MedCV
Tucson, Arizona - Psychiatrist - Addiction Medicine
MedCV, Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85718
Overview
Community/Facility Profile:We are actively searching for an
out-patient addiction psychiatrist
to join our team of mental health providers for The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS).The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), located in Tucson, Arizona, is a Joint Commission-accredited, level 1a complexity teaching hospital, providing tertiary-level care. The SAVAHCS offers a beautiful 150-acre campus with a full range of medical and mental health services for Veterans, including a 31-bed inpatient psychiatry/substance use acute treatment unit, a 25-bed mental health residential rehabilitation treatment program for substance use disorders (SUD) and PTSD treatment, intensive outpatient programs for SUD and PTSD, homeless programs, and more. The SAVAHCS operates a 24-hour emergency department and is the host site for various regional referral centers of excellence including the Polytrauma Network Site, the Southwest Blind Rehabilitation Center, and the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MHRRTP). The SAVAHCS is the principal teaching affiliate of the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Annually nearly 1,000 physician and associated health trainees participate in health care training programs at the SAVAHCS.Job Description:The Substance Use Disorder Treatment program utilizes social workers, psychologists, addiction therapists, and peer supports to provide evidence-based therapies. The program has implemented contingency management and harm reduction.SAVAHCS has access to numerous medications for substance use disorders and contracts with a local behavioral health clinic to provide methadone.This position provides excellent teaching, research, and publication opportunities for mental health care services, supported with all available resources.
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Community/Facility Profile:We are actively searching for an
out-patient addiction psychiatrist
to join our team of mental health providers for The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS).The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), located in Tucson, Arizona, is a Joint Commission-accredited, level 1a complexity teaching hospital, providing tertiary-level care. The SAVAHCS offers a beautiful 150-acre campus with a full range of medical and mental health services for Veterans, including a 31-bed inpatient psychiatry/substance use acute treatment unit, a 25-bed mental health residential rehabilitation treatment program for substance use disorders (SUD) and PTSD treatment, intensive outpatient programs for SUD and PTSD, homeless programs, and more. The SAVAHCS operates a 24-hour emergency department and is the host site for various regional referral centers of excellence including the Polytrauma Network Site, the Southwest Blind Rehabilitation Center, and the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MHRRTP). The SAVAHCS is the principal teaching affiliate of the University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Annually nearly 1,000 physician and associated health trainees participate in health care training programs at the SAVAHCS.Job Description:The Substance Use Disorder Treatment program utilizes social workers, psychologists, addiction therapists, and peer supports to provide evidence-based therapies. The program has implemented contingency management and harm reduction.SAVAHCS has access to numerous medications for substance use disorders and contracts with a local behavioral health clinic to provide methadone.This position provides excellent teaching, research, and publication opportunities for mental health care services, supported with all available resources.
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