Department Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Salary $96,539.00 to $175,000.00
Grade 15 to 15
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 3/5/2009
Close Date 3/4/2010
Who may apply Public
Locations: WACO, TX
Job Description (Please follow all instructions carefully)
Department: Department Of Veterans Affairs
Agency: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Sub Agency: Psychiatry Service
PHYSICIAN (Psychiatrist Primary Care)
Salary Range: 96,539.00 – 175,000.00 USD per year
DETERMINED BY PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BOARD
Open Period: Thursday, March 05, 2009
to Thursday, March 04, 2010
Position Information: Full-Time Permanent
Duty Locations: 1 vacancy – Waco, TX
Who May Be Considered:
Applications will be accepted from United States citizens and nationals.
Permanent residents and applicants with J-1 visas may be considered in accordance with the US government policy, which states that non-citizen candidates will be considered only after consideration of qualified citizen candidates.
Job Summary:
The incumbent will be assigned to the Mental Health and Behavioral Medicine (MH&BM) Service, but will work in the Primary Care Clinic in Waco. Incumbent will function as a liaison between the Waco Primary Care Clinic and the Waco Mental Health Clinic. In this role, the incumbent will facilitate completion of consults from Primary Care, as well as perform teaching activities and supervision of fellows, residents, and medical students. Incumbent will participate with on-call responsibilities in rotation with the other staff psychiatrists in Waco. The incumbent will be under the supervision of the Waco campus Mental Health Chief. The incumbent will maintain an academic appointment with the Texas A&M College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. Research opportunities are available and encouraged.
Major Duties:
The incumbent will be assigned to the Mental Health and Behavioral Medicine (MH&BM) Service, but will work in the Primary Care Clinic in Waco. Incumbent will function as a liaison between the Waco Primary Care Clinic and the Waco Mental Health Clinic. In this role, the incumbent will facilitate completion of consults from Primary Care, as well as perform teaching activities and supervision of fellows, residents, and medical students. Incumbent will participate with on-call responsibilities in rotation with the other staff psychiatrists in Waco. The incumbent will be under the supervision of the Waco campus Mental Health Chief. The incumbent will maintain an academic appointment with the Texas A&M College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. Research opportunities are available and encouraged.
Qualifications:
1. Must be a citizen of the United States.
2. Must be Board Certified/Eligible in Psychiatry.
3. Must have a degree of doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine.
4. Must have current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States or District of Columbia.
5. Must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d). You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position.
How You Will Be Evaluated:
Applicant must meet the qualification standards and eligibility requirements for the position, minimum educational and experience requirements, and all selective factors where applicable, and be able to satisfactorily perform the duties of the position upon entry.
Benefits:
You may participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, with costs shared with your employer. Life insurance coverage is provided. Long-Term Care Insurance is offered and carries into your retirement. New employees are automatically covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). If you are transferring from another agency and covered by CSRS, you may continue in this program. You will earn annual vacation leave. You will earn sick leave.
You will be paid for federal holidays that fall within your regularly scheduled tour of duty.
Other Information:
JOB OFFERS ARE CONTINGENT ON PASSING A PHYSICAL (IF REQUIRED), SATISFACTORY COMPLETION AND POSITIVE RESULTS OF THE FOLLOWING: THE HEALTHCARE INTEGRITY AND PROTECTION DATA BANK (HIPDB), EXCLUSIONARY INDIVIDUALS/ENTITIES (LEIE), BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND COMPLETION AND ADJUDICATION OF FINGERPRINT INVESTIGATION.
Attendance at three day New Employee Orientation is mandatory.
Vacancy Announcement will remain open until the position has been filled. Applications will be referred on a continuous basis as received.
Relocation/Recruitment bonuses may be authorized.
“Applicant(s) selected for this position will be eligible to apply for an award up to the maximum limitation under the provisions of the Education Debt Reduction Program, subject to availability of EDRP funding.”
Please provide e-mail address as will be used for notification of job status; if you do not wish not wish notices sent via e-mail, please clearly state this in your application.
How To Apply:
You must submit your application so that it will be received by the closing date of the announcement.
Applicants must submit: 1) Application for Physician/Dentist, (VA Form 10-2850). 2) Updated Curriculum Vitae. If current or former Federal Employee, please submit last two Proficiency Ratings and a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action (SF50B). All paperwork must be received in our office by the closing date of the announcement. BOTH Application for Physician AND Curriculum Vitae MUST be submitted in order to receive consideration. Applications can be retrieved from the following website: http://www.centraltexas.va.gov Application packet should be mailed to: Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS), Human Resources Management Service/05, Attn: Donna Zimmerman, 1901 Veterans Memorial Dr. Temple, TX 76504. E-mail address: donna.zimmerman@med.va.gov OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Application mailed using government postage or through an internal federal government mail system will not be considered.
Contact Information:
Phone: 254-743-0049
Fax: 254-743-0007
Or write:
Department of Veterans Affairs
1901 Veterans Memorial Drive
Human Resource Service (05)
Temple, TX 76504
US
What To Expect Next:
Select or Non-select letter
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Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
