Psychiatrist

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a qualified provider to evaluate, diagnose, and treat adult patients presenting with a wide range of mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders. This full-time position offers a structured Monday through Friday schedule with ad-hoc telework options. Providers will join a comprehensive care team delivering inpatient, emergency, and consultative psychiatric services.

Practice Info

• Inpatient care setting
• Emergency and consultative call services

Shift & Schedule

• Full-time; Monday-Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm
• Telework: Ad-hoc

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, diagnose, treat, and provide consultation to adult patients, presenting with mental, behavioral, addictive or emotional disorders, e.g., psychoses, depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, developmental disabilities, sexual dysfunctions, adjustment disorders or any other diagnosis reflected in the DSM 5.
• Ordering of diagnostic, laboratory tests, and prescribing medications, including the gathering of history and performance of physical exams, and care to patients in the inpatient care setting, in conformance with unit policies.
• Assess, stabilize, and determine disposition of patients with emergent conditions consistent with medical staff policy regarding emergency and consultative call services.
• Develop and implement treatment plans plus informing patients of risks, benefits, and alternative treatments and answering all questions.
• Consult with providers in other disciplines.
• Hospital admissions and discharges.
• Evaluation, Prescription, and Medication Management.
• Psychotherapy - Individual and Group Psychotherapy; Marital and Family Psychotherapy.
• Crisis intervention and referral to appropriate treatment setting.
• Telepsychiatry

Compensation

• $300,000-$336,000
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized
• Contract Buy Out Program: This position may be eligible for the Physician / Provider Contract Buy Out Program (CBOP), which authorizes VHA to buy out service contracts (Locum agreements, loan repayments, sign-on bonus contracts, Physician-owned practices) in exchange for employment at certain rural or highly rural facilities for a period of obligated service (minimum 4 years).

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 (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.