PHYSICIAN - Psychiatry Child & Adolescent Inpatient - Duluth, MN

Essentia Health•Duluth, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Our ideal candidate would be a strong team player, desiring a 1.0 FTE Opportunity to work 14 on / 14 off in a Child/Adolescent inpatient unit. No outpatient clinic required. Join a group of 9 adult and 4 child and adolescent psychiatrists as part of a comprehensive behavioral health program. Position is a full time, hospitalist model child psychiatry inpatient unit. Average caseload is 12 children, ages 6-18 years. Comprehensive inpatient team including family therapists, social workers, chemical dependency counselors, behavioral health techs with robust programming. Overnight call averages 1 in 8 days. Access to immediate hospital medical services such as pediatric hospitalist consultation, full lab and imaging services in house. Our Amberwing facility provides Partial Hospitalization Programming, state-of-the art, mental health and substance abuse services for children, adolescents, and their families. In addition, there is On Site Pediatric Occupational Therapy and a Birth to Kindergarten Program. NACHRI designated children’s hospital, St. Mary’s Medical Center, part of the Duluth medical campus. The Behavioral Health Department provides a spectrum of care for children and adults, including inpatient psychiatric care, consult-liaison and emergency psychiatry, intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization services, and an outpatient behavioral health clinic. Essentia Health Duluth hospital-Child/Adolescent inpatient unit has 16 beds; Adult in-patient unit has 37 beds.

Requirements

BC/BE Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Responsibilities

Work 14 on / 14 off in a Child/Adolescent inpatient unit.
Provide hospitalist model child psychiatry inpatient care.
Manage an average caseload of 12 children, ages 6-18 years.
Collaborate with a comprehensive inpatient team including family therapists, social workers, chemical dependency counselors, and behavioral health techs.
Participate in overnight call averaging 1 in 8 days.
Provide inpatient psychiatric care.
Offer consult-liaison and emergency psychiatry services.
Provide intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization services.
Provide outpatient behavioral health clinic services.