Physician – Psychiatrist – New York, NY – Outstanding Benefits!

The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System (NYHHCS) is a multi-site medical system that includes a major medical facility in Manhattan, Brooklyn, St. Albans campus in Queens, and two Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). VA NYHHCS is an academic facility with teaching and research programs.

VA NEW YORK HARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, Manhattan campus, affiliated with NYU Grossman School of Medicine, is recruiting a full-time Psychiatrist for our PRIMARY CARE/MENTAL HEALTH INTEGRATION ("PCMHI") program.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

PCMHI is VA's approach to integrating mental and behavioral health care into medical settings that are co-located and collaborative with the primary care team. PCMHI focuses on early intervention and prevention for mild-to-moderate behavioral health conditions within primary care and aids in identifying and referring veterans to specialty mental health services when necessary. PCMHI services include collocated collaborative care providers and Mental Health Collaborative Care Managers who offer ongoing support and treatment management, ensuring veterans receive appropriate care based on their needs. The role of the psychiatrist is to provide consultative support to the Primary Care Providers, including guiding PC providers in the usage of psychotropic medications as part of the implementation of VA's stepped MH care model. In addition, though remaining 100% situated in the Primary Care clinic, the psychiatrist will also carry a panel of outpatients from the Mental Health Clinic with a wide range of psychiatric disorders, providing primarily medication management.

Work Schedule: Full-time-Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years).

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. 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.

We offer:

Annual performance bonus up to an additional $15K per year

Guaranteed salary increases.

One full & unrestricted license from any US State is permissible to work at VA.

CME: $1,000 per year stipend & 5 days paid absence for conferences, etc.

Malpractice: Liability protection with tail coverage provided

26 Days paid vacation & 13 Days paid sick time per year with unlimited carry over

11 Federal holidays with pay

Federal Retirement Plan

Separate 401K with partial agency match

Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance

Learn more about our benefits:   VHA Total Rewards Brochure

If interested, please email CV to Hira.arshad2@va.gov

At VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, our health care teams are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of Veterans, their families, and caregivers. Our VA New York Harbor Healthcare System medical centers are teaching hospitals that provide a full range of services, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research. The Margaret Cochran VA Campus is a high complexity facility located in Manhattan with a major educational affiliation with the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

We offer fully integrated residency programs in general medicine, general surgery, and several specialties, including cardiology, dentistry, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, optometry, pulmonary, nephrology, infectious disease, rheumatology, urology, orthopedic surgery, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, anesthesiology, dermatology, pathology, and rehabilitation medicine.

• VA New York Harbor Healthcare System provides primary and specialty health care services to Veterans living in the 5 boroughs of New York City.
• The Manhattan VA Medical Center has 166 beds, and outpatient clinics to treat Veterans who don’t need to be hospitalized.
• Other VA medical centers refer Veterans to our Manhattan campus cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, prosthetics, and other specialty health care services.

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service