Psychiatry Physician

Psychiatrist - Section Chief of Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit

Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System

.Eligible for $200,000 in student loan repayment and hiring/relocation incentive

Description: Come join our team and enjoy the full range of Federal Government benefits (see below) . Among the most innovative and forward-looking in the nation, the VA in Pittsburgh provides exceptional healthcare to our nation's Veterans, trains America's future healthcare providers, and conducts research that contributes to medical advancements. Our growing psychiatry service line seeks a highly qualified psychiatrist to lead our inpatient unit. The VA offers incredible work-life balance with a generous benefits package.

Practice Highlights : The Supervisory Psychiatrist - Inpatient Section functions as a section chief within Behavioral Health Service for the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. As the Inpatient Section Chief, the incumbent is the discipline lead and is responsible for all professional aspects related to the Inpatient Patient section. S/he assists the ACOS of Behavioral Health and Chief Psychiatrist in the overall operation of Behavioral Health Service and has direct supervisory responsibility over the Inpatient section.

Primary Duties of The Psychiatrist Include:

1. Serves as the Chief Psychiatrist of a 2 floor, 52 bed, Behavioral Health Unit.
2. Serves as a member of the Behavioral Health leadership team.
3. Responsible for the oversight of inpatient psychiatric services.
4. Supervises 3 Psychiatrists, 2 CRNP's, and Physician Assistants. Responsible for proficiency reports, personnel actions, recruitment, retention and training of staff.
5. Ensures quality, safety and value of psychiatric services via ongoing professional practice evaluations, medical records reviews and support of staff in implementing evidence-based practice.
6. Works collaboratively with nursing, social work, creative arts, chaplaincy and other professional colleagues to ensure optimal care to the Veterans.
7. Participates in behavioral health leadership meetings and hospital committees.
8. Psychiatric assessment; diagnosis and treatment planning.
9. Responsible for oversight and coordination of clinical psychiatric care on the inpatient unit, as well as intake and discharge processes.
10. Ensures SOP's, policies, procedures, memorandums and regulations are current.
11. Psychiatric treatment to mentally ill veterans, recruits, students, active duty personnel, dependents, retirees;
12. Medication Management;
13. Completion of fitness for duty evaluations psychiatric assessments for all active duty personnel;
14. Psychiatry resident education/teaching activities;
15. Participation in Physician Peer Review;
16. Participation in Performance Improvement activities; and
17. Participates in and facilitates research.

Major Duties and Responsibilities Include:

1. Performs psychiatric evaluations for a diverse population, including geriatric and post deployment combat Veterans, who are mentally ill and have psychosocial issues such as homelessness, unemployment, and poor family support network.
2. Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and overall care of patients with psychiatric disorders.
3. Ensures practice of psychiatric medicine is consistent with TJC, CARF, HIPPA, VA policies and procedures, clinical practice guidelines, and national statutes and regulations. Also ensures, medical record documentation, and mandatory continuing education is consistent with required regulations and VA policies.
4. Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including assessment and the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
5. The Psychiatrist may serve as a mental health team leader with responsibilities for coordinating consults and triage of specialty clinic referrals.
6. Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
7. Orders diagnostic tests and consultations and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions.
8. May participate in supervision and teaching in support of the psychiatric residency program, performs on call duties, and performs other directly related duties as assigned.
9. Areas which the psychiatrist is assigned and has clinical privileges to practice may include managing depression, anxiety, psychosis, PTSD, substance abuse, and other psychiatric disorders in inpatient clinical settings.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Preferred Experience: Competent in the management of individuals with a broad range of clinical problems to include posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, substance abuse disorders, and mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders.

Benefits Highlights:

1. Student loan reimbursement up to $200,000 on eligible loans
2. Regular salary increases and annual performance bonuses
3. 50-55 days of paid time off (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 Federal holidays, up to 5 days for CME)
4. Three-tiered Federal retirement program (vested after 5 years) with VA contributing 16.6% to FERS and up to 5% matching for the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) (401k)
5. Federal health/dental/vision/long-term care insurance offered
6. Malpractice insurance with tail coverage provided
7. No physician employment contracts and no significant restrictions on moonlighting