The Salisbury VA Health Care System is actively seeking a full-time Psychiatrist to serve as Psychiatry Section Chief for the Charlotte Health Care Center in Charlotte, NC. You will provide care to a diverse veteran population dealing with mental health issues such as anxiety, mood disorders, severe mental illness, substance use disorders, and medical co-morbidities. This role offers a manageable workload, work-life balance, and academic opportunities with Wake Forest University.
Practice Info
- High service demand due to a growing veteran population
- Wake Forest University academia opportunities
Shift & Schedule
- Full-time
- 8-4:30 M-F, 2 days a week of telework
- Call Coverage: At home, phone call 10-12 days per year
Responsibilities
- Provide care to a diverse veteran population with a good deal of mental health-related issues including but not limited to, Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Severe Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders, and medical co-morbidities
- Provides psychiatric care in inpatient units, ambulatory programs, residential program for substance abuse, residential program for PTSD, emergency department, medical-surgical ward, geriatrics with extended programs as required
- Experience working with an interdisciplinary team of Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, and several other allied mental health professionals
- Demonstrates interpersonal and communication skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of the healthcare team
- Proven understanding of the contexts and systems in which healthcare is provided, and an ability to apply this knowledge to improve optimizing health
Compensation
- Competitive salary
- Annual performance bonus
- Regular salary increases
- $260,000–$335,000
- Optional weekend inpatient coverage for additional pay
- Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified applicants
- Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized (up to $200K)
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
- No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restrictions on moonlighting
Qualifications
- Board Certified/Eligible
- Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine/osteopathic medicine
- Must have 2+ years of leadership and supervisory experience
- 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
- No visa sponsorship available
Psychiatry Section Chief in Charlotte at Veterans Health Administration
This position is listed as contract and onsite. It was posted 4 days ago.