Physician - Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist Position

The Western NY Healthcare System is seeking an experienced, full-time psychiatrist to provide behavioral health services to patients throughout the facility to include outpatient clinics, inpatient units, primary care, emergency department, and the substance abuse, post traumatic stress, and community day programs. Functions or scope of assigned duties include providing psychiatric assessment services and diagnoses mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients, via face to face/traditional mental health or via tele-mental health services to various locations including CBOCs. Provides education to patients, family members, and significant others. Provides consultation to professional staff concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients. Develops, implements, and documents the treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients. Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation. Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients. Assists in the implementation of clinical programs. Assists in ensuring the facilities ability to meet standards issued by various accrediting and regulatory groups and VA Headquarters. Plans, coordinates and implements quality clinical care through analysis and evaluation of multiple method and tools that measure quality. Participates in various mental health components of the medical center strategic plan. Complies with all CPRS documentation procedures, including timeliness standards for documentation and proper patient check out procedures (e.g., entering diagnostic and procedure codes). Facilitates liaisons with other health care programs in order to effectively coordinate services. Attends and participates in administrative and informational meetings held by the BH Careline Manager, (or designee) COS and facility Director. Attends regular BH staff meetings, medical staff and facility committee meetings as assigned, and complies with psychiatry peer review procedures.

Work schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm. Education debt reduction program (student loan repayment) available. 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.