Consult-Liaison Psychiatrist

The University of Kansas Health System • Kansas City, KS

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Kansas Health System is seeking a Consult-Liaison Psychiatrist to join a dynamic and expanding academic practice located at the 39th and Rainbow campus in Kansas City, Kansas. This is a full-time position.

Requirements

• MD, DO or equivalent degree
• Graduate of an ACGME-accredited Psychiatry Residency program
• ABPN board certification or board eligibility in General Psychiatry with plans to complete certification within two years
• Eligible for medical licensure in Kansas and Missouri

Nice To Haves

• 1 - 3 years of work experience in an academic medical center and providing consultative liaison work

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the Director of the Division of Consult-Liaison Services to provide high-quality psychiatric care within a dynamic academic medical center.
• Deliver comprehensive consult-liaison psychiatric services for medically complex patients, with a primary focus on the inpatient hospital setting.
• Provide telepsychiatry consultation services to affiliated facilities.
• Supervise and teach psychiatry residents and medical students in both inpatient and outpatient settings while maintaining a faculty outpatient clinic practice.
• Partner with multidisciplinary healthcare teams and external agencies to ensure coordinated care, seamless transitions, and continuity of treatment across the healthcare continuum.
• Participate in departmental conferences, faculty meetings, quality improvement initiatives, and hospital and School of Medicine committees that support the academic mission.
• Share in weekend call responsibilities and participate in the electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) rotation, with opportunities to develop expertise in additional interventional psychiatry procedures based on individual interests.

Benefits

• Recent increase in overall compensation package, including call pay and incentive plan
• Generous retirement contribution
• Relocation assistance
• Health, dental, vision insurance
• CME allowance
• LTD/STD and Life insurance
• Professional liability insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior