Permanent Psychiatry: General Job in San Antonio, Texas

• Position Type: Permanent
• Recruited Specialty: Psychiatry: General
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
• Structure of Position: Military/VA
• Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
• Expected Patient Call Coverage: 1:6 or better
• Expected ER Call Coverage: No call

MD/DO - Psychiatrist - MEB

Requirements (duties include but are not limited to)

• Occupational medical evaluations of military members with psychiatric problems who are undergoing MEB or TDRL; this is the primary duty of this position.  Other clinical patients will be managed to the extent that the primary duty allows. This will ensure currency in practice skills, as well as credentials review
• Performance of comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and biopsychosocial evaluations of patients, to include a complete history and physical, performance of mental status examinations, provision of diagnosis, and development of individualized treatment plans.
• Communication with patient's family and others as required to obtain collateral information.

• Composition of narrative summary detailing findings, assessment, and recommendation concerning retention/deployment for individual military members.

• Provision of individual psychotherapy and pharmacological management of clinical patients

• Provision of teaching and in-service training to residents. Advises on problems related to mental health and prevention of mental disorders.

• Coordination of treatment plan implementation with patients and their families.

• Serving on MEB on a recurring basis as the voting mental health member.

• Psychiatrist will not be required to participate in on call services or carry on call pager.

Qualifications

• Completion of residency or fellowship in psychiatry acceptable to the Surgeon general, Headquarters United States Air Force.
• Must be board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).

·         Must have a minimum of 24 months within the past 36 months of clinical practice experience as a psychiatrist.

·         Possess current unrestricted license in one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

·         Must have current Basic Life Support (BLS) as certified by the American Heart Association (AHA).

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• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen
• Preferred Experience Level: Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
• Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes