Physician - Addiction Psychiatry
Company: Veterans Health Administration
Location: Tucson
Posted on: November 26, 2022
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Job Description:
We're looking for an Addiction Psychiatrist. - Tucson's
fantastic weather, national parks, and forests, and desert provide
the perfect environment for tons of outdoor recreational
activitiesDuties:SAVAHCS located in Tucson, Arizona is a Joint
Commission-accredited, level 1b complexity teaching hospital,
providing tertiary-level care. The SAVAHCS offers a beautiful
150-acre campus with a full range of medical and mental health
services for Veterans, including a 31-bed inpatient psychiatry
unit, a 25-bed mental health residential rehabilitation treatment
program for substance use disorders (SUD) and PTSD treatment,
intensive outpatient programs for SUD and PTSD, homeless programs,
and more. The SAVAHCS operates a 24-hour emergency department and
is the host site for various regional referral centers of
excellence including the Polytrauma Network Site, the Southwest
Blind Rehabilitation Center, and the Mental Health Residential
Rehabilitation Treatment Program. The SAVAHCS is the principal
teaching affiliate of the University of Arizona Colleges of
Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Annually nearly 1,000 physician
and associated health trainees participate in health care training
programs at the SAVAHCS.Tucson is a great place to live for
families, people who enjoy outdoor activities (hiking, cycling,
running, etc.), and those who enjoy the rich culture and an
affiliation with a world-class University.As a SAVAHCS Addiction
Psychiatrist you will provide care to Veterans with mental health
and substance use disorders as part of an integrated team of
psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and clinical
pharmacists throughout the SAVAHCS (inpatient, residential, and
emergency department). The Addiction Psychiatrist is responsible
for leading inpatient detoxification and addiction
consultation/liaison services and teaching Addiction Fellows,
Psychiatry Residents, and Medical Students. The Addiction
Psychiatrist provides cross-coverage as needed throughout the
Inpatient/Residential Mental Health Section. This position requires
3-4 weeks per year of home call (psychiatry resident is first
called) and in-house rounding on the weekend. Weekend days are
compensated by having weekdays off. The Addiction Psychiatrist must
be able to obtain an affiliate faculty appointment with the
University of Arizona College of Medicine.
Keywords: Veterans Health Administration, Tucson , Physician - Addiction Psychiatry, Healthcare , Tucson, Arizona
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