Psychiatrists (Inpatient)

The Palo Alto, CA Veterans Affairs Medical Center is recruiting full-time Psychiatrists (Inpatient). Join our interdisciplinary treatment team, featuring expert colleagues from psychology, social work, recreation therapy and nursing.  We are an active teaching hospital affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine with supervision of medical students and possibly residents. Manageable patient volume—manage an average 8 acutely ill patients with Psychologist assistance.

Assistance with payment of outstanding med school loans (up to $200K) may be available, along with possibility of sign-on bonus!

Our Inpatient Mental Health Unit is housed in a brand-new state of the art patient centered facility with residential qualities that supports a focus on recovery, patient safety, and engagement. Design elements engendering a sense of healing are landscaped gardens, recreation, social spaces, and natural light throughout the interior spaces. The center is the new standard for VA facilities and was the basis for VA’s “Design Guide for Mental Health Facilities.”

The Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System is a large and complex facility with inpatient, outpatient, residential and homeless services.  Located in Palo Alto, CA, the heart of Silicon Valley, with beautiful weather, great food, a large multicultural population and a multitude of outdoor activities. Palo Alto is 30 miles from San Francisco, the beach and the mountains.

Work Hours: 8am-4:30pm Monday-Friday

Salary Range: $266,000 - $282,000 per year

We offer:

• Competitive pay based on training, experience and local labor market
• Annual performance bonus up to an additional $15K
• Guaranteed salary increases
• Licensure: 1 full & unrestricted active U.S. license
• CME: $1,000/year and 5 days of paid absences for CME courses
• Malpractice: VHA physicians are covered under federal tort laws
• No employment contracts, noncompete clauses, or restrictive covenants
• 26 days paid vacation; 13 days paid sick time; 10 paid federal holidays; 15 days military
• Federal Retirement Plan 
• Separate 401K with partial agency match
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance available w/ affordable premiums
• Life Insurance
• Nationwide Mobility – Relocate without loss of benefits or pay

VA boasts a comprehensive compensation and benefits package (Paid Time-Off, Professional/Personal Insurance Coverages, 401K, CME, and Retirement, etc.). For more info, click: https://www.vacareers.va.gov/assets/common/print/Physician_Brochure.pdf

Department of Veterans Affairs offers Veterans the largest, most technologically advanced integrated health care system in the United States. We operate more than 1,400 sites of care, including 153 medical centers, 909 ambulatory and community-based outpatient clinics, 135 nursing homes, 232 Veterans centers, 47 readjustment counseling centers, and 108 comprehensive home-care programs, across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories. To learn more visit: https://www.vacareers.va.gov/

Contact:

If interested in learning more information about this position, please email an updated CV to samuel.wright4@va.gov  or call Sam Wright at 334-590-9344.