Psychiatrist - Out-patient - Integrated BehavioralHealth

Position Background :

Southern

Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) in scenic sunny Tucson,

Arizona is currently looking for an out-patient

behavioral health integrated psychiatrist.

The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System

(SAVAHCS) is the principal teaching affiliate of the University of

Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Medical

students, residents, and fellows train at our facility. The

selected candidate must also be eligible for a faculty appointment

with the University of Arizona.

It offers a beautiful

150-acre campus with a full range of medical and mental health

services for Veterans, including a 31-bed inpatient psychiatry

unit, a 25-bed mental health residential rehabilitation program,

intensive outpatient programs, homeless programs, and more. Tucson

is a great place to live for families, people who enjoy outdoor

activities (hiking, cycling, running, etc.) and those who enjoy

rich culture and an affiliation with a world class University.

Tucson truly is a city with a friendly, small-town feel.

Position Description :

As a Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary

Program (BHIP) psychiatrist at the SAVAHCS you will provide

outpatient care to Veterans with mental health disorders as part of

an integrated team of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers,

nurses, and clinical pharmacists. Our psychiatrists have an

assigned Care Coordinator who triages walk-in patients, answers

patient phone calls, and serves as a physician extender as

appropriate. Intakes are scheduled for 90 minutes, follow ups are

30 minutes. Part-time psychiatrists’ positions will be scheduled

for 15 clinical hours per week.

This

position is in partnership with Banner UMC , 20 hours a

week will be at SAVAHCS in the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary

Program (BHIP) and 20 hours a week will be at Banner University

Medical Center (BUMC) at the south campus and whole health clinic.

Salary and benefits will be prorated based on a part-time schedule.

Work Schedule :

Monday-Friday, 7 : 30 AM - 4 : 00PM or 8 : 00 AM - 4 : 30 PM

Requirements :

Must be board certified in psychiatry.

Must

have an active and unrestricted license in any of the US States

Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent

degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or

osteopathic medicine.

Completion of Residency

program in Psychiatry

Preferred

Requirements :

Experience with adult

outpatient psychiatry treating a variety of mental health issues.

Experience working with Veterans and / or

service members.

Compensation and Benefits :

VA offers

a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Pay : Competitive salary + annual

performance bonus + regular salary increases.

$250,000 -

$300,000 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.

It is a Joint Commission-accredited, level 1a complexity teaching

hospital, providing tertiary-level care. The SAVAHCS offers a

beautiful 150-acre campus with a full range of medical and mental

health services for Veterans, including a 31-bed inpatient

psychiatry / substance use acute treatment unit, a 25-bed mental

health residential rehabilitation treatment program for substance

use disorders (SUD) and PTSD treatment, intensive outpatient

programs for SUD and PTSD, homeless programs, and more. The SAVAHCS

operates a 24-hour emergency department and is the host site for

various regional referral centers of excellence including the

Polytrauma Network Site, the Southwest Blind Rehabilitation Center,

and the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program

(MHRRTP). The SAVAHCS is the principal teaching affiliate of the

University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy.

Annually nearly 1,000 physician and associated health trainees

participate in health care training programs at the

SAVAHCS.