- Promotes Veterans adaptive recoveries from addictions and substances of abuse
- Initiate and manage Veterans who require Methadone Maintenance in the Opioid Treatment Program
- Provide Medication Assisted Treatment to Veterans in Substance abuse Intensive Outpatient Program, Residential Substance Rehab program.
- Train Addiction Fellows and Psychiatry Residents in Substance abuse program
- Provide consultation to Medical and Psychiatric colleagues for MAT.
- Performs psychiatric evaluations for a diverse population, including geriatric and post deployment combat Veterans, who are mentally ill and have psychosocial issues such as homelessness, unemployment, and poor family support network.
- Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and overall care of patients with psychiatric disorders.
- 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 mandatory continuing education.
- Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including assessment and the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
- The Psychiatrist may serve as a mental health team leader with responsibilities for coordinating consults and triage of specialty clinic referrals.
- Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences, and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
- Orders diagnostic tests and consultations, and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions.
- May participate in supervision and teaching in support of the psychiatric residency program, performs on call duties, and performs other directly related duties as assigned.
- Areas which the psychiatrist is assigned and has clinical privileges to practice may include depression, anxiety, psychosis, PTSD, substance abuse, and other psychiatric disorders in various clinical settings (outpatient)
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Psychiatrist- CPEP
3 weeks ago
Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C.(PAGNY) Bronx, NY, United StatesEmployed by PAGNY for NYC Health & Hospitals / Jacobi Medical Center; a modern, state-of-the-art, Level 1 Trauma Center located in an attractive and safe residential Bronx neighborhood just 20 minutes north of Manhattan. It is a North Bronx Healthcare Network hospital affiliate ...
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Psychiatrist- CPEP
3 weeks ago
Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C.(PAGNY) Bronx, United StatesEmployed by PAGNY for NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi Medical Center; a modern, state-of-the-art, Level 1 Trauma Center located in an attractive and safe residential Bronx neighborhood just 20 minutes north of Manhattan. It is a North Bronx Healthcare Network hospital affiliated wi ...
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Full-Time Adult Psychiatrist
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Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C.(PAGNY) Bronx, NY, United States Full timeEmployed by PAGNY for NYC Health & Hospitals / Jacobi Medical Center; a modern, state-of-the-art, Level 1 Trauma Center located in an attractive and safe residential Bronx neighborhood just 20 minutes north of Manhattan. It is a North Bronx Healthcare Network hospital affiliated ...
Staff Addiction Physiatrist - East Orange, United States - Department of Veteran Affairs
Description
Duties
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Yes
EDRP Authorized: Contact , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance;
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
Major duties and responsibilities include:
Work Schedule: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.