Psychiatrist

AMI Expeditionary Healthcare is seeking experienced Psychiatrists to support the Hampton VA Healthcare System in Hampton, Virginia. This is an opportunity to provide high-quality, compassionate psychiatric care to our nation’s Veterans while working alongside a collaborative, interdisciplinary mental health team.

About the role

Psychiatrists will provide comprehensive services across inpatient, outpatient, residential, clinic, and emergency settings, supporting Veterans with a wide range of psychiatric and behavioral health needs.

Schedule

• Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
• Availability for “Call Back” and “Consultation via telephone with attending physicians or nurses” for weekend and holiday evenings required

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management for Veterans across inpatient, outpatient, residential, and emergency care settings
• Develop individualized treatment plans and provide medication management, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and care for patients with severe and complex mental illness
• Manage inpatient psychiatric admissions, treatment, discharge and transfer planning, and provide post-discharge follow-up and consultation services
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, Advanced Practice Providers, and other members of the VA interdisciplinary team to coordinate safe, effective, patient-centered care
• Provide psychiatric consultations regarding medication management, psychiatric emergencies, restraints and seclusion, patient transfers, and other clinical concerns
• Complete histories and physicals, review and interpret laboratory results, imaging, medical histories, and other clinical information necessary to guide treatment
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation and enter prescriptions, laboratory orders, diagnostic imaging requests, and other treatment orders in the VA electronic health record
• Provide clinical oversight and direction to residents, interns, medical students, and Advanced Practice Providers, as applicable, and participate in peer review activities
• Participate in scheduled weekend and Federal Holiday inpatient coverage and designated after-hours telephone consultation/callback coverage

Requirements

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any U.S. state or territory
• Active and current BLS certification
• Active and current DEA certificate
• Active and current National Provider Identifier (NPI)
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, interpersonal, and time-management skills
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team and manage multiple clinical priorities
• Ability to successfully complete the AMI credentialing process

Benefits

At AMI, you’ll have the opportunity to use your psychiatric expertise in a mission-driven environment dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Veterans. You’ll work alongside experienced healthcare professionals while providing meaningful care to a diverse Veteran population.

Inclusion & Cultural Competency

• Utilize appropriate methods for interacting effectively and professionally with persons of all ages and from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, lifestyles, and physical abilities
• Deliver targeted, culturally appropriate information to help individuals and groups understand health promotion and disease prevention information, policies, regulations, and local code

Background check required. The candidate’s offer is contingent upon completing a criminal background investigation, reference, and credentialing checks, which may include fingerprint checks, local law enforcement agency checks, credit checks (for employment purposes only), education and professional licensure checks, and other U.S. Government checks depending on the specific contract.