Supervisory Physician ( Psychiatry)

Defense Health Agency; North Carolina; On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Health Agency's Womack Army Medical Center in Fort Bragg, NC seeks a Supervisory Physician (Psychiatry) to lead the Department of Behavioral Health and oversee clinical services, operations, and quality improvement.

Candidates must be board-certified in psychiatry, be US citizens, and hold a full, unrestricted medical license. Federal employment offers comprehensive benefits, job security, and relocation support.

Qualifications

• Must be US citizen.
• Board-certified in Psychiatry.
• Permanent, full, unrestricted license to practice medicine in a US jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

• Provide general professional, administrative and medical direction for BH clinic.
• Serve as expert advisor on Army/MTF behavioral health policies and procedures.
• Provide consultation, advisory, and liaison services across populations as required.
• Participate in quality assurance, quality improvement studies, utilization review, risk management, and peer review activities.
• Perform first level supervisory work; plan work, set priorities, and prepare schedules.
• Direct all aspects of BH clinic and services, promote patient-centered care and access to quality care.
• Examine patients, evaluate findings, and prescribe or refer as appropriate.

Education

Board Certification in Psychiatry

Job description

This position is located at WOMACK Army Medical Center in the Department of Behavioral Health at the Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC.

This is an employed civilian Supervisory Physician (Psychiatry ) position that affords job security, a competitive salary, bonuses, moving expenses, full malpractice coverage, up to 26 days paid vacation, 11 days paid Federal Holidays, a sick leave benefit, CME opportunities, and a first-class health and retirement benefit packages.

Named after Medal of Honor recipient, PFC Bryant H. Womack, we are a fully accredited 110-bed, evidenced-based regional medical center and GME facility serving Fort Liberty, the home of Airborne and Special Operations and the largest U.S. Army installation in the world. We manage several outstanding Primary Care practice sites located in Fort Liberty, Fayetteville, Hope Mills, and Linden Oaks.

Womack is located in Fayetteville, Fort Liberty which is 2 hours from the beach and 5 hours from the Appalachian Mountains with easy access to I-95 and all points north and south. This central North Carolina location enjoys seasonably palatable weather year-round. Many facilities and services are offered such as first class golfing venues and renowned universities, a skeet range, riding stables, ice skating rink, state-of-the-art fitness centers, daycare, star-quality dining, full service banking, convenience shop, barbershop, and florist.

Responsibilities

• Supervisor outlines the general scope of professional services, administrative policies, and provides general professional, administrative and medical direction.
• Serve as expert advisor on Army, and MTF behavioral health policies and procedures to successfully achieve functions, missions, and objectives.
• Provide consultation, advisory, and liaison services and must be well versed to transition to any area in the population as required.
• Participate in quality assurance, and quality improvement studies, utilization review, risk management, and peer review activities.
• Perform first level supervisory work; plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, prepare schedules for completion of work.
• Direct all aspects of BH clinic and services, promote patient centered services, access to quality care.
• Examine and conduct thorough studies of presenting patients and evaluate laboratory and clinical findings, prescribing appropriate treatment or referring patient to appropriate specialty clinics.

Qualifications

US Citizenship required.

Board Certified in Psychiatry

Medical malpractice liability insurance is not required for federal civilian healthcare providers as they are covered by the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 1346(b)) while acting within the scope of their employment.

Candidates must have a permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.