Emergency Psychiatrist - Emory University Hospital at Midtown

Emory University • Atlanta, GA

14h • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a board-certified/board-eligible Emergency Psychiatrist to lead psychiatric care in a General Hospital Emergency Department (ED) and our newly developed Behavioral Health Observation Service (BHOS) following the EmPATH (Emergency Psychiatry Assessment, Treatment, and Healing) model. In this daytime role, you will champion a shift away from traditional ED boarding toward immediate, trauma-informed stabilization. You will split your time between addressing high-acuity crisis consultations in the main ED and managing a collaborative, healing-centered environment in the BHOS. Working in an academic hospital may include supervision of resident physicians and bedside teaching of medical students and other trainees. Anticipated effort directed towards ED and BHOS for first year is 1.0 FTE. After 1 year, depending on workload, the time commitment for ED/BHOS may reduce to 0.6 FTE with remaining time directed towards other clinical activities as per interest of the faculty member, but could include Telehealth Emergency Psychiatry, consult-liaison, inpatient or outpatient psychiatry.

Requirements

• MD or DO from an accredited school of medicine.
• Completed residency training in Psychiatry.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry, with an active, unrestricted state medical license and DEA registration.
• Strong alignment with recovery-oriented, restraint-reduction, and trauma-informed care models.

Nice To Haves

• Prior clinical experience in an EmPATH unit, Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU), or dedicated Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES).
• Experience working in high-volume, urban, or safety-net hospital emergency settings.

Responsibilities

• Direct the medical and psychiatric care of patients within the communal, chair-based BHOS, focusing on rapid stabilization within a 24-hour window.
• Round with team of advanced practice providers twice a day.
• Respond to urgent psychiatric consults in the general ED, managing medically complex patients, acute trauma, or individuals requiring initial chemical/physical restraint.
• Utilize proactive de-escalation and prompt pharmacological interventions to minimize the use of restraints and seclusion.
• Accelerate the transition of behavioral health patients out of standard ED beds and into the BHOS to improve patient flow.
• Partner closely with an integrated team of psychiatric nurses, social workers, and peer support specialists to create rapid, holistic discharge plans.
• Work with team to facilitate discharges to home/community by coordinating robust handoffs with community resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree