Overview

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting a Psychiatrist to provide onsite services to eligible beneficiaries of the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center 1030 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, TN 38120.

This is a 1099 position and the schedule is typically:
Monday Friday, 8:00 AM 4:30 PM for Outpatient Services
Monday Friday, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM, Weekend Coverage 8:00 AM 5:00 PM (Inpatient Psychiatry)
On-call Hours (Weekdays): 4:30 PM 8:00 AM (Central) On-call Coverage (Weekends/Holidays): Outside normal clinic hours; Phone response within 15 minutes, On-site arrival within 60 minutes.

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of national security, health care, and information technology. To address these challenges, we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers success as if it is their own.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric services for Veterans enrolled for care in the Memphis VA Healthcare System.
• Conduct diagnostic evaluations, psychiatric consultations, medication management, and individual psychotherapy
• Prescribe appropriate psychotropic medications and provide general clinical management of patients
• Request appropriate consultations with other medical disciplines as needed
• Assess risk factors and develop preliminary disposition plans, involving the Veteran and, with consent, their family/significant others
• Provide treatment for common diagnoses including anxiety disorders, PTSD, Major Depression, mood disorders, Substance Use Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, other Serious Mental Illnesses, and mental disorders related to Traumatic Brain Injuries
• Assess serious and complicated cases involving psychiatric illness, catastrophic medical conditions, dementia, and other high-risk diagnoses
• Exercise clinical judgment in selecting or adapting standard clinical theories, techniques, and practices
• Work collaboratively with other disciplines on interdisciplinary treatment teams to provide comprehensive care
• Establish professional working relationships with clinical service providers within the medical center and Community Based Outpatient Clinics
• Provide telephone and curbside consultation as needed
• Screen consults for appropriateness prior to scheduling
• Provide direct clinical supervision of mid-level providers, psychiatric advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and other staff as appropriate
• Provide telephone and telehealth assessments as needed
• Participate in quality of care, peer review, and other performance improvement activities
• See approximately 6 patients per day via phone, Clinical Video Telehealth (CVT), or VA Video Connect (VVC)
• Process incoming consults by assigned team and subspecialty diagnoses
• Process individual view alerts in CPRS within seven (7) days of creation
• Complete all clinical notes within 48 hours of patient visits

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited institution
• Active, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in any U.S. State, Territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia
• Board Certification or Board Eligibility by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications or equivalency
• NPI report printout
• Active DEA license
• Must be able to pass a federal background investigation

All candidates must be able to:

• Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift
• Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
• Lift up to 20 lbs
• Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
• Push/pull with 30 lbs of force

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.