Psychiatrist

Donald L. Mooney Enterprises, LLC dba NURSES Etc STAFFING is sourcing a qualified Psychiatry Physician for the Robley Rex VA Medical Center located in Louisville, KY.

QUALIFICATIONS:
License:
Shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia when services are performed onsite on VA property. All licenses held by the key personnel working on this contract shall be full and unrestricted licenses.
Board Certification:
Shall be Board Certified /Board Eligible by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or equivalency. All continuing education courses required for maintaining certification must be kept up to date at all times.

Scope of Care: Contractor’s physician(s) shall be responsible for:
Inpatient Care: All psychiatrists will be required to work in collaboration with Mental Health staff who are part-time or full time salaried by the VA for inpatient care duties including but not limited to:

Operating and collaborating physician’s patients
Seeing 1C/1D Psychiatry Service - Ward Patients.
Admitting
Diagnosis of patients
Developing Treatment Plans
Managing, including the performance of timely treatment
Discharge/Transfer
Including all medical record documentation needed
Outpatient Care
Seeing all new patient referrals with accompanying medical records
Seeing severely mental ill patients
Evaluation disposition E-consult
Post-discharged follow up
Patients must be seen by provider in 30 days

Clinic and Residential Care: Contractor’s physician(s) shall provide clinical psychiatry services. Clinical duties include direct patient care. Contractor’s physician (s)shall operate the clinic, examine patients, and interpret reports as required by the VA. Contractor’s physician(s) shall be present and on time for any scheduled clinics as documented by physical presence in the clinic. The contractor's employees will be required to work with VA staff. Should clinic hours need to be changed, VA will provide the contractor a thirty-day advanced notice of the change. Approximate case load is as follows:

6 to 6.5 patient bookable hours per day.
6 patients for an hour each or roughly 12 patients for one half each; or any combination of one-hour and one-half hour appointment per day totaling 6 to 6.5 bookable patient hours per day.

Peer Review: The contractor shall provide professional Psychiatry Service with Mental expertise for peer review of selected cases. This shall include, but not be limited to: tort claims, patient family complaints, Mental Health case reviews, peer reviews, and Health case reviews, peer reviews, and benefit appeals.

VA Business Hours:
Weekend onsite coverage hours are from 0800 – 1600 Saturday and Sunday.

Patients must be seen by a Contractor’s physician(s) on-site at the facility in a timely manner in accordance with VA Rules and Regulations on clinic wait times and consult completion. Contractor shall notify the COR at least monthly about any obstacles to meeting this performance measure.
Contractor’s physician(s) shall be available and present in clinic during normal facility clinic hours, which will be established, and may be revised, as deemed appropriate for patient care by the Chief of Staff. Currently, normal clinic hours are as follows:
Federal Holidays: The following holidays are observed by the Department of Veterans Affairs:
• New Year’s Day
• President’s Day
• Martin Luther King’s Birthday
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas
• Any day specifically declared to be a national holiday.

If you are interested in this position, please email Valerie at ...

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At NURSES Etc STAFFING, we are committed to our mission of providing healthcare facilities with top-quality nursing and allied health professionals, excellent customer service, and professional staffing solutions. Founded in 2000, we have always placed a strong emphasis on building relationships with healthcare providers based on open communication, respect, and recognition for the important work they do.

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