Psychiatrist

The primary assignment is to provide behavioral health services to patients throughout the facility to include Outpatient Clinics, InpTatient Units, Primary Care, Emergency Department and to the Substance Abuse Post Traumatic Stress and Community Day Programs.  Must possess a high degree of knowledge which includes mastery of diagnosing as defined by the Diagnostic Statistical Manual for Psychiatric Disorders (DSM), treatment interventions, medications effects/side effects and mastery of the theories, principals, concepts and methodologies acquired through education and practice.FUNCTIONS OR SCOPE OF ASSIGNED DUTIES:

• Provides psychiatric assessment services and diagnosis mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients, via face-to-face/traditional mental health or via tele-mental health services to various locations including CBOCs.
• Provides education to patients, family members and significant others.
• Provides consultation to professional staff concerning clinical assessment findings and appropriate treatment plans for patients.
• Develops, implements, and documents the treatment plan for an assigned caseload of patients.
• Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions and documentation.
• Complies with national and local performance measures, including timely health care screening and completion of clinical reminders for all patients.
• Assists in the implementation of clinical programs.
• Assists in ensuring the facilities' ability to meet standards issued by various accrediting and regulatory groups and VA Headquarters.
• Plans, coordinates and implements quality clinical care through analysis and evaluation of multiple method and tools that measure quality.
• Participates in various mental health components of the Medical Center Strategic Plan.
• Complies with all CPRS documentation procedures, including timeliness standards for documentation and proper patient check-out procedures (e.g., entering diagnostic and procedure codes).
• Facilitates liaisons with other health care programs in order to effectively coordinate services.
• Attends and participates in administrative and informational meetings held by the Psychiatry Service Leadership.
• Attends regular Mental Health staff meetings, Medical Staff and facility committee meetings as assigned, and complies with Psychiatry peer review procedures.

Recruitment Incentives are approved for this position

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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
Telework Eligibility: Ad-HocWork Schedule: Monday thru Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM

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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