Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

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Job description

Location of Services:

Memphis VA Medical Center, 1030 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104

Qualifications:

• Board Certified/Board Eligible
• Current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the US or the District of Columbia
• Full and unrestricted license
• Current BLS, ACLS, and Continuing Education Credits to maintain credentials
• Able to speak, understand, read, and write English fluently
• Authorized to work in the US
• Ability to obtain privileges from the VA Medical Center s Facility Medical Executive Board
• Full-Time

Hours:

Clinic Hours: Monday Friday (8 AM 4:30 PM)

On-call Hours: Monday Friday . (4:30 PM 8 AM)

Weekend/Holiday Inpatient Coverage (rotating): (8AM 4:30 PM)

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
  • sit, stand, walk, talk, or hear.
  • remain in a stationary position with prolonged periods of sitting, standing, or walking.
  • move about to accomplish tasks or move from one worksite to another.
  • communicate with others to exchange information (face-to-face, listen, talk, type, etc.).
  • use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and smell.
  • use a computer keyboard intermittently, repeating the same movements (using wrists, hands, and fingers).
  • have the ability to physically move or lift patients and use proper posture to avoid injury.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and color vision.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment ranges regularly from quiet to loud.

DISCLAIMER:

Cooperative, positive, courteous, and professional behavior and conduct is an essential function of every position. All employees must be able to work with others beyond giving and receiving instructions. This includes getting along with co-workers, peers, and management without exhibiting behavior extremes. Job functions may require personal leadership skills such as conflict resolution, negotiating, instructing, persuading, speaking with others, as well as responding appropriately to job performance feedback from the supervisor. Additionally, the information contained in this job description has been designated to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this position.

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