Military / VA Psychiatry: General Job in Spencer, Iowa
This general psychiatry position in Spencer, Iowa is offered as a Military/VA arrangement, one of several practice structures under which this permanent role is available. As a federal opportunity, it involves serving active-duty personnel, veterans, and their families, with compensation following federal schedules and malpractice coverage provided under federal protection. These roles are generally associated with predictable schedules and a mission-driven patient population, along with freedom from the billing and business responsibilities common in private practice.
The financial offering for this listing is noted as Open. Emergency department call follows a 1:4 rotation. Because this same position is also listed under other structures — including part-time, virtual, and various group and contract arrangements — you may want to ask which specific configuration applies if you are exploring options beyond the Military/VA framework.
Candidates should be Board Certified or Board Eligible, hold an MD or DO, and be an American Medical Graduate or Foreign Medical Graduate. Applicants must have US Citizen or Green Card status, with an experienced level of practice expected for this role.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Psychiatry: General
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
- Structure of Position: Solo-Independent, Single-Specialty Group, Multi-Specialty Group, Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other, Academic, Military/VA, Community Health Center/FQHC, Contract, Part-Time, Admin/Medical Director, Virtual
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: (not specified)
- Expected ER Call Coverage: 1:4
A municipal hospital in Spencer, IA is seeking a BC/BE Psychiatrist who are interested in both outpatient and inpatient work.
Job Quick Facts
* Specialty: Psychiatry
* Facility Location: Spencer, Iowa
* Board Requirements: BC/BE (within 3 years of completing residency)
* License Requirement: IA
* Work Experience: 1 year min. inpatient psychiatry experience required; 3 year psych experience preferred
* Reason for Need: Vacancy -Permanent Search
* Service Setting: Inpatient/Outpatient
* Coverage Period: ASAP- Ongoing
* Coverage Type: Schedule Clinical Hours + Call
* Shift Schedule: M-F (8 am - 5 pm); with 4th weekend coverage
* Call coverage: 1:4
* No. of patients per shift: 5-9
* No. of beds: 15
* Additional Information
- Start the day with Inpatient rounds, then move to outpatient around noon until 5 pm
- Outpatient clinic integrated within the Family Medicine Clinic
* Credentialing: 50-90 days
* EMR: Allscript
Benefits:
* Highly competitive salary and benefits package
* Loan assistance upon signing
Facility Info:
The facility is a 15 bed multidisciplinary Behavioral Hospital located in northwestern Iowa. The hospital has been designated as a national Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital by the Chartis Center for Rural Health for five consecutive years.
Community Info:
The community has a population of 11,700, located 20 miles from the Iowa Great Lakes which offers boating, skiing, fishing and many other recreational activities. The area is home to over 15 golf courses. 6 elementary schools, 3 public, 1 Catholic, 1 Lutheran Public junior high and high school. There are also many theater and other cultural opportunities within the community.
- Structure of Financial Support: Income Guarantee, Straight Employment, Employment Agreement with production bonus, Contract
- Financial Offering: Open
- Compensation Range: $212,530 - $392,169 per year
- Relocation Allowance: Negotiable
- Signing Bonus: Negotiable
- Stipends: Negotiable
- Student Loan Assistance: Negotiable
- Practice State: Iowa
- Practice City: Spencer
- Community Size: Less than 10,000, 10,000 - 24,999, 25,000 - 49,999, 50,000 - 99,999, 100,000 - 499,999, 500,000+
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
- Preferred Experience Level: Experienced
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes
- Agency: Adelphi Medical Staffing, LLC
