Physician (Inpatient Psychiatrist)

Veterans Health Administration; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 250,000 - 315,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Relocation Assistance

EDRP

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Memphis, TN seeks an experienced physician in inpatient psychiatry to manage evaluations, diagnoses, treatments, and patient care. Duties include admissions, discharges, and coordinating consultations with multidisciplinary teams.

The position offers a comprehensive federal rewards package, with potential sign-on and relocation assistance, EDRP eligibility, and a robust benefits program. Must hold an MD or DO and full, unrestricted licensure in the US.

Qualifications

• Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine.
• Approved schools are LCME-accredited for the year the degree was granted or COCA accreditation as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Perform evaluations, diagnoses, treatments, and preventions of mental health disorders.
• Perform comprehensive examinations and assessments, determining diagnosis and completing medical work-ups.
• Admit patients to the hospital and write admissions orders; discharge patients and dictate discharge summaries.
• Place and complete consultations, orders, and patient care tasks; develop and implement treatment plans.

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or equivalent

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

NOTE: The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more information, refer to Required Documents below. This vacancy will remain open until filled.

Key Responsibilities

Duties include, but are not limited to: Perform evaluations, diagnosis(es), treatments, and preventions of mental health disorders. Perform comprehensive examinations and assessments, determining diagnosis(es), and completing medical work-ups. Perform and document comprehensive history and physical assessments/evaluations. Admitting patients to the hospital and writing admissions orders. Discharging patients from the hospital and dictating/documenting discharge summaries.

Placing and completing consultations, administrative and patient care orders. Treat, manage, monitor, and promote health among patients. Develop and implement treatment plans, referring to other specialties or appropriate community resources. Provide consultation to staff nurses, medical staff, interdisciplinary colleagues. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be eligible for highly qualified applicants. Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): May be eligible for highly qualified applicants. Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.

You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. Learn more. EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.

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, with rotating on-call and weekend rounding requirements.

Requirements & Education

Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted.

Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted. For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmation must be made that the medical school meets (or met) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year graduated.

NOTE: The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician graduate of a school of medicine not covered above if the candidate is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrative position with no patient care responsibilities.

The appointment will be made only in exceptional circumstances where the candidate's credentials clearly demonstrate high professional attainment or expertise in the specialty area.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $250000 – $315000/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-30.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

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