Physician - Psychiatry

Inpatient Medical Director Psychiatrist opportunity in Sunny Orlando Florida, Department of Veterans Affairs!! 

The Orlando VAMC is looking for a Psychiatrist to serve as the Inpatient Medical Director and Supervisory Psychiatrist with experience as a supervisor and administrator. They will have experience and demonstrate the ability to manage and oversee Psychiatrists and Advanced Practice Professionals. This position reports to the Chief of Psychiatry. 

Psychiatrist Inpatient Medical Director duties and responsibilities include but not limited are:

• Provide leadership for staff psychiatrists and ARNPs working on Inpatient Unit and Consult Liaison services, ensuring regulatory compliance in the inpatient clinical setting of patient care, meeting performance targets and benchmarks for the clinical and administrative activities and foster academic career development of junior psychiatrists.
• Assesses needs, allocates resources, monitors use and works with program managers to develop policies and procedures, implements systems to ensure the competency of professional practice for psychiatrists and APPs.
• Assists in addressing performance deficiencies; implements processes for maintaining ethical standards and professional identity among psychiatry staff; leadership in data-based quality improvement to promote adherence to clinical practice guidelines and current standards of practice.
• Provide treatment to an inpatient adult psychiatric population with diverse diagnoses including Major Affective Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, PTSD and Substance Related Disorders.
• Required to support mental health education for the organization across multiple disciplines but with direct engagement with medical students and psychiatry residents.

The VA Orlando Healthcare System provides an excellent compensation and benefits package commensurate with qualifications and experience. Unrestricted licensure in any State and US citizenship is required.

VA physicians practice medicine more and spend less time on business tasks. Enjoy an environment that supports an interdisciplinary care team approach delivering state-of-the-art medicine using some of the most advanced medical technologies in the Nation. Plus, VA offers an unparalleled variety of practice options in research, academia, and administration. VA ensures and encourages a healthy work/life balance through predictable scheduling, reduced paperwork, elimination of billing hassles and lifts the burden of liability coverage.

If interested, please e-mail your CV!