Psychiatrist - In-Patient

Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) in Tucson, Arizona is currently looking for an in-patient Psychiatrist.

Please double check you have the right level of experience and qualifications by reading the full overview of this opportunity below.

Position Information :

As a psychiatrist working on the inpatient team, you will provide psychiatric care (diagnosis, treatment, and crisis management) to Veterans with mental health and substance use disorders as part of an integrated team of psychiatric providers, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and clinical pharmacists in the inpatient MH and RRTP units, as well as provide consultation services to the medical / surgical treatment floors and the Emergency Department.

The Inpatient Psychiatrist is responsible for providing psychiatric care for patients on any one of those services on a rotating basis.

The inpatient psychiatrist will care for a panel of inpatients on the 1 West Unit as part of an interdisciplinary care team, rounding daily with psychiatry residents and medical students as well.

At other times, the inpatient psychiatrist may see patients in the medical consultation or emergency department, depending on rotations within the team.

The psychiatrist will learn and become certified in the provision of ECT and potentially other neuromodulation techniques.

The inpatient psychiatrist will be part of a team of 7 providers who will work on 1 west on the weekend days, on a rotating basis.

The team will also provide coverage to the MHRRTP for PTSD when needed. The psychiatrists will have a flexible work schedule.

The psychiatrist will participate in teaching and supervising Psychiatry Residents and Medical Students in the inpatient psychiatric unit.

The Inpatient Psychiatrist must be able to obtain affiliate faculty appointment with the University of Arizona College of Medicine.

This team should be ideal for the psychiatrist who appreciates variety and clinical challenges, who derives deep satisfaction from helping the most vulnerable veterans in their most critical situations.

If you enjoy teaching, working on teams, and solving clinical challenges, this position is right for you.

Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System SAVAHCS Facility Information

The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), located in Tucson, Arizona is a Joint Commission-accredited, level 1a complexity teaching hospital, providing tertiary-level care.

The SAVAHCS offers a beautiful 150-acre campus with a full range of medical and mental health services for Veterans, including a 31-bed inpatient psychiatry / substance use acute treatment unit, a 25-bed mental health residential rehabilitation treatment program for substance use disorders (SUD) and PTSD treatment, intensive outpatient programs for SUD and PTSD, homeless programs, and more.

The SAVAHCS operates a 24-hour emergency department and is the host site for various regional referral centers of excellence including the Polytrauma Network Site, the Southwest Blind Rehabilitation Center, and the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MHRRTP).

The SAVAHCS is the principal teaching affiliate of the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy.

Annually nearly 1,000 physician and associated health trainees participate in health care training programs at the SAVAHCS.

Benefits

In addition to the honor of serving America’s Heroes, the VHA offers exceptional benefits :

• Low patient-provider ratios.
• Robust insurance coverage.
• The ability to work anywhere in the country with one active license.
• Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) : Available for highly qualified candidates.
• Stable employment with competitive salary and regular pay increases.
• Salary : $270,000 - $300,000 / year.
• Liability Protection : VA physicians are covered under federal tort laws and may be defended by the United States against allegations of malpractice or negligence.
• Health insurance : With Federal Employees Health Benefits, choose from a variety of self or family health maintenance organizations and are entitled to a partial Government contribution in proportion to the number of hours you are scheduled to work in a pay period.
• Dental and vision insurance : Under the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, supplemental dental and / or vision benefits are available to you and your family.
• Flexible Spending Accounts : Allows you to save money for health care expenses with a Health Care or Limited Expense Health Care FSA.
• Life insurance : Plan for what’s next with Federal Employees Group Life Insurance.
• Survivor benefits : Become eligible for survivor benefits after 10 years of service.
• Pension : Your basic annuity is computed based on your length of service and

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