Psychiatrist for a VA Medical Center in Louisville, KY

Psychiatrist for a VA Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky!

Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Louisville, Kentucky 40206
Schedule: Onsite (Weekday and some Weekend Coverage Required)

Overview

We are seeking Board Certified/Board Eligible Psychiatrists to provide high-quality inpatient and outpatient mental health services to veterans at the VA Medical Center, focused on delivering patient-centered psychiatric care in collaboration with VA staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive inpatient psychiatric care, including admissions, evaluations, treatment planning, management, discharges, and documentation.
• Provide outpatient psychiatric services, including new patient evaluations, follow-ups, management of severely mentally ill patients, and electronic consultations.
• Manage an average of 6.5 patient bookable hours per day.
• Participate in peer reviews, case reviews, and benefit appeal evaluations as assigned.
• Ensure timely communication of test results and proper medication management in line with VA policies.
• Document all care in the VA Electronic Health Record (CPRS/VistA) in compliance with VHA directives.
• Provide discharge education and follow-up planning for continuity of care.
• Maintain compliance with patient safety, infection control, and HIPAA/VA privacy standards.
• Participate in quality assurance, safety reporting, and training requirements mandated by VA.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) from an accredited institution. (Unrestricted medical license)
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications.
• Must complete mandatory VA training programs (e.g., ethics, HIPAA, suicide prevention, disruptive behavior management).
• Demonstrated proficiency in English (oral and written).
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary mental health team.

Additional Requirements

• Must meet credentialing and privileging standards of the VA.
• Must comply with immunization requirements (TB, MMR, Varicella, Tdap, Influenza, COVID-19).
• Must hold a DEA license and National Provider Identifier (NPI).
• U.S. Citizenship or compliance with federal work authorization requirements.

Work Conditions

• Full-time
• Coverage required for planned/unplanned absences, weekends, and holidays.
• On-call duties may be required per VA Mental Health Service scheduling.

Why Join

• Serve those who have served our nation.
• Collaborate with a highly skilled interdisciplinary VA care team.
• Gain valuable experience working within the largest integrated healthcare system in the U.S.

About PsyPhyCare:

PsyPhyCare, a division of Business Staffing of America, Inc. specializes from Physicians to Psychologists for companies nationwide. We understand that the greatest frustrations with our industry is that they are more concerned with a placement, rather, than caring for the patient or the healthcare facility. At PsyPhyCare, we have a proven, predictable, and time tested fulfillment that ensures the placement of a caring practitioner.

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