Travel Psychiatrist- ANY State License- Government Contract - Southern California

Description

Professional Summary:

The contract psychiatry physician (s) shall provide clinical assessments, diagnoses, medication management, crisis intervention, be effective in managing psychiatric emergencies (e.g., assessments for potential psychiatric hospitalization), and other therapeutic treatments (e.g., psychotherapy interventions), as needed in inpatient or outpatient settings, including the Emergency Department (ED) at VALLHS.

Site Of Service

VA Healthcare System

• 11201 Benton Street, Loma Linda, CA 92357

Full Time

• 1 year contract with potential extension

Travel expenses paid by the employer

Core Responsibilities:

• 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.

• 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.

• Ensures practice of psychiatric medicine is consistent with The Joint Commission (TJC), CARF, HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (HIPPA), VA policies and procedures, clinical practice guidelines, national statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, and mandatory continuing education.

• Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including assessment and the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.

• The Psychiatry Physician may serve as a mental health team leader with responsibilities for coordinating consults and triage of specialty clinic referrals.

• Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.

• Orders diagnostic tests and consultations and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions.

• 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.

• Areas which the psychiatry physician (s) is assigned and has clinical privileges to practice may include depression, anxiety, psychosis, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, and other psychiatric disorders in various clinical settings (outpatient, inpatient, ED, and through VA Video Connect).

• Maintains confidentiality of veterans' data and information.

• Complies with all VA and company training requirements.

• Any/all other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education: Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.

• Board Certification: Board Eligibility for Psychiatry is required.

• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b) OR [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), OR (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs

• Experience: minimum of 1-3 years of verifiable psychiatry practice in the United States

• License: Current license to practice medicine in any state, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia).

• Cardiac Certifications: Must have the following hands-on certification through the American Heart Association

• Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

• U.S. Citizenship: Shall be a U.S. citizen.