Physician (Psychiatry)- Recruitment/Relocation Incentive/EDRP Authorized

Staff Psychiatrist Position

A full-time staff psychiatrist position is available on the Homeless Domiciliary team at the VA North Texas Health Care System Mental Health Service (VANTHCS MHS) in Dallas, TX. This position is fully in-person. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Duties are but not limited to:

Core responsibilities include providing comprehensive psychiatric medical care (assessment, consultation, treatment) to patients residing in the Homeless Domiciliary at the Dallas VA Medical Center. Incumbent must be skilled in general outpatient psychiatry, including diagnostic evaluations, pharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy. They should be competent in the management of individuals with a broad range of clinical problems, including but not limited to post-traumatic stress disorder, mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders, substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders in the elderly Veteran population. The incumbent should be comfortable managing patients with concurrent psychiatric, medical, and psychosocial challenges. The incumbent should be comfortable providing care for scheduled and unscheduled patients including performing briefer triage-style visits. The incumbent will serve as a collaborative member of an interdisciplinary mental health team at the Dallas VA Medical Center as well as the larger combined team of all residential programs at VANTHCS. They may provide coverage to other residential programs based on service needs. Incumbent is encouraged to be involved in medical student, psychiatry resident and addiction psychiatry fellow education. He/she will provide clinical supervision for health care professionals such as Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants and may act as formal collaborating physician.

VANTHCS MHS provides a full range of mental health services including general adult psychiatry, geriatrics, psychosomatic medicine, substance abuse sub-specialty services, trauma services, psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery programs, comprehensive homeless programs, peer support services, opiate replacement programs, Intensive Community Mental Health Recovery (ICMHR), vocational rehabilitation programs, domiciliary based programs and inpatient services. There is ongoing active research in addiction psychiatry, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, mood disorders, and homelessness. Clinical training programs exist for medical students, psychiatry residents and fellows, clinical psychologists, social workers and nurses. VA North Texas Health Care System has an active relationship with multiple academic affiliates. Staff are encouraged to be involved with the education of health professional trainees.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. 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). Paid Parental Leave: 12 weeks of paid time off for birth of child, adoption, foster care after completion of requisite service period. 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 $2,000 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: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Mon-Fri. Light on-call responsibilities. Options may be available for alternative tours.