Psychiatrist Job at Veterans Health Administration in Pittsburgh, PA

Section Chief Psychiatrist – Center for Treatment of Addictive Disorders

Pittsburgh VA Medical Centers (Pittsburgh, PA)

* Eligible for up to $200,000 in student loan reimbursement

Come join our innovative team and enjoy the full range of Federal Government benefits. Among the most innovative and forward-looking in the nation, the VA in Pittsburgh provides exceptional healthcare to our nation’s Veterans, trains America’s future healthcare providers, and conducts research that contributes to medical advancements. The VA offers incredible work-life balance with a generous benefits package including a multi-tiered retirement system (VA contributes 16.6% to pension and 5% match to a 401k plan), heath/vision/dental insurance, performance pay, and up to 55 days of paid leave per year.

The Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System is seeking a highly qualified psychiatrist to serve as the Section Chief of our Center for the Treatment of Additive Disorders (CTAD). The Pittsburgh VA staff enjoy a collaborative team environment, opportunities for research/academia and advancement, and an unmatched quality of life. You will work with a dedicated team who provide the highest quality of care to our Veterans.

Major Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Ongoing professional practice evaluations for CTAD direct supports. This involves chart review on a yearly basis for direct reports and making sure they are maintaining a reasonable standard of practice.
• Grid Mapping/Productivity reviews – Section Chief is responsible for reviewing productivity of direct reports on a quarterly basis, discuss findings with the respective report, and adjust schedule to the service line needs.
• Clinic request and leave approvals – Manage and review leave requests of direct reports to ensure appropriate clinical coverage that is needed by the clinic.
• Call off reviews and guidance to MSA Staff – Manage and review patients with direct report call offs to ensure coverage and/or proper rescheduling for veterans affected on the daily basis.
• Recruitment – Reviewing new applicants to ensure appropriate clinical needs and staffing.
• New employee orientation – Coordinating onboarding with HR for new hires, approving appropriate access/equipment needed for the position and oriented the staff to the clinic.
• Monitoring of consults and distribute appropriately – Specifically the CTAD ASAP consults that need to be reviewed on daily basis.
• Provide clinical backup and overflow coverage as needed.
• Section Chief and direct report meetings – Attending service line meetings and reporting out to the service line about clinic operations.
• Psychiatry / Addiction Medicine resident orientation, supervision, and onboarding.
• Liaison with other service lines – Attending meetings with other service lines to collaborate on mutual patients, provide input on new policies, and input on addiction related treatment.

Benefits Overview:

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Reimbursement): Up to $200,000
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
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

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