Psychiatrist Job at Veterans Health Administration in Shreveport, LA

The Shreveport-Bossier City area is home to Barksdale Air Force Base, as well as numerous colleges and universities, theaters, lakes, golf courses, beautiful housing areas, churches, and great schools. With a population of nearly 400,000 in the city's metropolitan region, the area promises much to do while maintaining a reasonable cost of living and an excellent, temperate climate. You'll enjoy a unique combination of two great American heritages: a little Cajun, and since we're less than 15 minutes from the Texas border, a little Lone Star, too. Shreveport-Bossier boasts elegant Southern charm and a relaxed attitude that suggests you kick your boots off and stay a while to enjoy year-round festivals, Vegas-style gaming, great local dining experiences, live music and family attractions.

Major Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing mental health services for any eligible veteran requesting services.
• Recording data from patient visits, including chief complaints, active problems, medications, physical findings and results of diagnostic tests.
• Formulating assessment and plan according to accepted protocols, treatment plans or attending physician's treatment protocols, treatment plans or recommendations.
• Prescribing medications according to formulary.
• Ordering labs and non-invasive diagnostic and preventative screening tests as indicated.
• Referring patients to other services of subspecialty clinics as indicated, including nutritional counseling.
• Performing and recording history and physical examinations.
• Counseling patients on smoking cessation.
• Providing patient education of medical conditions, preventive measures and prescribed treatments.
• Performing review of lab results and identifying abnormalities according to established guidelines.
• Planing and guiding educational activities for residents, trainees, and other employees.
• Participating in clinical research.
• Performing BLS and calling codes when indicated and managing CPR efforts until code team arrives,
• Other duties as assigned.

Salary: $260,000 - $300,000

Work Schedule:  8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.., Monday - Friday. Psychiatrists are on-call approximately three weeknights per month and a weekend every other month.

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus):  May be offered to highy qualified candidates.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment):  EDRP Authorized:  
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