Psychiatrist Needed to Support the Department of Veteran Affairs in Georgia

Place of Performance will be at several Department of Veteran Affairs locations:

• South Cobb VA Clinic, 2400 Herodian Way, Smyrna, GA
• Oakwood VA Clinic, 4175 Tanners Creek Drive, Flowery Branch, GA, 30542
• Atlanta VA Clinic, 250 N. Arcadia Ave., Decatur, GA, 30030
• Pickens VA Clinic, 934 E. Church St., Jasper, GA, 30143
• Atlanta VA Medical Center, 1670, Clairmont Rd., Decatur, GA, 30033
• South Fulton VA Clinic, 1800 Phoenix Blvd., College Park, GA, 30349
• Fort McPherson VA Clinic, 1701 Hardee Ave. SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310
• Covington VA Clinic, 10155 Eagle Dr., Covington, GA, 30014
• Pike VA Clinic, 1355 Terrell Mill Rd., Marietta, GA, 30067
• West Cobb VA Clinic, 333 Midway Rd., Marietta, GA, 30064
• Northeast Cobb VA Clinic, 2247 Roswell Rd. Suite 114, Marietta, GA, 30062

Period of Performance: One (1) year base period with Four (4) option year periods to follow.

Schedule: Full-Time, from 8:00am-4:30pm with a ½ hour lunch break.

Position Requirements:

• Must have an MD/DO degree from an accredited university.
• Must have an active and unrestricted medical license in ANY state/territory.
• Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible per the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Active BLS Certification
• Active DEA Certification
• Must be a U.S. Citizen

Duties and Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for providing comprehensive psychiatric services for Veterans enrolled for care in the Atlanta VA Healthcare System Outpatient Clinics.
• Provide general psychiatric care to male and female adult Veterans which includes, but is not limited to, conducting diagnostic evaluations, psychiatric consultation, medication management, and individual psychotherapy.
• Prescribe the appropriate psychotropic medications, provides general clinical management of patients, and requests appropriate consultations with other medical disciplines.
• Assess risk factors and develops a preliminary disposition plan, involving the Veteran (and with his/her consent,) the family/significant other.
• Provides treatment for common diagnoses to include anxiety disorders, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depression and other mood disorders, Substance Use Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, other Serious Mental Illnesses, and mental disorder related to Traumatic Brain Injuries.
• Provide assessment of serious and complicated cases involving psychiatric illness, catastrophic medical conditions, dementia, and other high-risk diagnoses.
• Exercise clinical judgment in the selection of or adaptation of standard and accepted clinical theories, techniques, and practices in treating patients or developing new techniques and programs for the treatment of specialized problems or clinical populations.
• Be a member of a behavioral health interdisciplinary treatment team and will work collaboratively with other disciplines on the team in providing comprehensive care.
• Establish professional working relationships with clinical service providers within the medical center and the Community Based Outpatient Clinics, providing telephone and curbside consultation as needed and screening consults that are received for appropriateness prior to scheduling.
• Provide direct clinical supervision of mid-level providers, psychiatric advanced practice nurses or physician assistants and other staff as appropriate.
• Provide telephone and telehealth assessments as needed.
• Cooperate with and participate in, medical duties or functions related to the quality of care, peer review, and other performance improvement activities.
• Take call in rotation with other psychiatrists in the Mental Health Service Line.

For additional information and compensation details, please email your most recent resume/CV to opportunities@ cadgov.com. Thank you for your time and we look forward to hearing from you soon!

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

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

Medical specialties:

• Psychiatry

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Education:

• Doctorate (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BC/BE (Preferred)
• Medical License (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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