DSHS ESH Psychiatrist
About The Position
Eastern State Hospital (ESH) is hiring a Psychiatrist to join our multi-disciplinary treatment teams dedicated to promoting recovery from behavioral health issues for the people we serve. ESH is a fully accredited, state-owned, 317-bed psychiatric inpatient hospital, where our success is in our ability to collaborate to provide evaluation and inpatient treatment for people who have behavioral issues. You will provide psychiatric care to people on our three units, Forensic Services Unit, Adult Psychiatric Unit, and Geropsychiatric Unit, and perform comprehensive diagnostic assessments to create individual treatment plans. You will have the opportunity to work on some of the most complex cases and assist people on their road to recovery. Your day-to-day includes certifying the medical necessity of the hospital level of care, prescribing and reviewing appropriate medication and treatment, performing ongoing assessments of the patient's response to treatments, and formulating and reviewing discharge plans or justification for continued inpatient status. We are hiring for on-call or full-time. Opportunities performed on-site at this work location at least three days a week may be eligible for an additional 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary.
Requirements
- Valid license, or ability to obtain, to practice medicine and surgery in Washington State.
- Eligibility for certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
- Familiarity with working in a collaborative manner with various disciplines in a treatment team setting.
Responsibilities
- Provide psychiatric care to people on the Forensic Services Unit, Adult Psychiatric Unit, and Geropsychiatric Unit.
- Perform comprehensive diagnostic assessments to create individual treatment plans.
- Certify the medical necessity of the hospital level of care.
- Prescribe and review appropriate medication and treatment.
- Perform ongoing assessments of the patient's response to treatments.
- Formulate and review discharge plans or justification for continued inpatient status.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 1.25 times regular pay for voluntary on-call
- Additional monthly pay for board certification
- Excellent benefits package
- Annual funding for continuing medical education
- Relocation assistance $10,000
- $10,000 incentive for psychiatrists newly hired to DSHS
- $6,500 annual allowance for CME courses
- Employee legal representation and/or indemnification
- Tuition reimbursement up to $25,000 for qualifying employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
