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Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Veterans Health Administration

Fairfield (CA)

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USD 200,000 - 250,000

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Job summary

The VA Northern California Health Care System seeks a full-time psychiatrist for the Behavioral Health Team at the Fairfield Outpatient Clinic. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, managing medications, and supervising residents. The role offers competitive salary, generous paid time off, and federal benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Annual performance bonus
50-55 days of paid time off
Traditional federal pension
Federal health/vision/dental insurance
Malpractice liability protection
$1,000 CME reimbursement

Qualifications

  • Substantive outpatient experience required.
  • Supervising residents and conducting medical evaluations.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct assessments and formulate diagnoses.
  • Medication management and crisis intervention.
  • On-call duties for inpatient psychiatric unit.

Skills

Compassion
Energy
Recovery-oriented
Diversity-oriented

Education

Board eligible/board certified

Job description

The VA Northern California Health Care System is currently recruiting for full-time, board eligible/board certified psychiatrists who are value-driven, recovery- and diversity-oriented, and possess energy, compassion, and a pursuit of excellence to join our BHIP team- (Behavioral Health Team Based Care) at our Fairfield Outpatient Clinic.

We are seeking a Behavioral generalist with substantive outpatient experience. They will be supervising residents and some telework but not virtual. The physician will conduct review of medical history, physical exams and mental status exams; complete assessments and formulate diagnoses; develop treatment plans; and order labs and/or radiological assessments for a wide variety of mental disorders, through a multidisciplinary team approach. The BHIP Psychiatrist is responsible for the medication management of patients as indicated in the treatment plan as well as facilitation of medication support groups, evaluating and providing medical clearance for patients presenting to the clinic who may need psychiatric hospitalization, and assessment and intervention for patients presenting in crisis.

The Fairfield Psychiatry position is open as a Behavioral Health Team Based Care

Whether you're interested in academics, research, or a better work/life balance, you'll find the VA has a lot to offer, including the unmatched satisfaction you'll get from caring for those who have served our country.

On-Call: Weeknight and weekend telephone and on-site/virtual on-call duties for either the Behavioral Health Intensive Care Unit (BHICU) at the Sacramento VA Medical Center or Joint Inpatient Mental Health Unit (JIMHU) located at Travis Air Force Base. On-call rotations last one week, can be conducted from home, and are usually Friday-Thursdays, including weekends and holidays. The rotations may include discussion of potential admissions to the inpatient psychiatric unit, evaluating patients requiring seclusion and restraint, evaluating emergent psychiatric consults on the medical/surgical, and rounding on the inpatient psychiatric unit during weekends and holidays. Psychiatrists generally are on-call three to five times per year depending on site.

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 restrictions on moonlighting

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