The Best Care - The Best Careers
Join the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center's dynamic team of professionals providing quality health care to veterans in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center has excellent full-time career opportunities for psychiatrists who are US citizens and board certified with a full unrestricted medical license. Graduating psychiatry residents and board eligible psychiatrists will also be considered. Fellowships or certification in addiction psychiatry or geriatrics are desired but not essential. The Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center is a Dean's Committee hospital with a full range of psychiatric, primary care and extended care services. Program areas include Inpatient , Outpatient , Residential, Gero-psychiatry and Substance Abuse treatment.
TVAMC serves central and northern Alabama veterans with 73 psychiatric beds, integrated PTSD/addictions intensive outpatient programs, comprehensive outpatient services and co-occurring disorders with other serious mental illness. Research and teaching activities are encouraged with academic appointments available to qualified individuals at the University of Alabama and University of Alabama Birmingham.
NOTE: Relocation expenses are authorized for this position. Recruitment/relocation incentive may be offered to exceptional candidates.
Applicants who meet required criteria may be able to apply for partial student loan reimbursement under the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), subject to available funding.
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Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, with a degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine from an approved school; proficient in written and spoken English; and have a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the U.S. or the District of Columbia.
Applicants successful practice and length of practice (experience) will be considered by a Physician Compensation Panel in determining the salary of the applicant selected.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Applicants must meet physical standards for the position and a physical examination prior to placement will be required.
All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a direct patient care position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation with a favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the US Department of Education. Education: Degree of doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathic 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 Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position. J1 visas will not be accepted.
After appointment, you will be subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
You will need to successfully complete a background security investigation before you can be appointed into this position.
Applicants for this position must pass a pre-employment medical examination.
Applicants must have a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the U.S. or the District of Columbia.
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You will be evaluated based upon the question responses you provide during a structured interview. In responding to structured interview questions you should be sure to site specific examples of experience, explain exactly what you did, and the outcome.
BENEFITS:
Up to 26 days of paid annual (vacation/personal) leave each year.
13 days of sick leave each year.
15 days of military leave each year for active reservists and National Guard members.
10 paid Federal holidays each year.
The Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center is located in West Alabama on a beautifully landscaped 123 acre campus. Tuscaloosa offers a low cost of living and year round outdoor recreational activities along with cultural activities. Tuscaloosa is the largest metropolitan area in western Alabama and is the home of the University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa is located 45 miles by interstate highway from Birmingham (the largest city in Alabama and 225 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The community has a major medical center; public and private schools with outstanding academic and athletic programs; affordable housing; extremely low property taxes; and a wide range of professional, social and leisure activities.
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