Psychiatrist - Psychiatric Officer of the Day - East Orange, NJ, United States - Veterans Health Administration

Description

Summary

VA New Jersey Health Care System (VANJHCS) is looking for a Medical Officer of the Day (MOD) to provide services in the Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences department.

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
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  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

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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

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:
In Accordance With VA Directive and Handbook 5019

Duties

"Duties:
Provide psychiatric evaluations in the ED Admit to acute psych unit if required Rounding on the acute psychiatric unit during the weekend and writing progress notes Provide consultations on psychiatric assessments to medical/surgical floors Respond to behavioral crisis calls and be available for psychiatric backup to MODs Virtual care to MH Residential units using state-of-the-art, simple-to-usual technology is required as needed Psychiatry resident supervision is required for Psychiatrists but not for Nurse Practitioners Constant availability of a POD is vital for access to care and suicide prevention for crisis calls received during weekends, holidays, evenings, and nights

Work Schedule:
Nights, Weekends, Holidays, Evening hours Need to be physically present for either 16-hour shifts during weekday nights or 12h/24-hour shifts during weekends On-call to cover evenings and weekends" #J-18808-Ljbffr