Psychiatrist

We are seeking four (4) Board Certified/Board Eligible Psychiatry Physicians to provide on-site clinical and inpatient mental health services to Veterans at the Hampton VA Healthcare System (HVAHS) in Hampton, Virginia. One provider may be required to work at the Virginia Beach Community Based Outreach Clinic, 244 Clearfield Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23462.

About the Role

You will deliver all-inclusive psychiatric care across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency department settings, practicing to a standard that meets or exceeds nationally recognized benchmarks established by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Approximately 95% of your time will be devoted to direct patient care, with the remaining 5% dedicated to administrative and quality improvement activities.

Schedule

Normal working hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break. Coverage includes weekdays, weekends, and federal holidays:

• Minimum of three (3) psychiatrists on site Monday through Friday.
• One (1) psychiatrist on site for weekends and holidays (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM).

Call-back coverage and telephone consultation with attending physicians or nurses are required for weekend and holiday evenings; if a call-back is necessary, return to the hospital within one (1) hour. A laptop with remote access to the medical record may be authorized. Monthly call schedules for mental health emergencies are prepared jointly with the VA Chief of Mental Health.

Responsibilities

• Inpatient Care: Provide inpatient psychiatric care in collaboration with VA Mental Health staff, including admitting, diagnosis, treatment plan development, timely treatment management, seeing ward patients, discharge/transfer, and all required medical record documentation.
• Outpatient Care: Provide outpatient psychiatric coverage Monday through Friday for approximately 12–15 patients per day per psychiatrist, including new patient referrals, severely mentally ill patients, e-consult evaluation and disposition, post-discharge follow-up (patients seen within 30 days), and history & physicals as required.
• Weekend/Holiday Coverage: Provide weekend and holiday inpatient psychiatry unit coverage, delivering all-inclusive psychiatric care for up to 40 patients (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM).
• Assessments & Crisis Care: Conduct diagnostic assessments, medication renewals, suicide risk assessments, and crisis interventions in outpatient and emergency department settings.
• Supervision: Provide oversight of Residents, Interns, Medical Students, and Advanced Practice Providers; all trainee-administered care is directed by a BC/BE psychiatrist.
• Documentation: Document all patient services in the VA electronic health record (CPRS); documentation must be accurate, complete, signed, and submitted within 24 hours. Enter prescriptions, diagnostic imaging, and laboratory orders into CPRS.
• Peer Review: Provide professional psychiatric expertise for peer review of selected cases, including tort claims, patient/family complaints, mental health case reviews, and benefit appeals.
• Administrative: Participate in quality improvement activities, staff meetings (up to 2 hours per week), QA/QI documentation, and patient safety compliance and reporting.

Requirements

• MD or DO with Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Psychiatry (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology).
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. Candidates who have ever had a license restricted, suspended, revoked, voluntarily surrendered pending action, or denied upon application cannot be considered.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or equivalency.
• Current DEA registration and National Provider Identifier (NPI).
• Ability to speak, understand, read, and write English fluently.
• Current CME in compliance with national/medical association minimum standards.
• Must successfully complete VA credentialing and privileging (VetPro) in accordance with VHA Handbook 1100.20 and VHA Directive 1100.21 prior to providing services.
• Must provide proof of immunizations/screenings current within the past year, including TB testing (TST or IGRA), MMR and varicella immunity, Tdap, annual influenza vaccination, and Hepatitis B series with bloodborne pathogen training.
• Must complete all VA-mandated training, including quarterly BLS and annual courses such as suicide risk management, Military Sexual Trauma (MST) for medical providers, EHR, privacy/HIPAA, and patient safety.
• Must not appear on the HHS OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities.
• Verifiable evidence of all education and training, including explanation of any gaps in educational history.

About the Organization

Arrow ARC supports Veterans Health Administration facilities and offices across the U.S. with health care staffing and program support via the 10-year Integrated Critical Staffing Program (ICSP). We provide staffing solutions to address critical shortages in VHA medical facilities caused by turnover, recruitment issues, seasonal needs, surges or emergencies. Arrow is a certified Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business joint venture between Artemis ARC and Aptive Resources, two award-winning companies that share an agile, mission-focused, results-driven approach in the federal sector.