Physician (Psychiatrist)

Staff Psychiatrist

This Staff Psychiatrist serves as the outpatient mental health provider for Veterans requiring outpatient medication management as part of the telemental health team at Lyons. The provider will manage both scheduled and unscheduled patients through video sessions as part of the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP). Duties include:

• Providing holistic, strength-based, person-centered mental health care to the assigned panel of Veterans. This includes, but is not limited to, medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders and psychiatric care for Veterans with a range of mental health diagnoses and trauma-related experiences.
• Working as a team member with other clinic staff (e.g., prescribers, therapists, and schedulers).
• Providing coverage for other prescribers when needed.
• Collaborating with other hospital and MH&BS programs and staff to ensure holistic, patient-centered care.
• Demonstrating mastery of the theories, principles, concepts, and methodologies of clinical psychiatric practice.
• Exercising sound judgment in selecting and/or adapting standard and accepted theories, techniques, and practices when treating patients and prescribing medications.
• Completing all required clinical documentation-including progress notes, treatment plans, clinical reminders, History and Physical examinations, and various risk assessments-in a timely manner (per hospital and MH&BS SOPs) within the electronic medical record.
• Completing forms, letters, and other documentation as required for Veterans.
• Providing clinical consultation to colleagues as needed.
• Attending team/clinic meetings, MHC staff meetings, and MH&BS general staff meetings.

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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

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30pm

US Department of Veterans Affairs