Internal Medicine - Hospitalist

Acadia • Council Bluffs, IA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Methodist Health System has partnered with Acadia Healthcare to open a new 96-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. This new facility, Methodist Jennie Edmundson Behavioral Health Hospital, is Acadia’s first acute psychiatric facility in Iowa and aims to expand access to behavioral health services in Southwest Iowa and the Greater Omaha area. The hospital is scheduled to open in June 2026 and will offer a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient care for adults, seniors, and youth, including specialized programs and treatments. The facility will address the region's significant behavioral health bed shortage. We are currently seeking a Full-Time Hospitalist to join our skilled and patient-focused team.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
• Current license to practice medicine, by the state in which the facility(s) operates.
• Board certification or certificate of admissibility for board certification in a behavioral health specialty.
• Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.
• Additional specific DEA credentials may be required, per state and facility regulations or policy.

Nice To Haves

• One or more years’ experience as a staff physician with the population served by the facility preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct care including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of medical and mental health problems as defined by professional scope of practice.
• Provide clinical services to patients at the facility within medical protocols defined by federal and state regulations, as well as by corporate, facility policy or procedures.
• Review medical information on patients to ensure medical stability and to offer medical recommendations.
• Ensure the physical health and care of patients, working constructively and collaboratively with other healthcare professionals is held to the highest standards.
• Review and complete medical information for individual care plans.
• Direct services and information in a timely manner, maintaining appropriate confidential documentation, compliance and billing in accordance with the policy and procedures.

What This Job Offers

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