CoCM Psychiatrist Opportunity - Maximize Your Work-Life Balance: Outpatient Psychiatry Role, No Call, at the Beach!

The psychiatric consultant supports the collaborative care team—primary care provider, patient, and behavioral health care manager—through regular consultation on an assigned caseload of patients. The psychiatric consultant advises the primary care provider on appropriate medications and other treatment strategies, also providing the care team with educational support on diagnosing and managing behavioral health conditions.

Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provide regularly scheduled (usually weekly) caseload consultation to behavioral health care managers. Case review consultations focus primarily on patients who are new to the caseload or who are not improving as expected under their current treatment plan. Case reviews may be conducted by telephone, video, or in person.
2. Work with behavioral health care managers to oversee the status and population health of their assigned patient caseload. The psychiatric consultant uses a registry to track all assigned patients and prioritize patients for case review and treatment adjustment. Registry functions can be accomplished through an EHR build on a spreadsheet used in conjunction with an EHR or can be built into a stand-alone clinical management tracking system that may or may not be linked to an EHR.
3. Recommend any treatment adjustments through the case review process or in ad hoc consultations, including medication recommendations and other interventions, within 24 hours of consulting with a behavioral health care manager or other team members.
4. Advise on treatment for patients who may need more intensive or more specialized mental health care, supporting treatment in the medical setting until patients can be engaged in specialized care as appropriate.
5. Clearly communicate the limitations of the case review consultation and treatment recommendations if the patient is not evaluated in person. The following disclaimer statement is an example of how to acknowledge these limitations in consultation notes in an EHR:
“The above treatment considerations and suggestions are based on consultation with the patient's behavioral health care manager and a review of information available in registry. I have not personally examined the patient. All recommendations should be implemented with consideration of the patient's relevant prior history and current clinical status. Please feel free to call me with any questions about the care of this patient.”
6. Be available to provide occasional ad hoc telephone consultation to primary care providers for very complex patients or challenging patient situations. Respond to telephone calls from primary care providers and behavioral health care managers within one business day. Respond to urgent telephone calls within one hour, if available. Coordinate with other psychiatric consultants for vacation coverage.

Sentara Medical Group is seeking an innovative Psychiatrist to join their flourishing Outpatient program in Virginia Beach, VA. Be part of a healthcare system that not only cultivates strong partnerships within primary care and behavioral health, but pioneers new and accessible ways for patients to get quality care in the right venue, at the right time. Our dedicated physicians are integral members of our planning, growth, and development process. Join Sentara and help us accomplish our mission of improving health every day.

Highlights:

• Guaranteed and Competitive Base Compensation
• Sign on Bonus
• Commencement Bonus
• No Call
• Retirement Package with Matching Contribution
• 3% Additional Company Contribution to Retirement Plan
• Comprehensive Benefits Package including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and more
• Physician Time Off
• Malpractice and Tail coverage
• $5500 CME expense reimbursement
• Fully integrated EHR (Epic)
• PSLF eligible, Non-Profit

Sentara Healthcare is an award-winning, nationally recognized, innovative, nonprofit healthcare system. Our physician-led organization is a top-tier, high-performing multi-specialty group that brings together over 2,000 providers to deliver quality and compassionate care to our communities.

Life in Virginia Beach provides rich and diverse cultural offerings with endless recreational activities. Located in the Coastal Virginia region, our unique districts are open and thriving year-round from the lively hustle and bustle of the oceanfront and Town Center to the remote and calming areas of Sandbridge and the Chesapeake Bay. Virginia Beach's diverse community houses some of the best school systems in all of Hampton Roads, with Old Donation School/Brickwell Academy for the gifted serving as a leader in top tier education.

Contact me today at mxheadri@sentara.com to hear more about this position and how it could be the career you've been looking for!

• Provides an option to primary care and specialty physicians interested in an alternative to private or independent practice.
• Seeks to increase personal satisfaction, improve the quality of work-life and create favorable financial conditions for physician members in a family-friendly environment.
• Encourages professional growth and community involvement with opportunities in clinical research, leadership and governance.
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Core Benefits with Sentara Medical Group
(for both full and part time physicians)

• Competitive compensation
• Generous CME allowance
• Paid malpractice
• Health insurance plans
• 403B plan with matching benefits

Sentara Medical Group is working to raise the standard for healthcare by providing quality care throughout, Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina

Sentara Medical Group (SMG) is a division of Sentara Healthcare, one of the most progressive and integrated healthcare organizations in the nation. Created in 1995 to optimize patient access by expanding Sentara's geographical reach, SMG averages over 1.5 million patient encounters per year.

Comprised of over 1,500 Physicians &, Advanced Practice Providers, SMG has its own board of directors and other self-governing capabilities. Sentara gives SMG providers many benefits, including reduced individual risks, money-saving efficiencies, and the support and resources of a nationally recognized healthcare organization. The most important benefit, however, is Sentara's reputation as the gold standard for quality healthcare.

In addition to family medicine, internal medicine and pediatric physicians, the group includes specialists in cardiology, surgery, surgical oncology, vascular services, neurology, pulmonary and critical care medicine, anesthesiology, hospital medicine, sleep medicine and more. Specialty groups at Sentara Medical Group.

Sentara Medical Group also continues to evaluate and invest in cutting-edge technology and the incorporation of the latest advancements in patient care. The Sentara app was launched in 2019, complementing Sentara MyChart®, an online tool that provides patients with secure access to their physician and electronic medical record.

Visit our Physician Opportunities to see a full list of openings

Sentara Healthcare At-A-Glance:

• 12 Acute Care Hospitals, Including 7 in Hampton Roads, 1 in Northern Virginia, 2 in the Blue Ridge Region, one in South Western Virginia and one in Northeastern North Carolina. 
• Advanced Imaging Centers, Nursing and Assisted-Living Centers, Outpatient Campuses.
• Home Care and Hospice in, Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina.
• Optima Health Plan.
• Sentara College of Health Sciences.
• Not-for-profit mission.

National Recognitions:

• IBM Watson Health Top 15 Health System in the Nation (2021)
• Forbes Best Employers For Women (2020)
• Healthcare Equality Index All Twelve (12) Sentara Hospitals earned the highest designation in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality status with a top score of 100 (2020)
• Magnet Recognition Program: 9 Sentara Hospitals have earned this designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals (20+ years)

Sentara is proud to provide healthcare in America's first region. ,Located in southeast Virginia, Hampton Roads is ranked the 31st largest Metropolitan area in the United States. Recognized by a recent study as one of the nation's most diverse regions, Hampton Roads is home to just over one and a half million people and includes the cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach and Williamsburg. It also includes the counties of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Southampton, Sussex, Surry and York, and Gates and Currituck in North Carolina. 

Sentara Healthcare has long been an integral part of the Hampton Roads community. But just what is this region all about? 

Our Vibrant Coastal Community Offers:

• Affordable living and low unemployment
• Safe cities with low and decreasing crime rates
• Excellent public, private, and higher education systems
• Oceanfront, bay front, riverside, lakeside, rural, suburban or city living
• Four mild and distinctive seasons with moderate temperatures
• Abounding cultural and historical enrichment and endless recreational activities
• Home of the largest naval base in the world

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Nationally Recognized Communities &, Statistics:

Hampton Roads ranked 15th in the nation for the highest proportion of white-collar employees. 49.4% of the regions adults are in a white-collar profession, putting Hampton Roads among the top 15 metro markets in the country (U.S. average is 45.7%). Half of the regions market is comprised of executives, managers or professionals who are affluent and active consumers.

The second largest per capita concentration of scientists and engineers in the U.S. can be found in Hampton Roads.

Hampton Roads has the largest naval base in the world with 104,465 personnel in uniform and a total annual payroll of $5.4 billion. Recent pay raises add more than $2 million per day to the regions economy.

79.6% of Hampton Roads adults own their home, which nationally ranks the area 3rd for home ownership.