Physician - Psychiatrist - Addiction (Sign-on bonus eligible)

Duties

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) , a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until December 15th, 2025 . The initial cut-off date for referral of eligible applications will be October 20th, 2025 , with subsequent cut-off dates every 5 days. Eligible applications received after that date will be accepted on an ongoing basis and qualified candidates will be considered as vacancies become available. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. (VHA Physician Total Rewards).

Benefits

• Recruitment / Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) : Authorized
• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) : Learn more
• Pay : Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
• Work Schedule : Monday - Friday, 8 : 00am to 4 : 30pm; alternate tours of duty may be considered to include evening hours and weekends upon provider's request and supervisor's discretion.
• 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
• On-Call : Weeknight and weekend telephone and on-site on-call duties for the Behavioral Health Intensive Care Unit (BHICU) at the Sacramento VA Medical Center. On-call rotations last one week, can be conducted from home, and are usually Friday-Thursdays, including weekends and holidays. The rotations may include discussion of potential admissions to the inpatient psychiatric unit, evaluating patients requiring seclusion and restraint, evaluating emergent psychiatric consults on the medical / surgical units, and rounding on the inpatient psychiatric unit during weekends and holidays. Psychiatrists generally are on-call three to five times per year depending on site.

Location and Service Overview

The VA Northern California Health Care System (NCHCS) is currently recruiting for a full-time Addiction Psychiatrist for the NCHCS Addiction Recovery Treatment Services (ARTS) team primarily to provide same-day addiction services to help support patients with Substance Use Disorders (SUD), especially Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorder. The duty station will be at Martinez, CA. This position is on site and will be offering virtual support to other sites within VA NCHCS when indicated.

Responsibilities

The Psychiatrist conducts assessments and formulates diagnoses; and develops treatment plans for patients with substance use and / or other psychiatric disorders, using an interdisciplinary team approach. The Psychiatrist manages psychiatric medication for patients; evaluates the general medical suitability of clinic patients for withdrawal management, detoxification and / or psychiatric hospitalization, including screening physical examinations; and assesses and intervenes with patients presenting in crisis. The Psychiatrist prescribes medications for the treatment of substance use disorders, including buprenorphine, as well as medications for other psychiatric disorders. Collaboration, coordination, and cooperation with colleagues within and across disciplines are essential skills. This Psychiatrist reports to the NCHCS ARTS Program Director and the NCHCS ARTS Medical Director.

Psychiatrists may also have the opportunity for teaching and supervision of medical students and psychiatric residents and fellows through affiliation with the University California, Davis Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the St. Joseph's Medical Center.

Qualifications

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