Bedford VA HCS Inpatient and Outpatient Psychiatrist

The Bedford, MA Veterans Affairs Medical Center, is seeking Outpatient and Inpatient Psychiatrists (Board Certified/Board Eligible). You could be part of an important initiative to provide mental health care for our nations Veterans! America's Veterans need you!

Perform psychiatric evaluations for a diverse population, including geriatric and post deployment combat Veterans, who are mentally ill and have psychosocial issues such as homelessness, unemployment, and poor family support network. Clinical practice may include depression, anxiety, psychosis, PTSD, substance abuse, and other psychiatric disorders in outpatient, inpatient, & ED settings. May participate in supervision and teaching in support of the psychiatric residency program.

Assistance with payment of outstanding medical school loans is available up to $200K!

We offer:

Pay $240K

• Annual performance bonus up to an additional 7.5% of pay
• 10K Bonus
• Guaranteed salary increases
• Hours: 8am-4:30pm, M-F; No on-call/voluntary on-call
• Licensure: 1 Full & unrestricted license from any US State is permissible to work at this facility
• CME: $1,000 per year stipend for reimbursement
• Malpractice: Liability protection with tail coverage provided
• No Employment Contract
• 26 Days paid vacation
• 13 Days paid sick time per year with unlimited carry over
• 11 Federal holidays with pay
• Possible 5 days paid absence to attend CME
• Federal Retirement Plan
• Separate 401K with partial agency match
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Nationwide Mobility

VA physicians practice medicine more and spend less time on business tasks. Enjoy an environment that supports an interdisciplinary care team approach that delivers state-of-the-art medicine using some of the most advanced medical techniques and technologies in the Nation. Plus, VA offers an unparalleled variety of practice options in research, academia, and administration. Enjoy a superb quality of life. VA ensures and encourages a healthy work/life balance through predictable scheduling, reduced paperwork, the elimination of billing hassles, and lifting the burden of liability coverage.

If interested, please e-mail me your CV and we can speak further. 

Charles Long

VA National Recruitment Consultant

charles.long4@va.gov

Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital (Bedford VA)

200 Springs Rd.
Bedford, MA 01730
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The Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, MA provides services in such areas as: Geriatrics, with specialty care in Alzheimer's Disease, Mental Health, including homelessness, substance abuse and Compensated Work Therapy and Ambulatory Care. The hospital was founded in 1928 chartered by Congress to provide a variety of health services to Veterans. The hospital currently offers six service lines including: Ambulatory Care, Mental Health, Geriatrics & Extended Care, Geriatrics Research Education & Clinical Center (GRECC), Clinical Support, and Administrative Support. The Hospital also offers Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC's) in Lynn, Haverhill, and Gloucester.

Affiliations:
Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health
Lahey Clinic
Department of Defense (DoD)

Authorized Beds:
65 Hospital Beds
345 Nursing Home Beds
40 Domicilliary Beds
52 PRRTP Beds

Type of Facility:
Geriatric Care / Psychiatry

Special Programs:
Primary and secondary care in medicine and sub-acute medical care.
Includes: The Mental Health Intensive Case Management Program (MHICM), and,
The Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC)
Social And Community Reintegration Research (SoCRR)

Services Provided:

Nursing Home Care
Substance Abuse
Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Care
Outpatient Mental Health
Alzheimer's inpatient and outpatient care
Homeless Veteran Services

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 paid Federal holidays per year
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2020, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $19,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $25,500.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service