Physician (MH Primary Care Section Chief)

Job Title

Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) professional staff is seeking a full-time supervisory primary care physician to provide quality service and leadership in our progressive, innovative, and highly interdisciplinary health care system for the Veteran outpatient population at our Tucson main VA campus.

Duties

The duties include:

• Serves as the Section Chief, clinic director, and primary care physician for our Mental Health Primary Care section.
• Works closely with the MH Primary Care Clinical Nurse Manager.
• Serves as the direct supervisor of 7 interdisciplinary healthcare professionals, provides administrative and clinical oversight of four (4) Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) providing primary care to Veterans diagnosed with serious mental illness and/or homelessness (3 SMI-PACT and 1 H-PACT), and provides outpatient primary care for a diverse patient population working as part of a highly skilled interdisciplinary team which is integrated and co-located within Mental Health.
• Provides administrative and clinical supervision of MH Primary Care staff (evaluations, productivity, time and leave, etc.), assessing and treating Veterans, and providing consultation to colleagues in primary care and mental health.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to Veteran-centered care and treating Veterans with co-morbid mental health and medical needs, a desire to teach, and good interpersonal skills with a desire to lead.

Work Schedule: Full-time, permanent, Monday - Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm