Psychiatrist for a VA Medical Center in Louisville, KY

Psychiatrist for a VA Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky!

Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Louisville, Kentucky 40206
Schedule: Onsite (Weekday and some Weekend Coverage Required)

Overview

We are seekingBoard Certified/Board Eligible Psychiatrists to provide high-quality inpatient and outpatient mental health services to veterans at the VA Medical Center, focused on delivering patient-centered psychiatric care in collaboration with VA staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensiveinpatient psychiatric care, including admissions, evaluations, treatment planning, management, discharges, and documentation.
• Provideoutpatient psychiatric services, including new patient evaluations, follow-ups, management of severely mentally ill patients, and electronic consultations.
• Manage an average of6.5 patient bookable hours per day.
• Participate inpeer reviews, case reviews, and benefit appeal evaluations as assigned.
• Ensure timelycommunication of test results and proper medication management in line with VA policies.
• Document all care in theVA Electronic Health Record (CPRS/VistA) in compliance with VHA directives.
• Providedischarge education and follow-up planning for continuity of care.
• Maintain compliance withpatient safety, infection control, and HIPAA/VA privacy standards.
• Participate inquality assurance, safety reporting, and training requirements mandated by VA.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD)from an accredited institution. (Unrestricted medical license)
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).
• CurrentBasic Life Support (BLS) andAdvanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications.
• Must complete mandatoryVA training programs (e.g., ethics, HIPAA, suicide prevention, disruptive behavior management).
• Demonstrated proficiency in English (oral and written).
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary mental health team.

Additional Requirements

• Must meetcredentialing and privileging standards of the VA.
• Must comply with immunization requirements (TB, MMR, Varicella, Tdap, Influenza, COVID-19).
• Must hold aDEA license andNational Provider Identifier (NPI).
• U.S. Citizenship or compliance with federal work authorization requirements.

Work Conditions

• Full-time
• Coverage required forplanned/unplanned absences, weekends, and holidays.
• On-call duties may be required per VA Mental Health Service scheduling.

Why Join

• Serve those who have served our nation.
• Collaborate with a highly skilled interdisciplinary VA care team.
• Gain valuable experience working within thelargest integrated healthcare system in the U.S.

About PsyPhyCare:

PsyPhyCare, a division of Business Staffing of America, Inc. specializes from Physicians to Psychologists for companies nationwide. We understand that the greatest frustrations with our industry is that they are more concerned with a placement, rather, than caring for the patient or the healthcare facility. At PsyPhyCare, we have a proven, predictable, and time tested fulfillment that ensures the placement of a caring practitioner.

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