Psychiatrist - Iowa Veterans Home (Temporary)
About The Position
The Iowa Veterans Home is hiring a temporary Psychiatrist to provide medical and psychiatric care to residents through consultation and direction to IVH medical staff. The Psychiatrist develops treatment plans in collaboration with other providers, reviews those plans, and consults with the assigned mid-level provider and other IVH disciplines. The role includes preparing psychiatric and forensic evaluations for submission to courts by court deadlines, prescribing medications, determining when resident referrals are necessary, and completing medical reports documenting services provided. On-call, after-hours coverage is required as needed by IVH. The position is non-merit, temporary, and may work up to 780 hours per fiscal year. Compensation is $58.07–$155.00 per hour, based on experience. Applicants are subject to criminal background, dependent adult abuse, and child abuse checks.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school of medicine.
- Complete an internship program.
- Hold a license to practice medicine in the State of Iowa.
- Be available for on-call coverage.
Responsibilities
- Provide medical and psychiatric care to IVH residents through consultation and direction to IVH medical staff.
- Develop medical or psychiatric treatment plans for residents in collaboration with other providers.
- Review treatment plans and consult with the assigned mid-level provider and other IVH disciplines.
- Prepare psychiatric and forensic evaluations for submission to courts in accordance with court deadlines.
- Prescribe medications and determine when resident referral is necessary.
- Complete medical reports documenting treatment services provided to residents.
- Provide on-call, after-hours coverage as required by IVH.
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Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
