Physician Primary Care Section Chief for Mental Health

Physician Mental Health Primary Care Section Chief - needed in beautiful Tucson, Arizona

Position Background :

The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) professional staff is seeking a full-time supervisory primary care physician to provide quality service and leadership in our progressive, innovative, and highly interdisciplinary health care system for the Veteran outpatient population at our Tucson main VA campus.

Serves as the Section Chief, clinic director, and primary care physician for our Mental Health Primary Care section.

• Works closely with the MH Primary Care Clinical Nurse Manager.
• Serves as the direct supervisor of 7 interdisciplinary healthcare professionals, provides administrative and clinical oversight of four (4) Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) providing primary care to Veterans diagnosed with serious mental illness and / or homelessness (3 SMI-PACT and 1 H-PACT), and provides outpatient primary care for a diverse patient population working as part of a highly skilled interdisciplinary team which is integrated and co-located within Mental Health.
• Provides administrative and clinical supervision of MH Primary Care staff (evaluations, productivity, time and leave, etc.), assessing and treating Veterans, and providing consultation to colleagues in primary care and mental health.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to Veteran-centered care and treating Veterans with co-morbid mental health and medical needs, a desire to teach, and good interpersonal skills with a desire to lead.

Work Schedule :  Full-time, permanent, Monday - Friday, 7 : 30am-4 : 00pm

Requirements :

Preferred Experience – Mental Health Experience

Compensation and Benefits :

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.  VHA Physician Total Rewards .

Pay :  Competitive salary + annual performance bonus + regular salary increases.

$260,000 - $290,000 per year salary range

Paid-Time Off :  50–55 days of annual paid-time offer per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 days 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).

CME :  Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement.

Malpractice :  Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.

Contract :  No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restrictions on moonlighting

The Tucson VA Medical Center is a 295-bed hospital that provides training, primary care, and sub-specialty health care in numerous medical areas for eligible Veterans. It is the "Flagship" for the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), which serves over 170,000 veterans located in eight counties in Southern Arizona comprised of the medical center in Tucson, Arizona and seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Casa Grande, Green Valley, Safford, Sierra Vista, Yuma, Northwest, and Southeast Tucson.