Physician

• Psychiatry
  Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
  Details
  

Posted:

19-Sep-26

Location:

Albany, New York

Categories:

Physicians/Surgeons

Internal Number:

879657600

Summary

Position(s) listed under this Open Continuous Announcement (OCA) MAY be eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)

• a student loan payment reimbursement program. Applicants selected for an EDRP-eligible position will be notified in their conditional job offer. The full details are in the DUTIES section of this announcement.
  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 allopathic 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
  (

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 accrediting bodies for graduate medical education

• the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
• in the list published for the year the residency
• or fellowship if applicable
• was completed
  OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship
• first year of residency
• or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
  OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement)•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
  

Exceptions:

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 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
  In rare and unusual circumstances
• the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer
• who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience
• accomplishments
• performance
• and qualifications warrant such action
  Proficiency in spoken and written English
  

Additional Requirement:

Board certification

•

Preferred Experience:

Psychiatry Board Certification

Reference:

For more information on this qualification standard

• please visit https://www.

va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/

Physical Requirements:

See VA handbook 5019.

Duties

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package

VHA Physician Total Rewards

Duties include but are not limited to: Team leadership and providing integrated patient care in multiple inpatient and outpatient settings Awareness

• implementation
• and maintenance of JAHCO and VA guidelines for psychiatric care Staffing specialty clinics
• i.e
  clozaril
• suboxone
• compensation and pension based on the needs of the facility Provision of evidence and community-based assessment and care of psychiatric patients including current pharmacologic and other standard therapeutic treatments Provides active supervision and teaching for Albany Medical Center psychiatric residents and other trainees as needed
  Participating in quality improvement initiatives and outcome data initiatives Providing patient and family health education•with a focus on self-management•prevention and wellness based on the patient's goals
  Ordering•conducting•supervising and interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests
  Provision of inpatient consultations to Medicine/Surgery•Emergency Room•Geriatrics and other services based on the needs of the institution Mentoring•educating•and disseminating information regarding current clinical practices as part of a multidisciplinary team
  Timely completion of clinical documentation Completion of education requirements Provision of Telepsychiatry services as needed
  Provides on call duties as assigned Other clinical duties as assigned by Chief of Psychiatry Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Position(s) listed under this Open Continuous Announcement (OCA) MAY be eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)•a student loan payment reimbursement program
  Applicants selected for an EDRP-eligible position will be notified in their conditional job offer
  The selectee must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit an EDRP application within four months of appointment
  Program approval•award amount (up to $200•000)•and 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 are ineligible to apply
  

EDRP Authorized:

Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive

Contact vhaedrpprogramsupportva.gov

• the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
  Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized
  Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): May be authorized
  

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:

Full-time

• Monday
• Friday
• 8:00 AM
• 4:30 PM
  

Telework:

Ad-Hoc

As determined by the agency policy.

About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

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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