Assistant Chief Medical Officer​/Physician Ii

Overview

Title: ASSISTANT CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER / PHYSICIAN II

State Role

Title:

Psychiatrists

Hiring Range: Negotiable, commensurate with experience.

Pay Band: 8

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Eastern State Hospital

Agency Website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Serves as Assistant Chief Medical Officer of the hospital. Provides assistance to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) with oversight of leadership, direction, management, and supervision of the activities of the Medical Staff. Responsible for providing leadership, management and direction to the Medical Affairs Department in the absence of the CMO. Provides guidance to the Medical Staff including the planning, implementing, and monitoring of psychiatric services.

Advises CMO and Hospital leadership as needed on clinical and administrative matters, particularly the psychiatric aspects of patient management, quality of care, and risk management issues. Serves as a primary physician to assigned patients; for diagnosing and treating physical and mental illnesses using generally accepted treatment modalities.

• Licensed to practice by the Virginia Board of Medicine
• Virginia Controlled Substance Registration (Board of Pharmacy)
• DEA Registration
• Graduation from an approved/accredited medical school with a Doctor of Medicine degree and completion of psychiatry residency training program from an accredited program
• Certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or equivalent
• Considerable experience in administrative and clinical operations with psychiatric health care organization is required

Clinical experience in forensic psychiatry is preferred.

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• Name: EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL
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In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter.

Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at the AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .

Note:

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