Psychiatrist

As the Kansas City VA Medical Center continues to grow, we are excited to welcome a motivated Psychiatrists to our team in Kansas City. At KCVA, you’ll find supportive colleagues, a healthy work-life balance, and the rewarding opportunity to serve those who have served our country. The Mental Health Service Line at the Kansas City VA Medical Center is seeking dedicated and skilled Psychiatrists to join our innovative and collaborative healthcare team.

Practice Info

• Mental Health Service Line at the Kansas City VA Medical Center

Shift & Schedule

• Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm (with required on-call rotation, which includes nights, weekends and holidays)

Responsibilities

• Application of accepted protocols for assessment of the individual presenting with altered mental status, which may include gathering of verbal and documented history, mental status exam, and any necessary medical, laboratory and imaging evaluations
• Diagnostic description or formulation to guide appropriate acute and secondary treatment interventions
• Provision of psychiatric care according to privileges
• Perform and teach all of the services required in the practice of psychiatry to psychiatry residents and provide educational experiences to health care personnel seeking training in mental health services
• Assist with meeting all necessary performance measures, completing all necessary training in a timely manner and keeping up with medical and administrative documentation as required
• Participate in departmental staff meetings, various hospital committees, departmental and hospital in-service programs, and education programs of the department and the hospital, and involve in continuous quality improvement through the peer review process
• Responsible for all aspects of psychiatric care and for providing and assisting residents and/or nurse practitioners in the process of evaluation and treatment of the psychiatric patient
• Provide appropriate and timely documentation and cosign resident notes, indicating supervision and concurrence with each note

Compensation

• Competitive salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Regular salary increases
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
• Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Authorized
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized
• Salary range: $270,000 - $295,000

Benefits

• 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)
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
• Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME (must be full-time with board certification)
• Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Qualifications

• 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory