Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

Western State Hospital is seeking a psychiatrist to serve as a Head of Treatment Team (HOTT). The Psychiatrist serves as a clinical leader, providing comprehensive psychiatric care to patients in an inpatient forensic and civil commitment setting. This position directs and supervises a multidisciplinary treatment team to ensure the development and implementation of effective, recovery-oriented treatment plans. In addition to delivering direct patient care, the role provides clinical oversight, administrative leadership, teaching and supervision of trainees, and active participation in medical staff and quality improvement activities to promote high standards of patient safety, clinical excellence, and continuity of care.

Key responsibilities include providing comprehensive psychiatric care to patients, conducting patient and family interviews, serving as Head of the Treatment Team, supervising and guiding interdisciplinary staff, reviewing and approving treatment plans, coordinating discharge planning, participating actively in Medical Staff meetings, hospital committees, quality improvement initiatives, and mandatory training, supervising psychiatric residents and medical students, and contributing to hospital-wide performance improvement and service delivery initiatives.

Benefits include relocation reimbursement, sign-on bonus, retention bonus, health, vision, and dental insurance, retirement with cash match, 13 paid holidays, paid time off, life insurance, malpractice coverage, and potential eligibility for the Virginia Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program (BH-LRP), subject to program criteria and restrictions.

Minimum qualifications include a medical degree and completion of an ACGME-approved residency training in Psychiatry, an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia, current DEA registration, extensive psychiatric knowledge, proven ability to lead and supervise a multidisciplinary treatment team, strong administrative skills, and ability to satisfactorily complete all required documentation on time with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) documentation requirements.

Additional considerations include EHR experience with Cerner, experience in teaching and clinical supervision of medical trainees, previous experience working in state hospitals, forensic or addiction fellowships, bilingual, board certification, veteran or veteran spouse.