Psychiatrist for a VA Medical Center in Louisville, KY

We are seeking Board Certified/Board Eligible Psychiatrists to provide high-quality inpatient and outpatient mental health services to veterans at the VA Medical Center, focused on delivering patient-centered psychiatric care in collaboration with VA staff.

• →Deliver comprehensive inpatient psychiatric care, including admissions, evaluations, treatment planning, management, discharges, and documentation.
• →Provide outpatient psychiatric services, including new patient evaluations, follow-ups, management of severely mentally ill patients, and electronic consultations.
• →Manage an average of 6.5 patient bookable hours per day.
• →Participate in peer reviews, case reviews, and benefit appeal evaluations as assigned.
• →Ensure timely communication of test results and proper medication management in line with VA policies.
• →Document all care in the VA Electronic Health Record (CPRS/VistA) in compliance with VHA directives.
• →Provide discharge education and follow-up planning for continuity of care.
• →Maintain compliance with patient safety, infection control, and HIPAA/VA privacy standards.
• →Participate in quality assurance, safety reporting, and training requirements mandated by VA.

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) from an accredited institution. (Unrestricted medical license)
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications.
• Must complete mandatory VA training programs (e.g., ethics, HIPAA, suicide prevention, disruptive behavior management).
• Demonstrated proficiency in English (oral and written).
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary mental health team.

• Must meet credentialing and privileging standards of the VA.
• Must comply with immunization requirements (TB, MMR, Varicella, Tdap, Influenza, COVID-19).
• Must hold a DEA license and National Provider Identifier (NPI).
• U.S. Citizenship or compliance with federal work authorization requirements.

• Full-time
• Coverage required for planned/unplanned absences, weekends, and holidays.
• On-call duties may be required per VA Mental Health Service scheduling.