Physician (Regular Ft) PCMHI Psychiatrist
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration - Camp Springs, MD
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Summary This Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) psychiatrist position is administratively assigned to the Mental Health Service Line. PCMHI is a component of the interdisciplinary Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT). The PCMHI psychiatrist functions as a consultant supporting Primary Care Providers (PCPs) and other PACT colleagues to address the behavioral health and health behavior needs of the primary care population. Responsibilities This is OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until September 30,2026. The initial cut-off date for referrals of eligible application will be February 20,2026 with subsequent cut-off dates every month. Eligible applications received after that date will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. Collaborates with PCPs and the interdisciplinary PACT to support high quality, effective, and coordinated service delivery at the patient and programmatic levels Maintains daily open access slots and encourages same day warm handoffs within PACT Completes most individual appointments (e.g., 75%) within 30 minutes Utilizes Measurement Based Care (MBC) in accordance with nationally recommended guidelines for PCMHI Conducts brief (e.g., 30 minutes or less), functionally-oriented, psychiatric assessments that are targeted to the main reason(s) for referral and less extensive than traditional psychiatric evaluations Supports Stepped-Care principles to facilitate
Created: 2026-01-26