This position is for a board-certified psychiatrist providing outpatient and inpatient psychiatric care to Veterans at the VA Maryland Health Care System. Responsibilities include diagnostic evaluations, crisis stabilization, pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and coordination of inpatient admissions. The role requires clinical judgment in treatment planning and comfort with prescribing complex medications, with an emphasis on serving Veterans with serious mental illnesses.
Psychiatrist – Inpatient – VA Maryland Health Care System
You could be part of an important initiative to provide mental health care for our nations Veterans! The VA needs mental health professionals who possess the energy, compassion, and commitment to serve those who serve our country. Whatever the job title, every position in VA will give you a chance to make a meaningful and personal contribution to the lives of truly special and deserving Veterans.
Preferred Experience: 3 years at the attending psychiatrist level, board certification by the ABPN in psychiatry, Maryland license to practice medicine.
Work Schedule: 8:00 am-4:30 pm (with flexibility)
Call Requirements: Approx every 12th weekend (in person rounding) and every 12th weeknight (by phone)
Location: VA Maryland Healthcare System
Occasional Travel: Yes
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: Up to $1000 per year if requirements are met.
Malpractice: Federal tort protection, essentially equivalent to free liability protection with tail coverage
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
More about the area:
The VA Maryland Health Care System (VAMHCS) is a Level I tertiary multi campus teaching facility affiliated with the University of Maryland - School of Medicine and over 100 educational institutions. The VAMHCS is located in Baltimore, MD just off the Chesapeake Bay, about an hour’s drive north of Washington, D.C., and two hours south of Philadelphia. Award-winning dining is not hard to find, and cultural offerings include an internationally recognized symphony orchestra and art museums with works ranging from ancient to current-day artists. Baltimore also has a variety of performance venues, including the historic Hippodrome Theatre, a former vaudeville palace. The local arts scene reaches a mass audience during Artscape, an annual outdoor event that bills itself as the area's largest free arts festival. Support for Baltimore's professional sports teams bring residents together. Even on chilly winter afternoons or humid summer evenings, locals fill M&T Bank Stadium to cheer on the NFL's Ravens and flock to Camden Yards to root for the MLB's Orioles.
“Whole Health is an approach to health care that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their life to the fullest. The VA is committed to Whole Health and values Veteran and Employee health and wellbeing. As a VA employee, you will practice Whole Health in an environment that supports personalized and proactive care.”
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