Psychiatry Opportunity in Myrtle Beach SC
Job at a glance
Job description
The Ralph H Johnson VA Health Care System (RHJ VA HCS), Mental Health Service, is recruiting for Psychiatrists to join team and serve our veterans in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. These physicians will be providing comprehensive, efficient, compassionate, high-quality healthcare to all patients, functioning as a member of the inter-disciplinary team providing clinical care to our Veteran community. As a Psychiatry Physician, you will be providing psychiatric evaluation and treatment, in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
Salary- $250K - $282K
Federal Benefits Package
55 Days off Annually
Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) offers up to $200,000
About Myrtle Beach, SC:
The location on the Grand Strand makes Myrtle Beach one of the most popular destinations in the United States. While the area is famous for the multitude of special conventions, events, and musical and culinary offerings, it is also a rapidly developing community that offers all the amenities of modern lifestyle. This dynamic is reflected by the multitude of residential, commercial, and public developments. The area offers excellent cultural and outdoor recreational opportunities, as well as a highly ranked school system.
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.
Reasons to Choose Myrtle Beach
- Vacation: It's a lifestyle, making each day count is easy.
- Home prices that don't break the bank
- Southern hospitality
- Beaches for miles. 60 miles, to be exact. Along with our rivers and marshes, also means a variety of watersports, fishing, boating and so much more.
- Employment opportunities, 75,000 jobs dependent on tourism; hourly, management and supervisory, but there is a wealth of options beyond those of tourism.
- Low taxes + Low cost of living = More fun. Cost of living is typically seven percent lower than the rest of the nation.
- The area boasts exceptional public, private, parochial and charter schools; two universities; a technical college; and several area trades schools.
- Community matters. Plenty of opportunities to get involved while meeting interesting people. Religious organizations, arts groups, professional associations, community service groups and medical facilities are always in need of volunteers while they supply valuable support and assistance to the community, we call home.
Job Responsibilities
Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and overall care of patients with psychiatric disorders.
Ensures practice of psychiatric medicine is consistent with TJC, CARF, HIPPA, VA policies and procedures, clinical practice guidelines, national statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, and mandatory continuing education.
Provides a full range of psycho-diagnostic services including assessment and the most appropriate psychotherapeutic techniques in providing quality care.
The Psychiatrist may serve as a mental health team leader with responsibilities for coordinating consults and triage of specialty clinic referrals.
Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care.
Orders diagnostic tests and consultations and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions.
Qualifications
US Citizen
Working Hours