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Psychiatry - Addiction Physician

Psychiatry - Addiction Physician

Veterans Health AdministrationMather, CA, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Title : Psychiatrist - Ambulatory Withdrawal Management

Location : Sacramento VA Medical Center, Mather, CA

Organization : VA Northern California Health Care System (NCHCS)

Overview : The VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards includes competitive salary, bonuses, benefits, and other incentives.

Key Benefits :

  • Recruitment / Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus) : Authorized
  • Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment) : Authorized

(Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply for incentive)

  • Contact : for questions and assistance
  • Pay : Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, and regular salary increases
  • Work Schedule : Full-time, Monday - Friday, 8 : 00am - 4 : 30pm; potential for evening hours and weekends based on provider's request and supervisor's discretion
  • Paid Time Off : 50-55 days per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays, and possible 5-day paid absence for CME)
  • Retirement : Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% matching contribution by VA
  • Insurance : Federal health, vision, dental, term life, and long-term care (many 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 Duties :

  • Weeknight and weekend on-call duties for either the Behavioral Health Intensive Care Unit (BHICU) at the Sacramento VA Medical Center or the Joint Inpatient Mental Health Unit (JIMHU) located at Travis Air Force Base
  • On-call rotations last one week and are usually Friday through Thursday, including weekends and holidays
  • On-call duties include potential admissions to the inpatient psychiatric unit, evaluating patients, evaluating emergent psychiatric consults, 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
  • Primary Responsibilities :

  • Provide same-day addiction services to support patients with Substance Use Disorders (SUD), especially Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorder
  • Work with ARTS nurse case managers to assess and diagnose patients, complete ambulatory detox, and follow up with patients until stabilized
  • Prescribe medications for psychiatric comorbidities as needed
  • Order and follow up with labs, coordinate care
  • Provide SUD education to patients and staff
  • Act as liaison to other MH programs and medical departments
  • Offer inpatient consultations and co-management with outpatient teams for complicated patients
  • Maintain a panel of patients to ensure longitudinal care within ARTS
  • Qualifications :

  • Ability to conduct assessments, formulate diagnoses, and develop treatment plans for patients with substance use and / or other psychiatric disorders using an interdisciplinary team approach
  • Manage psychiatric medication, evaluate general medical suitability for withdrawal management, detoxification, and / or psychiatric hospitalization
  • Ability to prescribe medications for the treatment of substance use disorders, including buprenorphine, as well as medications for other psychiatric disorders
  • Strong collaboration, coordination, and cooperation with colleagues within and across disciplines
  • Reports to the NCHCS ARTS Program Director and the NCHCS ARTS Medical Director
  • For more information and to apply, please contact : Kelly A. De Boer, VA Physician Recruiter

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