Outpatient Psychiatry Physician

Introduction to the Role

Centra’s Psychiatry and Behavioral Health provide important mental health services to our community through a variety of programs. We offer inpatient programs which include Acute Psychiatric Program for Children & Adolescents, an Adult Psychiatric Program, and a Geriatric Psychiatric Program. We also provide ambulatory services through Piedmont Psychiatric Center, Centra Pathways Treatment Center for persons with substance use disorders related problems and Consult Liaison Services with two hospitals. In addition, we have our new Psychiatric Emergency Center (emPATH) which opened fall of 2023. This is the first one in VA!​​​​​
 

What We Offer

• Top tier compensation range
   
• Additional Benefits Package will include:
   
• Malpractice
   
• 403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan; Immediate vested employer contribution match 3%
   
• Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental)
   
• Incentives  tied to quality/safety, team engagement, patient satisfaction, citizenship, and finance metrics
   
• Production premiums
   
• Sign-on Bonus
   
• Up to $120k Student loan reimbursement
   
• Up to $15k relocation  assistance 
   
• Up to $7,500 CME reimbursement + 5 days for CMEs
   
• Sponsorship Available
   
• Opportunities for leadership and advancement 
   
• Strong support from executive leadership including physician leadership training programs and opportunities to lead the organization to become a zero harm institution
   
• As a nonprofit organization, Centra employees may qualify for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
   

 Lynchburg, VA (Pop. 85,000) offers a safe, family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and diverse, affordable housing—from urban lofts to waterfront condos. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy hiking Sharp Top Mountain or the Appalachian Trail, biking Blackwater Creek or Percival’s Island, and activities like boating, fishing, and camping. Families love local festivals, orchards, and the interactive Amazement Square Museum. Travel elsewhere is easy with the Amtrak train station located in downtown Lynchburg or the Lynchburg regional airport. The city also features top-tier arts at the Academy Center and minor league baseball with the Lynchburg Hillcats. Nearby, scenic Smith Mountain Lake offers even more recreation.

Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600,000 community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices. Centra offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern Virginia—from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford. CMG includes family practices, specialists, and surgeons in fields such as cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, urology, and more.
CMG is also home to the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, a training program for future family physicians, many of whom hold academic appointments with institutions like UVA, VCU, VCOM, and Liberty University
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Responsibilities

• Multidisciplinary, collegial team: psychiatrists, psychologists NPs and counselors
   
• Robust, comprehensive behavioral health ambulatory services
   
• Vacation: 5.5 weeks
   
• Call is 1:14  and is mostly tele call
   
• Overnight call is not for admissions;  Nocturnist covers  overnight admissions 7 days/week. 
   
• Weekend rounding only when on call; Hospitalists cover inpatient unit on weekdays 
   
• Inpatient admission call falls exclusively to Array (external agency) 
   
• Cerner EMR
   
• Hospital Employed
   
• Teaching Opportunities Available
   
• Mentorship for new hires
   
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) available
   

Qualifications

• Completion of medical degree and residency/fellowship training in Psychiatry  
• MD/DO with certification by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) board in physician's primary specialty. Must be board certified or board eligible.