Exciting Opportunity for a Psychiatrist at VA! Up to 200k in Education Loan Reduction, Federal Pension!

Are you a dedicated psychiatrist looking to make a profound impact in the field of mental health? The Department of Veterans Affairs invites you to join our mission-driven team, where you can provide exceptional care to our nation's heroes while enjoying a fulfilling and balanced professional life.

About the Role

In this dynamic and rewarding role, you will:

• Provide Expert Care: Deliver psychiatric consultation and treatment for patients with medical conditions. This includes comprehensive evaluation, interpretation, diagnosis, and management of psychiatric illnesses across various care settings.
• Diagnostic Excellence: Order and interpret diagnostic tests, imaging examinations, and procedures to support accurate and effective treatment plans.
• Outpatient Management: Examine, diagnose, treat, and manage assigned outpatients, leveraging your expertise to improve patient outcomes.

What We Offer

At the VA, we value our employees and offer a comprehensive total rewards package, which includes:

• Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary with potential for annual performance bonuses and regular salary increases.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Benefit from 50-55 days of paid time off per year, including 26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, and a possible 5-day paid absence for continuing medical education (CME).
• Retirement Benefits: Secure your future with a traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and a federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Comprehensive Insurance: Access federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care insurance options, many of which can be carried into retirement.
• Licensure Flexibility: Practice with 1 full and unrestricted license from any U.S. state or territory.
• CME Reimbursement: Potential $1,000 per year reimbursement for CME (must be full-time with board certification).
• Malpractice Coverage: Benefit from free liability protection with tail coverage provided, ensuring peace of mind.
• Flexible Contract: No physician employment contract and no significant restrictions on moonlighting.
• Recruitment Incentive: Eligible highly qualified candidates may receive a sign-on bonus.

Work Schedule

Enjoy a consistent and balanced work-life with a schedule of Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

Step into a role where your expertise meets immense gratitude, and your career ambitions are supported. Join the VA and make a meaningful difference in the lives of veterans.

Apply today and be part of a team that stands at the forefront of psychiatric care and serves those who have served our country!

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service