Supervisory Psychiatrist Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program​/Outpatient Services

Summary

The position is located within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) – VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN
6) – Hampton (HVAMC). It is aligned under the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)/Outpatient Services and will serve as the Supervisory Psychiatrist for the BHIP Outpatient Program – PTSD Outpatient Program and Women's Mental Health Outpatient Program medication providers – including psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

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 physicians 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.

• United States Citizenship:
  Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• 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 U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or 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) – (2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) – (3) Other residencies (non-U.S. 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 Certification or eligible by the American Board of Psychiatry Reference.
• Physical Requirements:
  
  The work is primarily sedentary; it may require some lifting (10-20 lbs.) occasionally; reaching above shoulder; frequent keyboarding (4-7 hrs per day); sitting (4-7 hrs per day); walking up to 6 hrs per day; standing (up to 8 hrs per day); infrequent climbing/descending of stairs; some bending; ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously; correctable near-sighted and far-sighted vision; hearing (aid permitted);
  
  the work may be performed primarily in a well-lit and temperature-controlled office environment; with patients who may suffer with mental illness, there is occasional risk of violence requiring the use of good judgment and safety precautions.

• Open continuous announcement until September 30 2026 or until all positions are filled.
• Initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications: 09 February 2026; subsequent cut-off dates every two weeks.
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