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Physician - Academics - Program DirectorAcademic Psychiatry Job Opportunity #231679:
Jackson, Mississippi
Opportunity: Physician - Academics - Program Director - Psychiatry (Academics)
Job #231679
Company / Facility: Veterans Health Administration
G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Location: Jackson, Mississippi 39216     Jackson Medical Center, 1500 E Woodrow Wilson
 
Accepts J1s: No Loan Assistance: Yes Practice Type: Academics - Hospital Employee

Associate Chief of Staff of Mental Health Service

The G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center is recruiting for an Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) for the Mental Health Product Line.  The ACOS will function as the primary advisor to the Chief of Staff and Medical Center Director on all mental health programs.  The successful candidate must be board certified/board eligible in psychiatry and eligible for a faculty appointment at full professorial rank at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.  Applicants should have a strong record of achievement in administration,  research, and education. 

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The G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS, with 163 operating beds, provides primary, secondary and tertiary medical, surgical, neurological, and psychiatric inpatient care. Its primary service area is home to more than 125,000 veterans with about 45,000 unique patients and more than 300,000 patient visits. Services include radiation therapy, magnetic resonance imaging, hemodialysis, cardiac catheterization, sleep studies, substance abuse treatment, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), hematology/oncology, and rehabilitation programs. Both primary and specialized outpatient services are available, including such specialized programs as: ambulatory surgery, spinal cord injury, neurology, infectious disease, substance abuse, PTSD, readjustment counseling, and mental health diagnostic and treatment programs. Comprehensive health care is available for female veteran patients. A 120-bed nursing home care unit, five contractor operated Community-Based Outpatient Clinics, community contract nursing homes, four 150-bed state veterans nursing homes, and a variety of outpatient programs are utilized to support the needs of aging veterans. The G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC is the Clinic of Jurisdiction for the State of Mississippi and provides administrative support to the Office of the VISN 16 Network Director; the Veterans Outreach Center; the VBA Regional Office; and the National Cemetery in Natchez

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