Staff Psychiatrist | 200-300k | Federal Pension | Up to 200k Student Loan Repayment

Job Description

Are you a dedicated Psychiatrist seeking an opportunity to impact the lives of those who have served our nation? Join the Saginaw VA Health System in picturesque Northern Michigan and become a critical part of our mission to provide exceptional mental health care to our Veterans.

As an Outpatient Psychiatrist, you will be at the forefront of delivering compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care to a diverse group of Veterans. Your expertise will play a pivotal role in guiding our Veterans toward recovery, improved mental health, and enhanced quality of life. If you have a desire to subspecialize, specialty-focused clinics in Addiction Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry are also available!

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Work collaboratively in a well-supported, multidisciplinary mental health team.
• Initial Psychiatric Evaluation of Veterans to establish diagnosis, develop a treatment plan including medication management, ordering pertinent laboratory and radiology tests, and disposition of these patients in a General Outpatient Mental Health Clinic (Opportunities for specialty clinics in Addiction Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry are also available and can be discussed during the interview).
• Obtain appropriate consultation from specialists/ancillary services and communicate pertinent medical information to other health care providers/institutions.
• Enter all diagnostic and treatment information, and related reports into the electronic health record on the day of the visit. Documentation of health care provided, including all physician orders, must satisfy Department of Veteran Affairs and local VAMC policies/procedures, as well as meet external accreditation agency requirements for safe delivery of patient care.
• Perform services within the VA policies and procedures and the regulations of the Medical Staff By-Laws of the VAMC.

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  

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm.

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