Summary

A full-time - permanent position is available for Medical Director of the Fort Worth Mental Health Clinic in the VA North Texas Health Care System Mental Health Service (VANTHCS MHS) in Fort Worth - TX. This is an in-person position. Education Debt Reduction Program is authorized. Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be authorized for highly qualified individual. This position is also announced as a Podiatrist. Podiatrists should apply to announcement CAZM-12855334-26-JMS

Qualifications

To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

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
• Education: Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
• 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
• License: 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
• (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) - b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) -OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
• Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
• PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis
• PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
• rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
• Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
• English Language Proficiency: Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Preferred Experience: ABPN or AOBNP board certified or eligible or anticipated eligibility Buprenorphine treatment experience Significant VA experience Administrative psychiatry experience Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/
• Physical Requirements: Moderate lifting - 15-44 pounds
• Moderate carrying - 15-44 pounds
• Reaching above shoulder
• Use of fingers
• Walking (8 hours)
• Both legs required
• Near vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4
• Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other
• Both eyes required
• Hearing (aid may be permitted)
• Mental and emotional stability.

Duties

• This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT & will remain open until March 07 - 2026 - or until all positions are filled
• The first cut-off date is January 02 - 2026
• Eligible applications received after that date will be referred at regular intervals or as additional vacancies occur on an as-needed basis until positions are filled
• Applicants will remain active for 3 months after their initial application is received and/or updated
• After that time - you must update your application through your USAJobs account if you would like to be made active again for possible consideration during the open period
• ----- VANTHCS MHS provides a full range of mental health services including general adult psychiatry - geriatrics - psychosomatic medicine - substance abuse sub-specialty services - trauma services - psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery programs - comprehensive homeless programs - peer support services - opiate replacement programs - Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR) - vocational rehabilitation programs - domiciliary based programs and inpatient services
• There is ongoing active research in addiction psychiatry - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - mood disorders - and homelessness
• Clinical training programs exist for medical students - psychiatry residents and fellows - clinical psychologists - social workers and nurses
• VA North Texas Health Care System has an active relationship with multiple academic affiliates
• Staff are encouraged to be involved in Health Profession Trainee education
• Core responsibilities include leading and coordinating the operations of a multidisciplinary outpatient team with a focus on uninterrupted high-quality care to Veterans
• Monitors and ensures compliance with VANTHCS and mental health policies - regulations - executive orders and management directives
• Collaborates with other teams and team leaders to improve communication and to ensure ongoing continuity of care for Veterans
• In conjunction with the Clinical Directors and Nurse Manager of this Mental Health Team - organizes - and directs administrative - operational - patient and personnel activities for the team
• Duties include coordinating interdisciplinary staffing - work assignments - resource allocation as well as direct patient care
• Provides comprehensive psychiatric medical care (assessment - consultation - treatment)
• Skilled in general outpatient psychiatry - including diagnostic evaluations - pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy
• Management of individuals with a broad range of clinical problems - including but not limited to post-traumatic stress disorder - mood - anxiety and psychotic disorders - substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders in the elderly Veteran population
• Serve as a collaborative member of a multidisciplinary mental health team
• They will provide clinical supervision for health care professionals such as Nurse Practitioners - Physician Assistants - and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists
• Act as formal collaborating physician for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
• Provide shared administrative supervision for Social Workers - Psychologists - Peer Support - and Nursing staff
• Preferred leadership experience of a multi-disciplinary team
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) or Relocation Incentive: May be available for highly qualified individual Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized - see Benefits section VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• VHA Physician Total Rewards
• 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) Paid Parental Leave: 12 weeks of paid leave for birth of a child - adoption - foster care 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 $2 -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