Inpatient Acute Psychiatry | Academic Medicine | Leadership Opportunities
Reported by 18 physicians · region cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Schedule
- Full-time onsite inpatient clinical schedule · Shared call approximately 1 week per quarter
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $355k – $375k
- Practice
- VA Medical Center · Veterans Affairs Medical Center
18 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
The Omaha VA Medical Center seeks a full-time Inpatient Acute Care Psychiatrist to care for 8-12 patients daily on inpatient psychiatry and Emergency Department services, with shared call about one week per quarter. The position offers federal compensation with no RVU model, opportunities for teaching psychiatry residents, academic involvement, leadership roles, and comprehensive federal benefits.
What the posting highlights
- Shared call duty
- Care setting: Primarily inpatient with support to Emergency Department psychiatric needs
- Patient population: Veterans
- Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
Physician-reported range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.
Compensation
- What physicians report
- $355k – $375k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 18 recent physician reports · region cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
- Bonus / incentives
- Recruitment and relocation incentives when authorized
Benefits named in the posting
- Competitive federal physician compensation
- Recruitment and relocation incentives when authorized
- Federal pension/retirement
- Thrift Savings Plan with government contributions
- Health, dental, vision & life insurance
- Generous paid time off
- CME leave and allowance
- Federal malpractice protection
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 18 recent, approved physician reports (region cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.
Employer
Department of Veterans Affairs
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- VA Medical Center
- Facility type
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Patient population
- Veterans
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- How is the productivity component calculated (wRVU rate, threshold, reconciliation cadence), and what did physicians here actually earn from it last year?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Full-time onsite inpatient clinical schedule
- Call burden
- Shared call approximately 1 week per quarter
- Shift type
- Onsite inpatient shifts
- Patient volume
- Approximately 8-12 patients per day
- Inpatient / outpatient
- Primarily inpatient with support to Emergency Department psychiatric needs
- Coverage model
- Shared call duty
- Admin burden
- Potential for leadership roles including medical director and program leadership
- FTE
- 1
- Teaching
- Yes
- Research
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 1 mo ago
- Last verified
- 6 days ago
- Extraction confidence
- 95%
Full description
Shape the Future of Psychiatry in Omaha Inpatient Acute Psychiatry | Academic Medicine | Leadership Opportunities Omaha VA Medical Center | Omaha, Nebraska More Than an Inpatient Psychiatry Job-A Chance to Make Your Mark. The Omaha VA Medical Center is seeking an experienced Inpatient Acute Care Psychiatrist to join an exceptional multidisciplinary team serving America's Veterans. If you're looking for meaningful clinical work, academic involvement, leadership potential, and an outstanding quality of life , this opportunity deserves a closer look. THE OPPORTUNITY Full-time, onsite Inpatient Acute Psychiatry Approximately 8-12 patients per day Support inpatient and Emergency Department psychiatric needs Highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team Shared call approximately 1 week per quarter No RVU-driven compensation model Opportunity to focus on clinical care, not volume Ideal for an experienced psychiatrist Particularly physicians 5+ years beyond residency who are interested in expanding their clinical, academic, or leadership impact. TEACH. MENTOR. INSPIRE. Stay connected to academic psychiatry while practicing clinically. Work alongside Psychiatry Residents Teach and mentor the next generation of psychiatrists Academic affiliations with University of Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton University Participate in educational and scholarly activities Your experience can help shape the next generation of psychiatric providers. READY FOR THE NEXT LEVEL? Leadership opportunities may include Medical Director Program leadership Academic and administrative leadership Mentorship and succession planning Grow your career without stepping away from patient care. WHY OMAHA? Big-city amenities. Midwestern affordability. Exceptional quality of life. Omaha offers Affordable housing & cost of living Outstanding dining & vibrant Old Market Professional sports, concerts & performing arts Parks, trails, golf & outdoor recreation ??? Family-friendly communities & excellent schools Convenient air travel & central Midwest location A place where you can build a rewarding career-and still enjoy life outside the hospital. THE VA ADVANTAGE Your career. Your mission. Your future. Physician benefits may include Competitive federal physician compensation Recruitment & relocation incentives , when authorized Federal pension/retirement Thrift Savings Plan with government contributions Health, dental, vision & life insurance Generous paid time off CME leave & allowance Federal malpractice protection No RVU requirements Strong work-life balance PRACTICE. TEACH. LEAD. SERVE. If you're ready for an inpatient psychiatry position that offers clinical challenge, academic opportunity, leadership potential, and a better quality of life , let's talk. Omaha VA Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska | Inpatient Acute Psychiatry Send your CV/resume or reach out directly Terrance "Terry" Anderson National Healthcare Recruiter U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs terrance.anderson@va.gov Your next chapter in psychiatry could start in Omaha. Come practice. Come teach. Come lead. Come serve.