Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist - MD/DO

Land of the Ozarks

The Community – Springfield, MO

Springfield is a city in southwestern Missouri. The Discovery Center of Springfield has interactive science exhibits on topics from DNA to dinosaurs. To the north, Dickerson Park Zoo features animals from around the world, plus train rides. Trams run through a cave filled with stalagmites and flowstones at Fantastic Caverns. The Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park has trails and botanical gardens. Branson is a town 45 minutes south of Springfield in the heart of the Ozarks. Its 76 Country Boulevard is famously lined with theaters, which once hosted mostly country music performers but today present diverse entertainment. Also along the strip are the Marvel Cave, the Wild West-style Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction and Silver Dollar City, an 1800s-themed amusement park with live music. The town's main strip is also home to the Titanic Museum, with a half-scale replica of the infamous luxury liner, and Inspiration Tower, an observation area with views of the surrounding countryside. Along the Lake Taneycomo waterfront is Branson Landing, a pedestrian-friendly restaurant and shopping complex, and Downtown's 1905 train depot, base of the Branson Scenic Railway. Highlights outside town include Table Rock State Park, overlooking the popular fishing, swimming and boating destination Table Rock Lake, and Dogwood Canyon Nature Park, a 2,200-acre wilderness area with hiking trails. Population: 456,000 Metro Area Branson, MO - More about Springfield Airport – (SGF) Springfield-Branson National (Allegiant, American, Delta, United)

The Facility – Veterans Healthcare Center of the Ozarks

Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks serves veterans from northwestern Arkansas, parts of Oklahoma, and southwest Missouri. In addition to our main medical center in Fayetteville, we offer a number of services to our patients in six community-based outpatient clinics.

Location of Services

Gene Taylor Community-Based Outpatient Clinic 1850 W Republic St, Springfield, MO 65807 The Psychiatrists shall provide 100% outpatient care working with an interdisciplinary team consisting of three (3) Psychiatrists, one (1) Advanced Practice Nurses, four (4) MH Clinic RN's, seven (7) Social Worker, three (3) clerks, one (1) peer supports, and four (4) Psychologists.

Basic Responsibilities:

• Treatment and professional direction of outpatient/inpatient care as well as outpatient/inpatient care consultations.
• Provide professional direction and participate in the treatment team to evaluate, develop and implement treatment plans.
• Develop and implement follow-up plans.
• Participate in organization meetings and duties of the VA Medical Center as required.

Clinical Competence Will Include:

• Psychiatric Examinations
• Diagnostic Formulation
• Therapeutic Plan
• Patient Management
• Discharge summaries
• Record Keeping/electronic medical records
• Current practice experience with acute outpatient and inpatient treatment with working knowledge of current pharmacology
• Current practice experience in completion of involuntary commitment procedures per North Carolina state statues
• The psychiatrist may answer inpatient consultations. Other duties, as assigned by mutual agreement between the locum tenens and the COR or Contracting Officer.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Must hold a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree from an accredited graduate school of Medicine.
• Must have successfully completed a residency program in psychiatry which has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Committee on Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association or those Canadian training programs approved by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or other appropriate Canadian medical authority.
• Must be board certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Association.
• Must be in good standing, and under no restrictions, with the state licensure board in any state in which a license is held.
• Must maintain current certification in American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers.

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