Psychiatry Physician
At a glance
Psychiatrist role at Veterans Health Administration. San Francisco, CA · full-time · $300,000–$315,000 a year.
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What you'll do
- Provide outpatient psychiatric care to Veterans through the Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program clinic
- Treat patients with mood, anxiety, trauma-related, psychotic and substance use disorders as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Guide and mentor UCSF trainees, including providing clinical supervision
- Back up UCSF residents taking call at the San Francisco VA
- Follow VA directives while delivering clinical care
What you bring
- Hold a full, unrestricted medical license from a US state or territory
Who this fits
This full-time attending role suits a psychiatrist who wants to provide outpatient care while supervising trainees and supporting residents on call. The stated schedule is 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday through Friday; the supervisor determines the schedule.
From the employer
Job Description
Join our Team at the Department of Veterans VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA as a Physician - Psychiatrist (Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program)!
The staff physician (psychiatry) is assigned to the VA San Francisco Health Care System (VASFHCS), Mental Health Service, providing comprehensive, efficient, compassionate, high quality healthcare to all patients, functioning as a member of the inter-disciplinary team providing clinical care to the patients at VASFHCS. As a Staff Psychiatrist, the incumbent serves as an attending psychiatrist for the SFVA Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) in which they provide comprehensive outpatient care within the clinic, supervision and mentorship of UCSF trainees, and also serves as VA faculty back up for on call residents at the SFVA. The incumbent is part of a multidisciplinary team providing general mental health care to Veterans, with a wide array of psychiatric disorders including Major Depression and other Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders, and Substance Use Disorders. Duties include complying with VA directives, providing supervision and mentorship of UCSF trainees and also serving as VA faculty back up, providing supervision for on call UCSF residents at the SFVA.
Benefits and Features
- Expected Salary Range from $300K - $315K (negotiable based on candidate's qualifications, credentials and experience)
- Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri
- Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Authorized
- Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Authorized
- Work Schedule: Full-time. Schedule will be determined by supervisor
- 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)
- 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
We encourage you to consider VA employment in San Francisco, CA. We offer both a mission you can put your heart into and a home for fun, new experiences. Join a team that values a healthy home/work life balance and be rewarded by your role in keeping the promise to those who served.