Psychiatrist, Board Certified​/Board Eligible

Title:

PSYCHIATRIST, BOARD CERTIFIED/BOARD ELIGIBLE

Location:

Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Agency:
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS).

Salary Range: $266,354 - $354,897 (Pay Band
8).

• Provide overall clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary treatment team and deliver quality psychiatric care to an acute, adult inpatient population.
• Assess and evaluate psychiatric illnesses; develop and implement therapeutic treatment plans.
• Evaluate and manage psychiatric medication in accordance with rational psychopharmacological practices; document treatment response.
• Enter orders for diagnostic tests, medications, and other therapies; collaborate with consultants.
• Attend court hearings on campus.
• Timely completion of medical record documentation in accordance with hospital policies, procedures, regulatory standards and guidelines.
• Coordinate and continue care for patients in adherence to state and federal guidelines; discharge planning.
• Serve as an on-call physician when scheduled as required.

• Inpatient facility with 302 adult beds (male & female).
• Services:
  Civil, Forensic, NGRI, Jail/Prison Transfers, & Geriatrics.
• Short and long-term length of stay.
• Caseload of 10-20 patients per psychiatric practitioner.
• PCP coverage provided.
• Full complement of interdisciplinary team members employing Recovering Treatment Model.
• Office
  
  Hours:
  
  Monday-Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.
• Shared on-call duty (1-2 shifts per month) – compensated.

• Competitive salary commensurate with training and experience.
• $10,000 sign-on bonus.
• Up to $140,000 student loan repayment paid over four years with a four-year employment agreement.
• $2,500 and five (5) paid days off annually for CME and/or license renewal.
• $10,000 one-time payment to the 529 Tuition Savings Program.
• 12 paid holidays per year and bi-weekly accrual of paid time off.
• Relocation and moving assistance.
• Malpractice insurance coverage.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Virginia Retirement System.
• Visa sponsorship.

• Board Certified or Board Eligible Psychiatrist.
• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree and completion of an accredited/approved psychiatry residency training program.
• Virginia State Medical License.
• DEA Registration.
• Availability to work shared on-call duties and provide onsite medical and psychiatric coverage on weeknights, weekends, and holidays (on-call pay rate $140/hour).

• Experience with an acute, adult inpatient population is preferred.

Multiple positions may be filled from this posting.

The Commonwealth of Virginia welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. EOE.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. Applicants will need to provide an AHP Letter. Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation to DARS/DBVI to obtain an AHP Letter.

Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022 and February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Eastern State Hospital, Phone: .