Join the VA Northern California Health Care System as a full-time psychiatrist on our General Mental Health team. The incumbent will provide comprehensive psychiatric care, including diagnostic assessments, treatment planning, medication management, and crisis intervention through a multidisciplinary team approach. This onsite position offers a strong work-life balance and a comprehensive total rewards package.
Practice Info
- General Mental Health team
- Multidisciplinary team approach
- Onsite delivery of care setting
Shift & Schedule
- Full-time
- Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm; alternate tour of duty may be required to include evening hours and weekends
Responsibilities
- Conduct review of medical history, physical exams, and mental status exams
- Complete assessments and formulate diagnoses
- Develop treatment plans
- Order labs and/or radiological assessments for a wide variety of mental disorders
- Manage medications for patients as indicated in the treatment plan
- Facilitate medication support groups
- Evaluate and provide medical clearance for patients presenting to the clinic who may need psychiatric hospitalization
- Provide assessment and intervention for patients presenting in a crisis
Compensation
- Salary range $290,000 to $335,000, with consideration given to candidate's qualifications, credentials, and experience
- Up to $15,000 in annual performance bonus
- Education DebtReduction Program with up to $200,000 in school loan repayment
- Sign-on bonus eligible
- Regular salary increases
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)
- Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance programs that can be carried into retirement
- Possible $1,000 per year CME reimbursement for full-time clinicians with board certification
- Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
- No significant restriction on moonlight
- Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) three-tiered retirement plan composed of Social Security benefits, FERS-RAE basic benefits pension, and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
- VA contribution of 8.3% of the employee's salary each pay period alongside an employee contribution of 4.4%
- Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) with an automatic basic contribution of 1% of salary and up to 4% in matching contributions
- Health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
- Disability retirement
- Vesting in a federal pension after 5 years of service
Qualifications
- Board eligible/board certified psychiatrists
- Interest in onsite delivery of care with no remote or virtual assignment
- 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
- No visa sponsorship available
Psychiatrist in Mather at Veterans Health Administration
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