Staff Psychiatrist (Physician)

Quick Facts

• Eligible for VA Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) with awards up to $200,000; application required within 4 months of appointment
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30am–4:00pm
• Locations: Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital; Balcones Heights VA Clinic; South Bexar County VA Clinic (San Antonio, TX)

Description

Staff Psychiatrist/Physician providing acute, chronic, and preventive mental health care across inpatient and outpatient settings, including tele-mental health assessments. You will lead and support clinical practice within organizational processes, ensure compliance with clinical practice guidelines, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to improve outcomes and patient satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Enforce Medical Staff Bylaws and facility policies, rules, and regulations
• Apply clinical practice to organizational processes and systems; improve service-level clinical outcomes
• Ensure compliance with clinical practice guidelines and external quality standards
• Assess patients’ mental and medical health needs; develop diagnostic and treatment plans
• Provide primary, secondary, and tertiary psychiatric care; deliver consultations throughout the medical center
• Prepare issue briefs as needed; serve as Acting Section Chief when the Section Chief is absent
• Participate in staff meetings, hospital committees, and peer review (FPPE/OPPE)
• Maintain required VA training; keep credentials current for privileging/re-privileging
• Complete VA documentation standards in a timely manner (including CPRS) and manage clinic workflows (open encounters/consults, scheduling/access)
• Participate in patient-centered care, utilization management, and patient safety initiatives; support process improvement/system redesign
• Provide tele-mental health assessments and treatment, including via telework when appropriate; cover assigned evenings/on-call/weekends/holidays

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (non-citizens only if citizens cannot be recruited per VA policy)
• MD or equivalent degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine from an approved school
• Current full and unrestricted medical license in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth or DC
• Residency training completed in an accredited core specialty program leading to board certification (with limited exceptions)
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry within 4 years of initial appointment (or equivalent)
• Subject to background/security investigation and VA onboarding requirements

Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
• Paid time off: 50–55 days/year (annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays, and possible CME absence)
• Retirement: traditional federal pension and federal 401K with up to 5% VA contributions
• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care
• CME: possible $1,000/year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
• Malpractice: free liability protection with tail coverage
• Recruitment/relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified individuals
• EDRP: student loan repayment up to $200,000; eligibility period of 1–5 years based on program office approval