The Cleveland VA is seeking an outstanding leader.

The prestigious VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System nestled in Cleveland, Ohio has an opening for a Chief of Psychiatry Department.  This 5-star medical center is a leading healthcare system, innovative care, and teaching facility with healthcare services at 20 locations in northeast Ohio.  The opportunity allows you to participate in the development of overall management objectives, and philosophies and provide top-notch leadership to a warm & collegial staff of 74 VA employees. Have final decision-making authority, responsibility, and accountability on all issues affecting the Psychiatric Service, i.e., inpatient; outpatient; research; emergency medicine department, gambling addiction, etc., and ensure compliance with excellent standards of patient care. The mix of administrative vs. clinical is 40% clinical responsibilities with the remainder of administrative duties.

The Cleveland VA has a primary academic affiliation with Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, and several other agreements with Cleveland Clinic and MetroHealth. Therefore, ensure all psychiatric residency and fellowship training programs and medical student education mandates are met in coordination with program coordinators, internally and externally.

The best-qualified individual shall have at least five leadership experience; have some research experience; teaching; residency program experience; interaction with local programs; VA or Department of Defence experience. 

Interested: Please provide your resume and cover letter to terrance.anderson@va.gov

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Recruitment/Relocation Incentives

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off 50-55 days of annual paid time offer per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year, and possible 5-day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

About Cleveland

Whether rocking out to music legends inside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or viewing Monets and Picassos at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland is a city that mixes equal parts grit and sophistication. Nosh award-winning food in historic buildings, tip back some craft beers amid a Lake Erie beach party or cheer on a championship team with a hardball of locally distilled spirits. All in Cleveland.

Located in the Midwestern United States on Lake Erie, Cleveland is a good place to live for anyone who desires a diverse urban area for settling down. Without having to over-extend financially to afford a big city lifestyle. 

Welcome to Cleveland,  we’ve got world-class experiences without the world-class ego. And for that, you’re welcome. 

About VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System

Providing Health Care for Veterans: The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.

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