Physician Psychiatrist – BHIP (Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program) Team Supervisor
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
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Posted: 29-Jul-24
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Type: Full Time
Salary: $240,000 - $300,000
Categories:
Physicians/Surgeons
Physicians: General
Physicians: Specialty
Sector:
Government
Internal Number: 12492268
Position Description:
As a Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP) Psychiatrist and Team Supervisor at the SAVAHCS, 51-75% of your work will be providing outpatient care to Veterans with mental health disorders as part of an integrated team of psychiatrist providers, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and clinical pharmacists. Our psychiatrists have an assigned Care Coordinator who triages walk-in patients, answers patient phone calls, and serves as a physician extender as appropriate. You would be scheduled for 15-22.5 hours per week of direct patient care, to include a combination of intakes and follow-ups. Call is limited to 3-4 weeks per year of home call (psychiatry resident is first call) and in-house rounding on the weekend. Weekend days are compensated by having weekdays off. Teaching opportunities with the University of Arizona Medical School are available.
The remaining 25-49% of your work will be providing administrative oversight for one respective BHIP team consisting of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, registered nurse care coordinators, psychologists, social workers functioning as either psychotherapists or case managers and/or licensed practical nurses. Responsibilities include administering and coordinating performance standards and evaluations, clinical skill evaluations in conjunction with their discipline-specific program area leads, workload evaluation, competencies, efficiencies, and all other personnel related responsibilities. As a psychiatrist, you would serve as the clinical lead and consultant for BHIP psychiatry and psychiatric providers.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, Full-time, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm or 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
The Tucson VA Medical Center is a 295-bed hospital that provides training, primary care, and sub-specialty health care in numerous medical areas for eligible Veterans. It is the "Flagship" for the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), which serves over 170,000 veterans located in eight counties in Southern Arizona comprised of the medical center in Tucson, Arizona and seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Casa Grande, Green Valley, Safford, Sierra Vista, Yuma, Northwest, and Southeast Tucson.
Facility Description:
It also 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.
Requirements:
United States Citizenship
Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine
Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in all the US States
Residency Training leading to eligibility for board certification
Board Certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Preferred Requirements:
Experience with clinical and/or administrative supervision, management, and or program coordination.
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VA health care teams are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of Veterans, their families, and caregivers. Our medical center provides primary care and specialty health services, including cardiology, mental health care, treatment for spinal cord injuries and disorders, suicide prevention, women’s health services, and more.
The Grand Junction VA Medical Center services those who serve our country providing critical medical services including acute and chronic inpatient and outpatient care. The facility consists of 53-bed capabilities for surgical procedures, specialty care, psychiatric in/outpatient services, as well as a Community Living Center, and social programs and services. The service area encompasses western Colorado and eastern Utah regions and includes the primary VAMC plus four satellite clinics.