Psychiatrist Job at Veterans Health Administration in Kansas City, MO

If you love the BBQ, enjoy music/art, and appreciate the military-look no further and come care for veterans as the Psychiatry Inpatient Supervisor in Beautiful Kansas City! Psychiatrists are assigned to the Mental Health Service Line within the Kansas City VA Medical Center. The Mental Health Service Line provides care in a variety of settings: the Inpatient Psychiatry Unit, the Domiciliary-Substance Use Disorder (DOM-SUD), and multiple specialized outpatient programs. Psychiatrists assigned to the Mental Health Service Line are capable of providing Psychiatric care in any of these settings. The incumbent serves as the supervisor of a multi-disciplinary team to include Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Nurses, Social Workers, peer support, and Recreational Therapists on the Inpatient Acute Psychiatry Ward.

The following duties are required of the position; they include, but are not limited to:  

• Provides a full range of Psychological assessment services and diagnoses mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients.
• Provides consultation and oversight to the professional staff on the inpatient ward.
• Functions independently as a member of the Medical Staff, with full clinical privileges. Assumes complete professional responsibility for his/her clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation.
• Develops, implements, and documents the psychotherapeutic treatment plan for assigned patients, including prompt completion of clinical reminders.
• Provides or assists residents and/or nurse practitioners in the process of evaluation and treatment of the psychiatric patient.
• Provides appropriate and timely documentation, generally in the form of a staff progress note, in the patient's electronic record. They also cosign resident notes, indicating supervision and concurrence with that note.
• Trained in the performance of Electroconvulsive Therapy and supervises residents in the same on a scheduled basis.
• May be responsible for inpatient or outpatient care, inpatient or emergency room consultations, graduate and undergraduate medical education, and scientific research as appropriate.
• Provides clinical supervision and instruction of psychiatry residents and medical students on a daily basis.
• Exercises independent judgment in the practice and provision of psychological services (clinical care, consultation, and education). Reports directly to the Service Line Chief.
  

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Assists the Service Line Chief in the design, development, and implementation of clinical programs for the treatment teams.
• Assigns work to inpatient staff based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Gives advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.
• Works directly with inpatient nurse manager on day-to-day operation of the inpatient psychiatric ward and delivery of care.
• Interviews candidates for positions within the program and makes recommendations to selecting official (Service Line Chief).
• Hears and resolves complaints from employees, referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to Service Line Chief.
• Finds ways to improve production or increase quality of work produced by the service line.
• Responsible for employee time and attendance approval and certification.
• Ensures practice of psychiatric medicine is consistent with TJC, CARF, HIPPA, VA policies and procedures, clinical practice guidelines, national statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, and continuing education requirements
• Manages the ECT coverage schedule for the other staff psychiatrists and liaisons with the surgical service for all ECT related logistics.
• Works with Psychiatry Executive to ensure best practices across the service line in terms of overnight and weekend call coverage.

BENEFITS:
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: unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Up to $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 restrictions on moonlighting

This position is eligible for our Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) which allows for up to $200K in loan repayment over a 5-year period.