Physician Job Search: Opportunity Details
Opportunity Criteria
SpecialtyPsychology
Candidate TypeMD, DO
Visa AcceptedJ-1 or H-1B
Salary RangeNot Specified
Loan RepaymentYes
Employment TypeFull Time
Bonuses OfferedNone
Excellent Opportunity Chief of Psychology
Job description
Major duties include, but may not be limited to:
- Assists with managing Behavioral Health Services at the Wilmington VA and the five associated Community outpatient clinics. Services include general outpatient mental health clinic services as well as evidence-based treatment for Post Traumatic Disorder, Military Sexual Trauma and Substance Use Disorders.
- Supervises BHS staff, including psychologists, psychiatrists, licensed clinical social workers, peer specialists, and nurses to ensure program quality. Works in close collaboration with the fellow clinical leaders of Psychiatry, Social Work, and Nursing to ensure each staff member is meeting all requirements for clinical competency.
- Supervision of psychology interns and practicum students
- Manages operation of key clinical programs to include full responsibility for the day-to-day activities of the Wilmington VAMC and associated Community-Based Outpatient
Clinic BHS programs and is instrumental in enhancing services.
- Provides oversight for various BHS programs.
- Employs strategic planning to ensure the provision of high quality services to meet the needs of the Veterans being served and planning, and developing and implementing short- and long-term goals and objectives consistent with the program's strategic plan.
- Monitors administrative and programmatic resources and deploys those resources in support of the program needs.
- Provides a full range of psychological assessment and treatment services of psychological disorders for a wide range of patients.
- Provides education to patients, family members, and significant others about psychological disorders and treatments.
- Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan, including assessments, for an assigned caseload of patients.
- Executes ongoing program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects to monitor the effectiveness of the Psychology and BHS services.
- Is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center or healthcare system, as appropriate.
- Is responsible for timely completion of all program evaluations and documents required by the Medical Center or healthcare system.
Facility Information
Wilmington is proud of its medical affiliations with top medical schools, supporting the VA's educational mission. Major medical affiliations are maintained with Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and the University of Maryland. More than 200 medical residents receive part of their training at this facility every year.
Wilmington, located midway between New York City and Washington, D.C., and just 30 minutes south of Center City Philadelphia, offers a wide variety of cultural events, excellent museums, low taxes, and beautiful public gardens.
VA Benefits
Paid Time Off:
- 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
- 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
- 11 paid Federal holidays per year
- 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 2020, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $19,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $25,500.
- 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
Facility & Address
Wilmington, Delaware VA Medical Center
- 1601 Kirkwood Highway Wilmington DE 19805
Links
Contact Information
Catrina Foley National Healthcare Recruitment Consultant
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