Physician - Psychiatrist

Job Title

Physician

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Assess and treat outpatients, and when on call, emergency department patients and inpatients, with psychopharmacology and psychotherapy.
• The incumbent provides first line supervision to residents and physician assistants as assigned, and may be required to lead clinical teams.
• Follows the ethical standards of the VA and our licensing bodies.
• Uses clinical judgment and experience when the evidence does not answer the complex clinical questions.
• Attends to administrative requirements, such as staff meetings, reading of e-mails, timely completion of discharges, daily completion of notes, daily review to make sure all encounters are done for the day, and at a minimum of two peer chart reviews per quarter.
• Appropriately document clinical work.
• Consistently communicates and treats customers (Veterans, families, Veteran representatives, all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful, and respectful manner.
• Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures.
• Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.
• Keeps up with the current literature in the field.
• Attendance at grand rounds and/or case conferences is strongly encouraged.
• Research and publication are encouraged, but not required.
• On call includes in-house call in rotation with others, and some call from home.
• When on call, check the admission log for new admissions to make sure all such patients have appropriate attending notes.
• 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.

Total Rewards

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

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

Monday - Friday, 7:45am - 4:30pm or 8:00am - 4:30pm, includes some on call. Specific work schedule will be discussed during interview.

US Department of Veterans Affairs