Location: | Anchorage, AK (99507) |
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Company: | Department of Veteran Affairs |
Industry: | Healthcare |
Job Type: | Full Time |
Posted: | 19 days ago |
Reposted: | 5 days ago |
Chief of Psychiatrist Opportunity providing care to Veterans In
The Alaska VA Healthcare System
The Alaska VA Healthcare System is current seeking a Chief of Psychiatry.
Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to:
*The individual must possess the interpersonal and clinical skills to provide primary mental health care for VA patients 20% of total available clinic time (.20) or 8 hours per week.
*Conduct history, physical exams and mental status exams on assigned patients.
*Complete intake assessments and formulates diagnosis.
*Develop and present treatment plans to the multidisciplinary treatment team.
*Order all necessary laboratory and radiological assessments.
*Initiate consults and referrals as indicated.
*Provide psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy as indicated in the treatment plan.
*Maintain effective and up-to-date documentation of patient encounters.
*May require maintaining credentials and privileges at the Joint Venture Hospital.
*Oversee/Perform psychiatry on-call duties as needed.
*Participate in professional and administrative activities as assigned.
*Flexible and able to develop and supervise teams and programs, ensures effective communication both within the services they oversee and with other clinical services and administrative and support services external to them
*Ensure that all Physicians/Nurse Practitioners coordinate psychosocial evaluation, assessment, and periodic reassessments of Veterans for appropriate placement along the Mental Health continuum of care.
*Coordinate provision of Veteran care needs ensuring fluidity of care is provided by Psychiatric team members to and from Primary Care, Specialty Mental Health Services, Integrated Mental Health Services, Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs and Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Programs (MHRRTP).
*Coordinate provision of Veteran care needs ensuring fluidity of care is provided by Psychiatric team members to and from Primary Care, Specialty Mental Health Services, Integrated Mental Health Services, Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs and Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Programs (MHRRTP).
*Participate in all National and VISN level calls/trainings etc. for Psychiatric care expectations, implementation and continued programing.
*Provide reporting duties of all provisions of Psychiatric care outcomes, needs, expectations to ACOS of Mental Health, Mental Health Executive Meeting and other requests of Leadership team.
*Support the Chief of Social and Behavioral Health and the ACOS of Mental Health in developing quality improvement and Personnel Practices to enhance service provision
Normal Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am- 4:30 pm
Key Requirements:
Paid Time Off:
Insurance:
Federal Retirement Plan: