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Posted: 16-Sep-25
Location: Salisbury, North Carolina
Type: Full Time
Salary: $260,000-$320,000
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Internal Number: 180316316
Salisbury, NC Section Chief Psychiatry Opportunity
The Salisbury VA Health Care System is actively seeking a full-time Psychiatrist for the Salisbury VA Medical Center. Come discover a career with rich rewards, limitless opportunities for growth/mobility, and competitive salaries and benefits. You will provide care to a diverse veteran population with a good deal of mental health-related issues including but not limited to, Anxiety Disorders, Mood Disorders, Severe Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders, and medical co-morbidities.
About Salisbury, NC:
Salisbury is set in the rolling hills of North Carolina's Piedmont region, with convenient access to the Charlotte metro and Raleigh Durham area. There’s a lot you will love about Salisbury and Rowan County, North Carolina, with its easy access to outdoor recreation, charming downtown, and beautiful countryside. You don' t have to travel far to find the amenities you’re searching for. You can take in a Broadway production at one of the three operating theaters, catch a concert during one of the many signature festivals, enjoy a day at High Rock Lake, and so much more! Your possibilities are endless with the flexibility of the geographic location and the comfortable ability to be who you want here. It’s an easy, short drive for you to get to international and regional airports, major cities, the mountains, and even the stunning Carolina coast. Without the congestion of major cities, you can live life at your own pace.
Position Highlights:
Work-life balance.
Manageable workload.
Teaching and research opportunities with Wake Forest
8:00am -4:30pm, Monday-Friday
Call Coverage: At home, phone call 10-12 days per year.
Optional weekend inpatient coverage for additional pay
EDRP Authorized-This position is eligible for Education Debt Reduction Program, a student loan payment reimbursement program
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified applicants.
Requirements:
- Board Certified/ Eligible
- Have a full, unrestricted medical license in any State.
- Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine.
- Residency Training must have been completed, approved by the secretary of Veteran Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.
- S. Citizenship: non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
- Must have 2 years or leadership and supervisory experience.
Academic Affiliation: Atrium Heath Wake Forest
Compensation & Benefit Package:
- Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.
- Paid Time Off: 50 55 days of paid time off 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 5 day paid absence for CME
- Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
- Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.
Interested candidates should email their current CV to Annie Luckey, VA Physician Provider Recruiter @ annie.luckey@va.gov