About this opportunity
US Department of Veterans Affairs lists this Physician (Psychiatrist) opportunity in florence, Kentucky. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Title
Psychiatrist
Duties
The sustained quality of the psychiatrist's clinical activities will be assured through participation in the ongoing professional practice evaluation program. The qualities assessed in practice evaluation are: Patient Care, Medical/Clinical knowledge, Practice-Based Learning, Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Professionalism, and Systems-Based Practice. Duties include, but are not limited to:
Provides high quality clinical examination, diagnosis, crisis intervention, patient management, consultation and appropriate documentation in clinical records
Responsibilities for serving as an attending physician in multidisciplinary, team-based care. This may involve teaching medical students, residents, and/or fellows.
Effective teaching, monitoring and coordinating educational activities including evaluating and documenting
Negotiating assignments to clinical responsibilities in the appropriate care line programs, which include emergency psychiatric evaluation and treatment, acute inpatient psychiatric care, detoxification, outpatient mental health evaluation and treatment, substance abuse evaluation and treatment, residential rehabilitation treatment programs for substance abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic homelessness.
Administrative responsibilities, including program planning and making administrative decisions affecting the care line program assigned.
Identifying and defining significant research and development issues in mental health; to plan and execute research; and to generate reports worthy of publication.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (alternate tours can be discussed with the hiring service) VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Is being offered to well qualified candidates.
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Worksite address
florence, KY, 41022, US
Who can apply
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