

• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
• Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year
• Retirement:
  Traditional federal pension and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance:
  Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care
• CME:
  Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement
• Malpractice:
  Free liability protection with tail coverage provided