Physician (Addiction Psychiatrist/Addiction Medicine)

** DUTIES Continued: The physician participates in teaching and supervising Addiction Medicine Fellows, Psychiatry Residents, and Medical Students. The Addiction Specialty Physician will have primary responsibilities in outpatient substance use disorder care. The physician can also provide cross coverage when needed to our DOM – SUD 24 bed residential rehabilitation unit, when coverage is needed during absence of DOM SUD psychiatrist/NP. Cross coverage duties are also shared with other addiction psychiatry physicians in section. Physician can also provide consultation liaison service for inpatients with substance use disorders. The physician would provide both psychiatric and medical care in accordance with the approved privileges and all applicable state and/or Federal guidelines in support of the Mental Health Service. Phoenix VA Addiction Psychiatry section expansion includes further development in our ambulatory services for veterans identified with substance use disorders. This physician will help support veterans who have been referred for Buprenorphine as well as veterans who have been discharged from inpatient psychiatry and residential care, who may benefit from specialty addiction services. This position will help support harm reduction services. This position will facilitate efforts for contingency management of stimulant use disorder and support SUD related facility efforts. The physician’s responsibilities include coordinating consults and triage of addiction specialty referrals. The physician will participate effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences, and collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to enhance coordination of comprehensive patient care. This position can provide care in ambulatory withdrawal management services and appropriate referrals to higher level of care. **End of DUTIES 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 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. Additional Requirement: Buprenorphine prescribing, Active DEA license and Enrollment in the VHA Clozapine Registry and credentialing and privileging is required. Preferred Experience: Board certified/Board Eligible, ability to use telemental health equipment is preferred (requires training). Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/. Physical Requirements: VA Handbook 5019/1, Part II, Pre-Placement Physical Examination and Evaluation.
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. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.