The VA Pacific Islands Health Care System provides access to patient care to over 130,000 veterans across a 2.6M square mile area of the Pacific Ocean. Remote Island locations, separated by great distances of ocean, is the environment in which the VAPIHCS delivers a full range of comprehensive health care services. The VAPIHCS operates seven community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) covering seven county areas. These outpatient clinics are in America Samoa, Guam, Hilo, Kauai, Kona, Leeward, and Maui. VAPIHCS is a Level 2 facility within the VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21).

• Incumbent will provide psychiatrist services as part of an interdisciplinary specialty mental health team, participates in team meetings, committees, and other assigned duties as a member of the VAPIHCS medical staff.
• Duties including providing a full range of psychiatric care, including psychotherapy and psychopharmacotherapy, for Veteran patients consistent with clinical privileges in psychiatry using various modalities (Face-to-Face; Telehealth; Phone) as required for the program.
• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic assessments.
• Participates effectively in weekly team as well as informal treatment planning conferences.
• Orders diagnostic tests and consultations related to psychiatric issues and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions.
• Performs on call duties, maintains availability for consultation as needed by TSRP, the residential PTSD Rehabilitation and Recovery Program (PRRP), and Behavioral Health staff.
• Documents care in the electronic health record, including regularly updated documentation of treatment plans, and participates in quality improvement activities and peer chart reviews.
• Conducts evidence-based groups in collaboration with staff from other disciplines.
• Provides Prescribing Staff on Duty (PSOD) calendar coverage rotation approximately once per week.
• Assists in coordination with in-patient treatments and hospitalization processes, manages psychiatric emergencies in the clinic including conducting comprehensive suicide risk assessments and developing safety plans.
• Provides education and information to veterans engaged in treatment and any relevant family members or care partners.
• Participates in the call pool as an Attending Psychiatrist. Typically ~5 weekends/weeks per year, depending on the size of the on-call pool.
• Must work effectively with a multidisciplinary team.
• Flexible mindset- willing to cover residential PTSD program and Triage clinic on an ad hoc basis.
• When there is shortage of staffing, willing to help cross-cover other areas within ambulatory care program mental health as work week allows and as requested by supervisor.
• Provide training and supervision to psychiatry residents rotating in TSRP and/or PRRP Programs.
• Must maintain privileges with Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) to enable care of Tricare beneficiaries.
• Must have ability to use distinct medical record systems for outpatient (CPRS) and inpatient (Genesis) care interchangeably.
• Participate in a Performance Improvement Project (PIP).

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Work Schedule: 7:30am to 4:00pm, Monday through Friday

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

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