Physician-Deputy Chief of Medical Operations-Psychiatrist

The Physician Leader serves as the Deputy Chief of Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) Medical Operations-Psychiatrist. The Physician Leader providers a full range of services emphasizing quality, timeliness, and advancing the Veterans Affairs (VA) mission. This includes but is not limited to clinical and administrative oversight of RRTP medical operation activities, the provision of clinical care in a multidisciplinary setting.

Located in the Rogue Valley, White City allows easy access to Metro-area of Medford while remaining engrossed with nature. White City is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oregon, in the Rogue Valley. It is about nine miles north of Medford and 34 miles north of the California border. Enjoy the scenic drives to either Crater Lake, Oregon's only National Park, and to the mountain resort Lake of the Woods. Take a family-friendly hike to a waterfall or ride the only section of the Pacific Crest Trail that's open to mountain bikers. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not 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 The incumbent is responsible for 50% clinical and 50% administrative management of the service as well as development of policies and procedures and monitoring of quality outcomes. Major duties include but are not limited to the following: Broad and overall responsibility for the RRTP medical operations to include full responsibility for clinical practice, program management, education, human resource management, and supervision for the service. Autonomously manages substantive parts of specialized, complex, professional services which significantly impact the care provided to Veterans. Provides leadership with objective, independent assessments and recommendations for policy, operational, and administrative issues and initiatives requiring decision. Monitor work performance to ensure that requirements are satisfied. Interpret and process a wide variety of data related to program planning and specialized needs of the Veterans, the service, and the medical center. Ensure policies or issues have been fully coordinated, vetted, and staffed. Advise leadership on implications, key issues, and relationships to interest groups (both internal and external) and recommend courses of action. Coordinate and negotiate resolutions to complex problems. Ensure compliance with accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements and assure corrective action is initiated as needed. Maintain interdepartmental relations with other services to accomplish medical center goals. Maintain all assigned metrics and productivity expectations for themselves and their direct reports. Prepare special reports and responses, Congressional responses, briefing papers, issue briefs, and decision papers for the medical center leadership, which may be highly sensitive, confidential, and of a complex nature. Incumbent will provide a full range of psycho-diagnostic service including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and overall care of patients with psychiatric disorders and chronic disease management. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-430pm; on call 1 week every 6 weeks.

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probationary period. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Must pass pre-employment physical examination. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.

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 an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verify with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. [If the applicant does not claim an ECFMG certificate, facility officials must still confirm that the medical school meets (or met) ECFMG eligibility requirements for the year the candidate graduated.] NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities. The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.