Inpatient Psychiatrist

UVA Health is seeking a full-time Inpatient Psychiatrist (MD/DO) to join our Behavioral Health team at Prince William Medical Center. This role is a key part of our inpatient behavioral health service line, providing high-quality psychiatric care to a diverse patient population while supporting expanded access to mental health services across the region.

This position offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative, patient-centered environment with strong administrative and clinical support.

Practice Highlights:

• Hospital-based inpatient psychiatry role
• Primary location: Prince William Medical Center
• Remote coverage for Haymarket and Culpeper Medical Centers
• EPIC electronic medical record system
• Support from Behavioral Health Access Team, outpatient/IOP teams, and Emergency Department
• Closed ICU model
• Supportive leadership and administrative infrastructure
• Strong interdisciplinary support teams
• Opportunity to impact access to behavioral health services across multiple hospitals
• Established, respected health system with robust resources
• Collegial work environment with engaged leadership

Schedule & Call:

• Full-time (1.0 FTE)
• 7 on / 7 off schedule
• Day shift: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM (on-site rounding)
• Call responsibilities:
  
  • Approximately 5 overnight calls per month
  • Includes 1 full weekend + 3 weekday call
  • Weekend coverage required

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide inpatient psychiatric care on the Behavioral Health Inpatient (BHIP) unit
• Manage an average daily census of 8–12 patients (on-site and remote)
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations, treatment planning, and medication management
• Provide consultative services within scope of practice as requested
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary care teams to ensure high-quality patient outcomes
• Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives
• Deliver care in accordance with all regulatory, accreditation, and clinical standards
• Support continuity of care and patient needs during transitions

Qualifications:

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Completion of an accredited psychiatry residency program
• Board certified or board eligible in Psychiatry
• Active Virginia medical license (or eligibility)
• Current DEA license

AtUVA Health System Prince William Medical Center, we are welcoming a new era in healthcare where achieving good health is just the beginning. We believe in caring for the whole person – by getting to know you, having conversations and making personal connections. We proudly serve the growing and diverse greater northern Virginia community to provide quality care for the entire family through an integrated network of inpatient and outpatient services and programsright here where you live. Being part of UVA Health System— nationally recognized for safety, quality and leading-edge healthcare— means we’ve become an even better partner for you and your family. We’ve invested in our facilities, services, technology and experts like never before. And we’re committed to continually advancing care for our communities.

Our campus in Manassas, Virginia is home to our 130-bed, acute care hospital with 24/7 emergency room, Prince William Ambulatory Surgery Center, behavioral health facility,fitness and wellness centers. Located a short distance from the hospital isUVA Health System Caton Merchant House, our assisted-living facility. Our Manassas campus is complemented by additional outpatient services in Gainesville, Haymarket, South Riding, Culpeper and Woodbridge. These locations include UVA Health System physician offices, imaging,UVA Health System Cancer Center, lab and rehabilitation.

In early 2014, we openedUVA Health System Haymarket Medical Center, a new 60-bed community hospital in Haymarket and for those in the Culpeper area, you’ll benefit from UVA Health System Culpeper Medical Center, our 70-bed, community hospital, Family Birth Center and 24/7 emergency department nearby.

With world-class technology, personal connections, and care that’s easier to access and understand, UVA Health System with you every step of the way on your journey to health and wellness.

EEO Statement:

We are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.