Psychiatrist Opportunity

Department of Veterans Affairs · United States

Major duties include, but not limited to:

• Admit to inpatient or appropriate level of care.

• Perform history and physical examination, including mental status and neurological examination.

• Evaluate, diagnose, provide consultation, medically manage, and provide treatment to adult patients presenting with behavioral addictive and emotional disorders, including providing pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, behavior modification and biofeedback therapy.

• Perform Crisis intervention, emergency evaluation and involuntary detainment according to state mental health laws.

• Management of patients undergoing detoxification from alcohol, drugs, or other substances, including management of mental or physical withdrawal symptoms that lead to stress or instability.

• Perform other duties as may be assigned.