Hi,
Role: Psychiatrist Physician
Duration: 12 months
Location: Loma Linda, CA
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Contractor shall provide Board-Certified (preferred) or Board Eligible Psychiatry Physician Services in support of the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System (VALLHS) within the Behavioral Health Service. The provided care shall cover the full range of duties and responsibilities of an inpatient and/or outpatient Psychiatry Physician Services, as needed by VALLHS.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND CLINICAL DUTIES

• The contract psychiatrist physician (s) shall provide direct and indirect services to eligible Veterans including clinical assessments, treatment, and determining priorities requiring independent judgment, improving organizational and communication skills, and shall utilize an interdisciplinary approach in the provision of these services.
• The contract psychiatry physician (s) shall provide clinical assessments, diagnoses, medication management, crisis intervention, be effective in managing psychiatric emergencies (e.g., assessments for potential psychiatric hospitalization), and other therapeutic treatments (e.g., psychotherapy interventions), as needed in inpatient or outpatient settings, including the Emergency Department (ED) at VALLHS.
• Performs psychiatric evaluations for a diverse population, including geriatric and post deployment combat Veterans, who are mentally ill and have psychosocial issues such as homelessness, unemployment, and poor family support network.
• Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and overall care of patients with psychiatric disorders.
• Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including assessment and the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
• Areas which the psychiatry physician (s) is assigned and has clinical privileges to practice may include depression, anxiety, psychosis, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, and other psychiatric disorders in various clinical settings (outpatient, inpatient, ED, and through VA Video Connect).

Qualifications:

• Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine.
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.

Thanks and Regards
Nava Surya
Talent Workforce Specialist
Phone: 571-660-1025
Email:
Web: 4229 Lafayette Center Dr, Suite 1880, Chantilly, VA 20151