ASSISTANT CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER / PHYSICIAN II

Title: ASSISTANT CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER / PHYSICIAN II

State Role Title: Psychiatrists

Hiring Range: Negotiable, commensurate with experience.

Pay Band: 8

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Eastern State Hospital

Agency Website: dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Serves as Assistant Chief Medical Officer of the hospital. Provides assistance to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) with oversight of leadership, direction, management, and supervision of the activities of the Medical Staff. Responsible for providing leadership, management and direction to the Medical Affairs Department in the absence of the (CMO). Provides guidance to the Medical Staff including the planning, implementing, and monitoring of psychiatric services.

Advises CMO and Hospital leadership as needed on clinical and administrative matters, particularly the psychiatric aspects of patient management, quality of care, and risk management issues. Serves as a primary physician to assigned patients; for diagnosing and treating physical and mental illnesses using generally accepted treatment modalities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensed to practice by the Virginia Board of Medicine
• Virginia Controlled Substance Registration (Board of Pharmacy)
• DEA Registration.
• Graduation from an approved/accredited medical school with a Doctor of Medicine degree and completion of psychiatry residency training program from an accredited program.
• Certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or equivalent.
• Considerable experience in administrative and clinical operations with psychiatric health care organization is required.

Additional Considerations

Clinical experience in forensic psychiatry is preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL

Phone: 757-208-7717 / REFER TO PAGEUP FOR APPLICATION STATUS

Email: EMAIL APPLICATION MATERIAL NOT ACCEPTED

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process.

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