Seeking part-time board certified or boarded certified eligible Psychiatrists for the brand new, state-of-the-art Orlando VA Medical Center. Looking for motivated, flexible, team-oriented providers of patient-centered care. Positions available include Part-time Psychiatrists for weekend/holiday coverage of the 40 bed Inpatient Mental Health Unit.
The primary role for these positions will focus on Inpatient care and Consulting with the Med/Surg inpatient units. Inpatient duties will include: Provide medical care including admission orders, history and physical (H&P), discharge orders, sick call and medication orders. The medical care will be supported by an internal medicine hospitalist system. Coordinates referrals and oversees continuity of medical care that is delivered to inpatients on acute psychiatric units. Each unit has 20 beds for total potential inpatient census of 40 and are designed around patient-centered care. Consultation/Liaison duties involve responding to consultation requests from Medical-Surgical units in general hospital of 100 beds.
Experience with substance abuse treatment and/or high acuity patients is a bonus.
Work Schedule: The candidate must be willing to work weekends and irregular work hours and may need to provide clinical services off tour and will be required to do so upon receiving critical clinical messages. The candidate must be willing to be placed, detailed or temporarily assigned to other related services and/or locations, if necessary. All providers may be detailed to any site within the Orlando system.
The selectee may be required to work or travel between any of the locations within Corporate Orlando, including the new Lake Nona campus when it opens. The selectee may also be required to work various shifts on a permanent or temporary basis, based on patient care needs.
Functional Statement: Physician/Psychiatrist
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in similar positions within corporate Orlando. This includes the same grade level and occupational series, but may be used for a different service or location.