Bakersfield VHA Community Based Clinic seeks full-time Psychiatrist.

Job description

The Mental Health Service at our Bakersfield Community Based Clinic is seeking Psychiatrists who have a passion for working with a diverse population, providing a full range of psycho-diagnostic services and therapeutic interventions, and who have a desire to be a part of the overall care of Veterans with psychiatric disorders. As a multidisciplinary team member, you will work closely with primary care, psychology, nursing, and social workers to deliver excellent outpatient services by providing coordinated, integrated, rehabilitative, and restorative mental health care to help Veterans achieve and maintain the highest level of functioning and independence.

Psychiatrists at within the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System are responsible for medication management for patients with a wide variety of mental disorders, including supportive psychotherapy when indicated, as well as facilitation of medication support groups, evaluating and providing medical clearance for patients presenting to the clinic who may need psychiatric hospitalization, assessment or intervention for patients presenting in crisis. In addition to direct patient care, there will be opportunities to participate in treatment planning conferences, be a mental health team leader responsible for coordinating consults and triaging specialty clinic referrals, and, as part of our Psychiatric team, participate in teaching and/or supervising psychiatry residents and medical students through our affiliation with UCLA with eligibility for a health sciences faculty appointment within the UCLA Geffen School of Medicine.

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am-4:30pm

Qualifications:
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Education: Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree in allopathic or
osteopathic medicine
• Must possess a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a state,
territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency: Must have completed residency in an accredited core specialty

Benefits and Features: The VA offers all employees industry leading full benefits and features package to support high quality professional practice & favorable work-life-family balance. The VA package includes:

• Competitive Salary Range: $280,000-$290,000, Final Salary determination within this
range.
• PTO: 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; possible 5 day paid CME absence
• Benefits Include: Dental, Health, Life Insurance, Pension, Thrift Savings Plan (401K)
with 5% match, Survivor Benefits etc.
• Continuing education: Up to $1,000 or more annually for full-time board-certified
physicians
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: VA employees are eligible.
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) Eligible: A student loan repayment
program.
• Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• Service without strings: No employment contracts, noncompete clauses, restrictive
covenants, or other significant restrictions on outside work.

• Full-time Permanent
• No Call
• Eligibility for UCLA faculty appointment