Salary : $0.00 Annually
Location : 7447 Central Business Park, Norfolk, VA 23513, VA
Job Type: Permanent Full-time
Job Number: 14412
Department: Community Services Board
Division: Medical Services
Opening Date: 10/15/2026
Closing Date: 11/8/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
DescriptionThe NCSB is seeking a Psychiatrist as a member of a collaborative interdisciplinary team. The physician actively engages in a full range of diagnostic, treatment, and therapeutic activities, utilizing a culturally competent, evidence-based approach to diagnosis and treatment. The physician will conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and provide ongoing outpatient assessment, psychopharmacological treatment, and psychotherapeutic interventions to adults with chronic and severe mental illness, including those with co-occurring disorders and developmental disabilities.
Essential FunctionsEssential functions include but are not limited to:
- Performs complete psychiatric evaluations and provides ongoing outpatient psychiatric assessment and treatment for patients eligible for care at the NCSB.
- Prescribes and monitors medications, including documentation of informed consent; maintains awareness of FDA indications and warnings; monitors efficacy, safety, and side effects of prescribed treatments.
- Provides clinical management of urgent and semi-urgent clinical situations for patients, including on-call availability for consultation; provides after-hours phone consultation for urgent clinical matters involving patients; provides cross-coverage for other psychiatrists.
- Provides direct psychiatric care services in accordance with the highest applicable standards of medical and professional practice and in full accordance with NCSB policies and procedures.
- Documents the medical services rendered accurately, thoroughly, and in a timely manner in accordance with established policies and standards.
- Maintains productivity standards per program requirements.
- Participates in Utilization Review and Quality Assurance/Improvement activities.
- Completes required training and certifications by their due date.
- Performs related work, as required.
Education/ExperienceDoctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. Completion of an ACGME-accredited psychiatric residency program.
No additional experience above the successful completion of a psychiatric residency program.
Experience working with seriously mentally ill individuals in a community-based outpatient setting is preferred.
Additional Information & Requirements - Valid Driver's License may be required depending on assignment.
- Certifiable in Basic Life Support (BLS) and basic First Aid.
- Unrestricted Virginia medical license.
- Board Certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in General Psychiatry.
- If Board-Eligible, the psychiatrist must obtain Board Certification within five years of completing their psychiatric residency program.
- Valid DEA Registration to prescribe Schedule II-V controlled substances.
- Eligible for credentialing with Medicaid, Medicare, and other third-party insurance payers.
- Signing Bonus: This position is eligible for a one-time $5,000 signing bonus for new hires.
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Working Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
- Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.
- Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.
- Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.
- Retirement
If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.
If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.
- The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant's school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.
NOTE:
The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.
Non-CityPositions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.
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The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.
- I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly.
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Please acknowledge receipt of the following information: - This position is Unclassified and serves at the will of the City Manager.
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Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?
- Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee
- Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee
- No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee
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Please select the highest level of education you have completed.
- High School Diploma/GED
- Some College (6 months or more)
- Vocational/Technical Degree
- Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree or higher
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Do you possess valid M.D. or D.O. license in the Commonwealth of Virginia?
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Are you Board-Certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology?
- Yes, I am Board Certified
- No, I am not Board Certified, but I am Board-Eligible
- No, I am not Board Certified, but I am not Board-Eligible
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Do you have experience working in an outpatient community mental health clinic?
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Do you have experience supervising psychiatric nurse practitioners?
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Have you had any professional liability actions (pending, settled, arbitrated, mediated, or litigated) within the past ten years?
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Have you ever been the subject of any exclusion, suspension, or debarment action by the General Services Administration(GSA), Office of Inspector General (OIG) or any other federal healthcare program including, but not limited to Medicare or Medicaid?
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Has your license to practice in your profession ever been voluntarily or involuntarily relinquished, denied, suspended, revoked,restricted, or have you ever been subject to a fine, reprimand, consent order, probation or any conditions or limitations by anystate or professional licensing, registration or certification board?
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Do you have a valid driver's license?
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Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. Indicate N/A if you have not experienced any periods of unemployment.
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A conviction (felony or misdemeanor) does not necessarily eliminate you from employment consideration. A criminal background check is conducted on all new hires. Failure to disclose all criminal convictions may result in disqualification from employment consideration or may result in dismissal from City of Norfolk employment if you have been hired. The nature of the offense; the time that has passed since the offense, conduct and/or completion of the sentence; and the nature of the job sought may be taken into consideration. Have you ever been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor?
- I have been convicted of a felony
- I have been convicted of a misdemeanor
- I have been convicted of a felony and a misdemeanor
- I have not been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor
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- I am a Veteran
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