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ASSISTANT CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER / PHYSICIAN II

Virginia.gov
Williamsburg, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 Jan 2026

About the role

Title: ASSISTANT CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER / PHYSICIAN II

State Role Title: Psychiatrists

Hiring Range: Negotiable, commensurate with experience.

Pay Band: 8

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Eastern State Hospital

Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/esh/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Serves as Assistant Chief Medical Officer of the hospital. Provides assistance to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) with oversight of leadership, direction, management, and supervision of the activities of the Medical Staff. Responsible for providing leadership, management and direction to the Medical Affairs Department in the absence of the (CMO). Provides guidance to the Medical Staff including the planning, implementing, and monitoring of psychiatric services. Advises CMO and Hospital leadership as needed on clinical and administrative matters, particularly the psychiatric aspects of patient management, quality of care, and risk management issues. Serves as a primary physician to assigned patients; for diagnosing and treating physical and mental illnesses using generally accepted treatment modalities.

Minimum Qualifications

•Licensed to practice by the Virginia Board of Medicine
•Virginia Controlled Substance Registration (Board of Pharmacy)
•DEA Registration.
•Graduation from an approved/accredited medical school with a Doctor of Medicine degree and completion of psychiatry residency training program from an accredited program.
•Certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or equivalent.
•Considerable experience in administrative and clinical operations with psychiatric health care organization is required.

Additional Considerations

Clinical experience in forensic psychiatry is preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

 

Contact Information

Name: EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL

Phone: 757-208-7717 / REFER TO PAGEUP FOR APPLICATION STATUS

Email: EMAIL APPLICATION MATERIAL NOT ACCEPTED

 

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

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