Psychiatrist Job at Veterans Health Administration in Martinsburg, WV

If you’re looking for a change and considering relocation  to a family-oriented affordable community with a small-town feel, great schools, and plenty of outdoor activities, Martinsburg, West Virginia is for you!

Come join our team of PSYCHIATRISTS at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center at Martinsburg.

Psychiatrist Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
• Education:  Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
• 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.
• Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification. (NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), b)  OR
  [(2) Those approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),  OR
  (3) Other residencies (non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of five years of verified practice in the United States), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences.
  Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent or fee-basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rather, they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Additional Requirement:  Board certification: Board Eligible is required. Board certification in psychiatry is encouraged.

Preferred Experience:  Required Previous Experience, the successful applicant must be able to demonstrate that he/she has provided treatment or consultative services for at least 100 patients during the past 24 months. A letter of reference must come from the residency director and/or chief of psychiatry from another hospital and/or current/prior supervisor from an inpatient/outpatient treatment facility where the applicant has been affiliated for the last two years. Setting Specific Areas: Inpatient; Outpatient Clinic; Substance Abuse; Long Term Care; Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM); Domiciliary; Telepsychiatry.

PSYCHIATRY CORE CLINICAL PRIVILEGES: Psychiatric admission to inpatient unit, including work-up, diagnostic assessment, and provision of treatment; conduct risk and memory (MMSE/MoCA) assessments on patients using psychiatric principles; perform mental status examinations; perform AIMS; diagnose movement disorders; perform MMSE; make psychiatric diagnoses using current DSM and ICD criteria; provide psychiatric consultation to other providers on patients with mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders; manage a full range of psychotropic medication; manage psychiatric issues in geriatric patients; manage patients with addictive disorders; perform supportive psychotherapy; perform eclectic cognitive psychotherapy; perform group psychotherapy; perform family and marital therapy; evaluation, admission, and detoxification of alcohol/opiate dependence.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Diagnostic assessment, evaluation, and treatment of patients with mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders.
• Manage patients with addictive disorders, perform supportive psychotherapy and perform mental status examinations on patients using psychiatric and recovery-oriented principals
• Initial and ongoing assessment of patient's mental, physical, and psychosocial status, including but not limited to:
  • Obtain and document a comprehensive medical and psychological history and physical examination
  • Formulates and record diagnostic impressions
  • Manage minor acute medical problems
  • Take call - remotely and in-person (approximately 90%/10% ratio - subject to change)
  • Order, review and interpret diagnostic tests and take appropriate action
  • Refer patient to consultations with specialty clinics
  • Provide medical advice to patients, families, other services and community health providers
  • Provides appropriate patient education on treatment of Mental Health conditions
  • Be proficient with the VA EHR (CPRS)

Clinical:

• Demonstrates current clinical knowledge.
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge in practice (assessments, therapies, clinical skills, etc.) to effectively meet patient needs as well as program, service, functional area or system performance.
• Attends Medical Center and community meetings, seminars, conferences and represents a professional image of Physician health professional member of the Martinsburg VA Medical Center.
• Designs/revises formal standards of practice to improve patient outcomes and health care delivery process at the service, functional group, Medical Center, network, or community levels. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams in implementing standards of practice.

Administrative:

• implements policies and procedures related to patient care delivery with team approach.
• Participates in interdisciplinary patient care planning and problem resolution.
• Reports and documents patient care services according to SOP's and Medical Center policies.
• Serves on process action teams, task forces, investigative boards and committees, as assigned, and provides appropriate communication and feedback to the Chief of Mental Health Service regarding impacts that effect our service

Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm- Ad hoc may be authorized according to agency policy and at the discretion of the Supervisor.                                 

LET’S TALK BENEFITS

Whether you’re interested in academics, research, or a better work/life balance, you’ll find the VA has a lot to offer, including the unmatched satisfaction you’ll get from caring for those who have served our country. In addition to competitive pay and FREE liability protection, the VA also offers a robust benefit plan that includes:

• 208 hours paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 104 hours paid sick leave each year (with unlimited carryover)
• 11 Federal holidays per year with pay
• 40 hours paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance
• Dental & Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of:

• FERS-FRAE basic benefits (pension)
• Social Security benefits
• Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan

What's going on in and around the community of Martinsburg?  Something fun or interesting is always happening around the Martinsburg area. From large businesses moving to our like Macy’s Fulfillment Center, Proctor & Gamble and BPG-USA that have boosted our economy to the rich historic tradition of Harper’s Ferry, the annual Apple Harvest Festival, and numerous outdoor recreation activities off the Potomac River, Martinsburg has experienced significant residential and business growth and continues to carry the tradition of being a vibrant, family friendly community. Along with strong community support for our 35 Berkeley County public schools, you will find the prestigious Saint Joseph School right in Martinsburg, and close by Saint James School in Hagerstown, MD. 

There’s new energy and a new outlook in Berkeley County, West Virginia including expansion of state-of-the-art medical facilities including Valley Health, West Virginia University Medicine, and expansion programs at VAMC Martinsburg including the new Women’s Center, Dental building and SUD expansion programming for our Nation’s Veterans.    

Little to big league sports fans and shop-aholics alike are also right at home in Berkeley County. WV, as we are close to multiple shopping outlets. We are also just a short drive to Frederick, Baltimore and Washington DC where you will find additional museums, art galleries, ballet and opera, festivals and theater shows.

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise – “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan"  – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

  VAMC Martinsburg has a dedicated physician recruiter to streamline your onboarding.

  For additional information on this opportunity, please contact  Nicole Carey.