Addiction Psychiatrist
Updated 11/03/25
$260,000
– $300,000
yearly
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Physician
Psychiatry-Addiction
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Academic/Training Program
Hospital
Outpatient
Visa Sponsorship
Yes
Job description
Job description
Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS) in Tucson, Arizona is currently looking for an Addiction Psychiatrist.
Position Information:
The Substance Use Disorder Treatment program utilizes social workers, psychologist, addiction therapists, and peer supports to provide evidence-based therapies. The program has implemented contingency management, and harm reduction.
SAVAHCS has access to numerous medications for substance use disorders, and contracts with a local behavioral health clinic to provide methadone.
This position provides an excellent teaching, research, and publications opportunities for mental health care services, supported with all the available resources.
Job Responsibilities
• As the Addiction Psychiatrist you will provide addiction and dual diagnosis treatment to Veterans with substance use disorders and mental health disorders as part of an integrated team of Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Nurses, and Clinical Pharmacists with the Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program (SUDTP).
• The Addiction Psychiatrist is responsible for providing addiction and dual diagnosis treatment in the outpatient setting in the SUDTP. The physician participates in teaching and supervising Addiction Medicine Fellows, Psychiatry Residents, and Medical Students in clinic.
• Serve as a faculty member of the University of Arizona Addiction Medicine Fellowship and must be able to obtain affiliate faculty appointment with the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
• Provides cross-coverage with the outpatient Addiction Psychiatrist.
• Must be able to obtain affiliate faculty appointment with the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
Qualifications
• United States Citizenship
• Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine.
• Current, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
• Residency Training
• Must be board certified in psychiatry or fellowship-trained addiction psychiatrist.
Working Hours
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