Summary
About the Position: Serve as a Psychiatry Physician delivering comprehensive mental health services, providing high-quality, evidence-based care that supports medical readiness, promotes wellness, and ensures continuity of care at the Naval Health Clinic Annapolis in Annapolis, Maryland. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
Duties
Provide treatment services such as inpatient and outpatient services, partial hospitalization, and emergency psychiatric service.
Develop treatment and rehabilitation plans and provide appropriate therapeutic treatment services.
Determine and provide mental health assessments of fitness and suitability for duty.
Monitor treatment effectiveness through evidence-based medicine.
Conduct biopsychosocial evaluations of patients.
Prescribe pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment.
Provide referrals to other medical and mental health care providers.
Provide professional consultation, supervision, and collaborative medical support to other staff.
Participate in Quality Assurance (QA) functions, performance improvement, risk management, and peer review programs.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
How you will be evaluated
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.