Chief of Psychiatry Opportunity Job Listing at Department of Veterans Affairs in Wilkes Barre, PA (Job ID 3217320-2024-04-05)

Description

Job description

• Serve as a member of the Mental Health leadership team, including providing coverage for the Chief of Staff for Mental Health as needed.
• Participate in Mental Health meetings, leadership meetings, and facility committees as a representative of Mental Health Service and/or Psychiatry Service as requested.
• Management and Supervision of staff within Psychiatry Service.
• Provide clinical services as a Psychiatrist to patients including but not limited to assessing, diagnosing, and treating Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders as per facility expectations and as assigned
• Admit, evaluate, diagnose, treat, and provide consultation to adult patients, presenting with mental, behavioral, addictive or emotional disorders.
• Provide consultation regarding mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders; pharmacotherapy; psychotherapy; family therapy; behavior modification; consultation to the courts; and emergency psychiatry, as well as the ordering of diagnostic, laboratory tests, and prescribing medications.
• Supervise and ensure quality and timely completion of evaluations.
• Development, implementation and oversight of operational policies and procedures for Psychiatry Service.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: Competitive

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

Compensation Information:
$200000.0 / Annually - $200000.0 / Annually
Details:
Competitive