Inpatient, Amarillo VA Healthcare System
Company: Veterans Health Administration
Location: Amarillo
Posted on: July 8, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AMARILLO HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM (PSYCHIATRY) SCOPE OF PRACTICE MENTAL HEALTH SCOPE OF
PRACTICE: All providers who are granted privileges in VA Amarillo
Health Care System are allowed to provide, deliver and/or interpret
professional services (within the scope of their license) in all
care settings. It is understood that the requested privileges (as
marked below) represent only the requested privileges in the areas
in which the applicant believes he/she meets the applicable
standards of education, training, Board Certification and
demonstrated proficiency CORE PRIVILEGES: All (PSYCHIATRY) who are
granted privileges to provide, deliver and/or interpret are hereby
granted the following core privileges: Psychiatry Core Privileges:
Evaluate, diagnose, treat, provide consultation, and perform
History and Physical examinations to adult patients presenting with
mental, behavioral, addictive, or emotional disorders, e.g.,
psychoses, depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse
disorders, adjustment disorders, behavior modification, mental
problems related to addictive disorders and the special and
emotional problems related to addiction and substance abuse
(alcoholism and other drug dependencies, such as psychoactive drug
use and addiction,) utilizing all forms of psychological and social
treatment including medications. Privileges include providing
consultation with physicians in other fields regarding mental,
behavioral, or emotional disorders, pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy,
family therapy, behavior modification, and emergency psychiatry as
well as the ordering of diagnostic, laboratory tests, and
prescribing medications. Special Criteria: Compensation and Pension
evaluation certification completed prior to performing Compensation
and Pension examinations. MANDATORY TRAINING: completes all
mandatory required training yearly. INTRODUCTION: Practice
agreement between and Dr. of the VA Amarillo Healthcare System at -
Current certification or active participation in the examination
process leading to certification in psychiatry by the American
Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Board
of Neurology and Psychiatry, - Successful completion of an
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or
American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited post-graduate
training program in psychiatry. - Be grandfathered in from previous
experience, - Applicants for initial appointment must be able to
demonstrate the provision of inpatient, outpatient, or consultative
services for an adequate number of evaluations, assessments or
interventions during the past 12 months, or demonstrate successful
completion of a hospital-affiliated accredited residency, special
clinical fellowship or research. - Applicants for renewal of
clinical privileges must demonstrate competence and an adequate
volume of experience and number of evaluations, assessments or
interventions with acceptable results in the privileges requested
for the past 24 months based on results of quality
assessment/improvement activities and outcome. - Evidence of
current ability to perform privileges requested is required of all
applicants for renewal of privileges.
Keywords: Veterans Health Administration, Amarillo , Inpatient, Amarillo VA Healthcare System, Healthcare , Amarillo, Texas
