Psychiatrist and Medical Director MD/DO

PeaceHealth•Longview, WA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

PeaceHealth is seeking a Psychiatrist and Medical Director of Behavioral Health Services in Southwest Washington. The role combines 0.8 FTE clinical practice with 0.2 FTE medical director leadership. The Medical Director provides strategic and clinical leadership across hospital and ambulatory behavioral health programs, leading clinical quality, safety, efficiency, and service excellence. The position fosters physician engagement, mentorship, and a collaborative culture; partners with operational, nursing, and physician leaders on care standards and system-wide improvement; contributes to program strategy, growth, and financial performance; and participates in recruitment, onboarding, and retention. The Medical Director reports directly to the Medical Center Chief Medical Officer. The clinical practice is part of an integrated, physician-led medical group with five psychiatrists, three Nurse Practitioners, and multiple Licensed Clinical Social Workers, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, nurses, and ancillary staff. The psychiatrist works with the existing team to provide outpatient, inpatient, and consult-liaison services. Outpatient services are provided on a behavioral health campus one mile from the hospital. Hospital services include treatment of voluntary and involuntary patients age 18 and older with acute psychiatric and behavioral disturbances on a locked 22-bed unit, as well as consultation and liaison services throughout the hospital. Other services include opioid detoxification and treatment through a buprenorphine (Suboxone) program and esketamine treatments. There is an opportunity to restart electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center serves Cowlitz County and is the region's primary hospital. Longview and neighboring Kelso, Washington, are located at the confluence of the Columbia and Cowlitz Rivers, with access to Portland, the Oregon Coast, and Mount St. Helens.

Requirements

Board certified in Psychiatry.
Leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Lead clinical quality, safety, efficiency, and service excellence across hospital and ambulatory behavioral health programs.
Foster physician engagement, mentorship, and a collaborative, high-trust culture.
Partner with operational, nursing, and physician leaders to advance care standards and system-wide improvement initiatives.
Contribute to program strategy, growth, and financial performance.
Participate in recruitment, onboarding, and retention.
Provide outpatient, inpatient, and consult-liaison psychiatric services.
Treat adult voluntary and involuntary patients with acute psychiatric and behavioral disturbances in a locked hospital unit.
Provide consultation and liaison services throughout the hospital.