Physician - Psychiatrist

Job Title

This is an open continuous announcement. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. Applications will remain on file until September 30, 2026.

Duties

The position involves assessing and treating outpatients, and when on call, emergency department patients and inpatients, with psychopharmacology and psychotherapy. On call includes in-house call in rotation with others, and some call from home. On weekends, the attending is expected to do an attending admission note on all new patients and to make sure all patients on acute psychiatry have a clinical note in addition to an encounter. These notes may be fairly divided with the resident(s), but the attending is also supervising the resident notes. The chief of the service is also available for administrative emergencies or clinical emergencies and unexpected adverse events. When on call, check the admission log for new admissions to make sure all such patients have appropriate attending notes. The applicant is directly accountable to the Chief. Mental Health, Salem VAMC. The applicant works independently; supervision is mainly advisory in nature. The applicant provides first line supervision to residents and physician assistants as assigned, and may be required to lead clinical teams.

Compensation

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 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)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Work Schedule: 7:45am to 4:30pm Monday - Friday