Physician (Psychiatry) Position Available In Duval, Florida

Physician (Psychiatry)
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
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Posted:

12-May-25

Location:

Jacksonville, Florida

Categories:

Physicians/Surgeons

Internal Number:

830634900
Summary
The Malcom Randall VA Medical Center is currently seeking a full-time Physician to join the North Florida/South Georgia VA Medical Center Psychiatry Service as a Psychiatrist serving at the Jacksonville Outpatient Clinic

• in Jacksonville
• Florida. The primary role for this position will focus on care of veterans as part of an integrated team of psychiatrists
• mid-level practitioners
• nurses
• psychologists
• licensed clinical social workers and clerks.
  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 Psychiatry or Mental Health Services 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
  Physical requirements outlined below

Preferred Experience:

Experience working in a Mental Health capacity in an outpatient setting

Reference:

For more information on this qualification standard

• please visit https://va.

gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/

Physical Requirements:

Must pass a pre-employment physical examination as required by VA Handbook 5019
This examination is administered by VA Occupational Health
This position requires: light to moderate lifting (15

• 44 lbs.

)
light carrying (15 lbs
and under)
reaching above shoulder
use of fingers
both hands required
walking (up to 2 hours)
standing (up to 2 hours)
kneeling (up to 1 hour)
ability for rapid mental and muscular coordination simultaneously
near vision correctable at 13″ to 16″
far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other
depth perception
ability to distinguish basic colors
ability to distinguish shades of colors
hearing (aid permitted)
emotional stability
mental stability
working closely with others
and working alone.
Duties
This is an

OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT

Eligible applicants will be referred until all vacancies are filled
The Psychiatrist may need to provide clinical services off tour and will be required to do so upon receipt of critical clinical messages
The Psychiatrist must be willing to be placed

• detailed or temporarily assigned to other related services and/or locations if necessary
  The Psychiatrist reports to the Chief
• Psychiatry Service
• or their designee
  The population served consists of male and female Veterans of all ages and common diagnoses include anxiety disorders
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Major Depression and other mood disorders
• Substance Use Disorders
• Bipolar Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• and other Serious Mental Illnesses
• Dementias
• and mental disorder related to Traumatic Brain Injuries
  Duties include
• but are not limited to: Provide general adult psychiatric care
• Conduct diagnostic evaluations
• psychiatric consults
• medication management
• and individual or group psychotherapy
  Provide direct clinical supervision of advanced practice nurses or physician assistants and other staff as appropriate
  Establish professional working relationships with other clinical service providers within the medical center and outlying clinics
  Provide telephone and e-consult consultations as needed
  Expected to cooperate with and participate in medical duties or functions related to quality of care•peer review and with other performance improvement activities as directed
  VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
  VHA Physician Total Rewards

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

Work Schedule:

Monday

• Friday
  7:30 am
• 4:00 pm Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): Eligible
• See “Additional Information” section below for more details

Financial Disclosure Report:

Not Required
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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.
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