Amazing Psychiatrist Opportunity in Marion, Indiana

Marion, Indiana VAMC is seeking an experienced Psychiatrist to provide ongoing psychiatric care to a vulnerable population of Veterans in an outpatient setting, offering a full array of psycho-diagnostic, psychotherapeutic, and pharmacological management. They will provide services to Veterans in a BHIP/Outpatient team setting that includes multi-disciplinary approaches. Outpatient psychiatrists have occasional on-call responsibilities. The Outpatient Psychiatrist functions within the Mental Health Service under the supervision of the Chief of Psychiatry, who provides direct clinical and administrative oversight.The mission of VA Northern Indiana Health Care System (VANIHCS) at the Marion, Indiana VA Medical Center is to provide coordinated, compassionate, and comprehensive quality primary care, mental health, surgical, intensive, and extended care to Veterans in a timely, accessible, and cost-effective manner.Responsibilities include:Providing a full range of psycho-diagnostic services, including assessment and appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques.Performing psychiatric evaluations for a diverse population of patients, including males, females, geriatric, and post-deployment combat veterans who are mentally ill and have psychosocial issues.Identifying patient problems requiring consultation with other multi-disciplinary medical center staff and making appropriate referrals.Assuring that appropriate referrals to specialty programs, including community resources, are accomplished.Minimum requirements include:MD or DO DegreeCurrent, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.Board Certified or Board EligibleIn addition to the honor of serving America’s Heroes, a career at VHA provides a robust total rewards package and offers many benefits including:Flexible work schedules and shiftsLow patient-provider ratiosRobust insurance coverageStable employment with competitive salary and regular pay increases50 days of annual paid time off (26 days paid annual leave, 13 days paid annual sick leave, 11 paid federal holidays) in addition to other leave options including paid parental leaveGenerous education support programs, including loan repayment and reimbursementUnprecedented federal retirement benefits including a traditional pension (5 years’ vesting) and a federal 401K with up to 5% in employer contributions

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