Psychiatrist (MD/DO) - Inpatient

Munson Healthcare•Traverse City, MI

About The Position

Munson Healthcare is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible physician to join its inpatient psychiatry team. The position serves a 17-bed adult inpatient behavioral health unit and follows a 7-on/7-off schedule. The psychiatrist covers the unit alongside an advanced practice provider, typically splitting the patient load, and provides limited weekend consultation coverage. During the on-service week, call consists of one weekend day and one weekday; there is no call during the 7-off period. Call is from home and covers admissions and cross-coverage. Residents perform required overnight face-to-face evaluations, so being called into the hospital is rare. The role includes teaching third- and fourth-year medical students, family medicine residents, and psychiatry residents. The psychiatry department is expanding and offers an opportunity to explore clinical interests and help build the behavioral health system. The broader services include inpatient and consultation services, an outpatient clinic, a partial hospital program, a walk-in crisis center, and psychiatric urgent care. The organization plans to open adult and separate pediatric crisis residential units in the next 6–8 months. Munson Healthcare is a not-for-profit healthcare system serving northern Michigan. The posting describes the position as offering the ability to work completely remote, but does not specify whether that applies to this inpatient role. The role uses Oracle Health EHR. Employees must be vaccinated or have lab-confirmed immunity for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella, and must receive an annual flu vaccine or have an approved medical or religious exemption.

Requirements

Board-certified or board-eligible physician.
Michigan medical license or eligibility for medical licensure in Michigan.

Responsibilities

Provide inpatient psychiatric care on a 17-bed adult behavioral health unit.
Cover the inpatient unit alongside one advanced practice provider, typically splitting the patient load.
Provide limited psychiatric consultation coverage on weekends.
Provide home call for admissions and cross-coverage on one weekend day and one weekday during the on-service week; no call is required during the 7-off week.
Teach third- and fourth-year medical students, family medicine residents, and psychiatry residents.
Participate as a member of the behavioral health team and growing psychiatric provider team.
Contribute to developing and building the behavioral health system.
Provide individual care, collaborative care, and other evidence-based psychiatric practices.