Psychiatrist - Inpatient - VA Maryland Health Care System

3 weeks ago


Baltimore, Maryland, United States Department of Veterans Affairs Full time

You could be part of an important initiative to provide mental health care for our nations Veterans The VA needs mental health professionals who possess the energy, compassion, and commitment to serve those who serve our Country. Whatever the job title, every position in VA will give you a chance to make a meaningful and personal contribution to the lives of truly special and deserving people - our Veterans.

The VA Maryland Health Care System is currently seeking full-time board certified/board eligible Psychiatrists for inpatient psychiatric services. Duties include, but are not limited to:

Provide general clinical psychiatric services to Veterans and including on-call services.General inpatient psychiatric care of adult Veterans and may include, but are not limited to, conducting diagnostic evaluations, psychiatric consults, Crisis stabilization, uncomplicated detoxification via protocols, and milieu management. Inpatient psychiatrists complete the Designated Examiner procedures and also appear in court (on the unit). They also initiate the Forced meds Protocol when needed.Psychiatrist may be expected to provide direct clinical supervision of mid-level providers, psychiatric advanced practice nurses or physician assistants and other staff as appropriate.Required to exercise judgment in the selection of or adaptation of standard and accepted clinical theories, techniques, and practices in treating patients or developing new techniques and programs for the treatment of specialized problems or clinical populations.Facilitate admissions to the inpatient psychiatry unit. Coordinate care at the point of admission with inpatient psychiatric, or medical-surgical units, emergency room transfers and physicians.There are specialty care clinics such as Clozapine , Suboxone ( as part of the Substance Treatment program-STARS and MHICM ( for veterans with severe mental illness) and residential Trauma Recovery Programs that are available for referral from the inpatient unit.Common patient diagnoses to include: Anxiety disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depression and other mood disorders, Substance Use Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Substance Use disorders and other Serious Mental Illnesses, Dementia, mental disorder related to Traumatic Brain Injuries and any other psychiatric interventions deemed necessary by Mental Health Service Line management.Preferred Experience: Inpatient experience preferred

Work Schedule: 8:00AM-4:30PM (with flexibility)

Call Requirements: Approx every 12th weekend (in person rounding) and every 12th weeknight (by phone)

Location: Baltimore VAMC

Occasional Travel: Yes

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Relocation/Recruitment may be authorized for highly qualified applicants
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: 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



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