Physician; Psychiatrist

Overview

The NMVAHCS Behavioral Health Care Line seeks a board-certified/board-eligible staff psychiatrist for a full-time position at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, and will be assigned to the Inpatient Acute Psychiatry Unit. The Raymond G. Murphy VAMC is a training site for University of New Mexico medical students and psychiatry residents, with the potential for a joint faculty appointment with the UNM Department of Psychiatry;

UNM faculty track and rank are dependent on qualifications.

• Duties include, but are not limited to, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional, psychotic, mood, anxiety, sexual and gender identity, and adjustment disorders.
• Explore biologic, psychological, and social components of illnesses and apply a holistic approach to treatment.
• Collaborate within the inpatient acute psychiatry unit and with a multidisciplinary team.

The position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP). You must meet eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.

Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–4:30 pm.

Board-certified or board-eligible in psychiatry. The Raymond G. Murphy VAMC is a training site for University of New Mexico medical students and psychiatry residents; there will be an opportunity for a joint faculty appointment with the UNM Department of Psychiatry for qualified applicants. UNM faculty track and rank are dependent on qualifications.

• Pay:
  Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
• Paid Time Off: 50–55 days per year (26 days annual leave, 13 days sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 days CME)
• Retirement:
  Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401(k) with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Insurance:
  Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care
• Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
• CME:
  Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
• Malpractice:
  Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
• Contract:
  
  No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting