Physician - Psychiatry position at Department of Veterans Affairs in Wisconsin Rapids

Department of Veterans Affairs is hiring Physician - Psychiatry on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:23:29 GMT. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) 910801 OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. NOTE: Applicant's education and length of practice (experience) will be considered by a Professional Standards Board and Compensation Panel...

Physician - Psychiatry

Location: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Description: Department of Veterans Affairs is hiring Physician - Psychiatry right now, this position will be depute in Wisconsin. For detail informations about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Vacancy Identification Number (VIN)

910801

OUR MISSION:
To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the b! attle, and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

NOTE:
Applicant's education and length of practice (experience) will be considered by a Professional Standards Board and Compensation Panel in determining the salary of the applicant selected.

VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.

Relocation Expenses:
Relocation expenses

are not

authorized for this position.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required.

Must pass pre-employment examination.

Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.

Background and/or Security Investigation required.

Must be proficient in written and spoken English

DUTIES:
! The Tomah VA Medical Center is located in an attractive, rural! community of 8,000 with a family-oriented,

Midwest

atmosphere. While Tomah offers the benefits of small community living, big city life isnÂ't far away.

La Crosse

and

Madison

,

WI

are an hour or so away and

Milwaukee

,

WI

and

Minneapolis

,

MN

are a three-hour drive. The area offers high quality public and parochial schools, a local community hospital and a multitude of recreational activities year-round.

Outpatient Psychiatrist -

The Tomah VA Medical Center, located in Tomah, Wisconsin, is recruiting for a board-certified or board-eligible staff psychiatrist to provide outpatient care at the Tomah, Wausau, and Wisconsin Rapids clinics in Wisconsin. Incumbent can choose to sit at either Tomah, Wisconsin Rapids, or Wausau. Telemental Health will be used as needed to reach Veterans at other sites. The candidate will ! be highly skilled in the management of patients' mental health needs, and the evaluation and treatment of a diverse range of mental health disorders. Duties include, but are not limited to, treatment and professional direction of outpatient care. Must be clinically competent to perform examinations, diagnosis, therapeutic treatment, be effective in handling emergencies, patient management and document in patient records. Must be effective in teaching (patient education and co-workers). Must be effective in planning, using administrative judgment and should have sound decision making skills. Must be emotionally stable, dependable and adhere to ethical standards.

Recruitment and Relocation Incentives are authorized for this position.

If you have qualifying education debt you may be eligible to apply for the federal Education Debt Reduction Program upon permanent appointment, based on availability of funds.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
BASIC E! LIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• U.S. Citizenship.
• De! gree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine.
• 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. Must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current license.
• Applicant must meet the physical standards established for this position.
• Applicant must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(s) and 7407(d).
• Required to be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) and to be Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certified.

PREFERRED

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry.

GRADE DETERMINATIONS

Salary determination is conducted by a compensation panel based on qualification per VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Append! ix G2.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

PLEASE NOTE:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.) Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website:

http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html

All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

Veterans' P! reference:
When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans sh! ould claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.

Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application

checklist

or visit

http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx

.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application, résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment.

BENE! FITS:
Working for the Department of Veterans Affairs offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, thrift savings plan, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. In addition to traditional "dollars and cents" benefits, we offer a range of benefits to help balance work and life. For more information please visit us at

http://www.va.gov/JOBS/Job_Benefits/benefits.asp

.

OTHER INFORMATION:
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
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If you were eligible to this position, please give us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Department of Veterans Affairs.

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This position will be opened on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:23:29 GMT

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