The Department of Veterans Affairs Houston Healthcare System is seeking a full-time Psychiatrist to join our team in Tomball, TX. The Psychiatrist will perform psychiatric evaluations, treat patients with problems of personality, emotional adjustment, or mental illness. The Psychiatrist will prescribe medications as deemed necessary for the treatment of mental illnesses and recommend appropriate therapy based on precedent and standards of the profession. Psychiatrist will also oversee the treatment performed by medical students and psychiatry residents and instructs them in the typical patterns of progression of mental illnesses during treatment.

Work Schedule:  Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  

Qualifications:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen (*will consider non- citizen candidates*)
• Full and unrestricted license from any U.S. State
• Board Certified/Board Eligible (Preferred)
• Strong knowledge of psychopharmacology and evidence-based psychiatric and psychological practices. (Preferred)
• Must be highly motivated, team-oriented, and committed to the care and good health of our Veterans.

 We offer:

• Likely starting base salary range: $240,000-$280,000K
• Recruitment Incentive
• Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)Assistance with payment of outstanding medical school loans up to $200K over 5 years max
• CME: $1,000 per year stipend for reimbursement; 5 Days paid CME absence
• Malpractice: Liability protection
• 50-55 days of annual paid time offer 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)
• Federal Retirement Plan
• Separate 401K with partial agency match
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance

Tomball, Texas is a must-visit city as it features many tourist attractions to see. One of which is the Tomball Railroad Depot Plaza, where you can learn more about the city's railways and history. Aside from this, you can also visit the city's museum center. It is known for its historic architecture and artifacts on display.     

Contact me at Roberta.Ellis@va.gov or 713-265-8853 CST to chat about this opening!               

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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. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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