Physician (Psychiatrist)

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The position is located within the Mental Health Department of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (JALFHCC) in North Chicago, Illinois.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Support the mission of the FHCC by ensuring the highest quality of care for veterans and active duty by assisting in the execution of ongoing program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects.
• Monitor the effectiveness of clinical programs to make sure they comply with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
• Comply with Mental Health peer review procedures.
• Participate in other committee and administrative assignments as instructed.
• Accept assignments at all localities including Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Evanston, Kenosha and McHenry.
• Administrative knowledge of mental health clinic settings and clinical knowledge as a psychiatrist, which includes a contemporary knowledge of evidence based medicine in the setting of active duty and veterans.
• Maintain a detailed knowledge of veteran and active duty populations and the unique stressors and requirements of settings that influence the level of treatment and unique organizational demands.
• Assume responsibility for independent professional functioning as a psychiatrist and regularly work with complex cases within the assigned areas.
• Supervise and educate psychiatric residents and medical students.
• Coordinate with other providers to effectively facilitate services.
• Comply with all Federal Electronic Medical Health Record documentation procedures, including timeliness standards for documentation and proper patient checkout procedures (e.g. entering diagnostic and procedure codes).
• Serve as the on-call psychiatrist, on-call duties include rotating daytime consultation to the ED patients, weekend coverage and rotating weekday evening phone coverage.
• Accountability to the Psychiatry Executive for matters involving the professional practice of psychiatry.

The incumbent reports administratively to their respective department head or division leader in Mental Health.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:00-16:00

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