Psychiatrist

Quick Facts

• Role: Psychiatrist (Adult Mental Health)

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm

• Telework: Ad hoc eligible

• Incentives: EDRP student loan repayment may be authorized; recruitment/relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates

Description

Provide psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for adult patients with mental, behavioral, addictive, and emotional disorders. Deliver medication-based treatment and psychological/social therapies, and consult with other physicians while ordering diagnostic and laboratory tests and prescribing medications. EDRP student loan repayment may be available, subject to application timing and eligibility review.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders, including addiction-related mental and emotional problems

• Perform history and physical examinations

• Provide consultations, including pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, family therapy, behavior modification, and emergency psychiatry

• Order diagnostic and laboratory tests and prescribe medications

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship (or non-citizen appointment only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited under VA policy)

• MD (or equivalent allopathic/osteopathic medical degree) from an approved institution

• Current full and unrestricted medical license

• Completion of accredited residency training approved by VA and leading to board certification eligibility

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Meet testing/onboarding/documentation requirements (including drug screening if assigned)

Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual performance bonus and regular salary increases

• 50–55 days of paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, federal holidays; possible CME-related paid absence)

• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% VA contributions

• Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care insurance options

• CME reimbursement up to $1,000/year (with board certification and full-time status)

• Free malpractice liability protection with tail coverage

• No physician employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

• Possible EDRP and recruitment/relocation incentives (authorization and amounts depend on eligibility review)