Psychiatrist Fort Logan Campus
About The Position
The Colorado Mental Health Hospital at Fort Logan (CMHIFL) is a 94-bed adult inpatient psychiatric facility operated by the Colorado Department of Human Services located in Denver, CO. It provides excellent psychiatric care to a vulnerable patient population, serving a diverse patient population and embracing a recovery-oriented and trauma-informed approach to care. The hospital is currently undergoing growth, increasing bed capacity and diversifying the patient population to include both civil and forensic patients. This position is not located on Anschutz Medical Campus. Psychiatric providers employed by the University of Colorado provide care to the patients at CMHIFL. The Psychiatrist will be responsible for offering professional psychiatric services to patients in compliance with CMHIFL and mental health guidelines. This includes psychiatric assessment of patient’s mental health needs, prescription and management of psychiatric medicine, clinical management of patients with mental illness, consultation with other staff regarding the mental health needs of patients, provision of training to ancillary staff regarding psychiatric needs and issues, and assisting in the care of patients presenting with psychiatric crises or emergencies. This position is considered full-time (1.0 FTE).
Requirements
- MD/DO
- CO Physician License or eligible for a CO Physician License
- Board Eligible or Certified in Psychiatry
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with Forensic populations.
Responsibilities
- Provides needed treatment to patients
- Work with integrated care teams that include mental and physical health professionals, such as physicians, psychologists, nurses, and social workers, to provide seamless continuum of care.
- Collaborate with other members of the team and evaluate their diagnosis and treatment protocols upon request to ensure the best in patient care.
- Provide consultation to integrated care team members to help diagnosis, assess and treat complex behavioral health conditions in an inpatient facility.
- Provide input in the creation of individual patient treatment plans that incorporate multiple treatment methodologies and adjust as needed for enhanced patient response.
- Diagnose mental health conditions based on patient health history, discussions with the patient and information provided from relatives and other health professionals.
- Assess patients and prescribe pharmaceutical interventions, as appropriate, on an ongoing basis for treatment of behavioral, emotional, or mental disorders.
- Recommend diagnostic and laboratory tests on patients to learn additional information about their physical and/or mental health, as well as their improvement over time.
- Discuss treatment protocols and diagnoses with patient caregivers and advise as appropriate.
Benefits
- Medical: Multiple plan options
- Dental: Multiple plan options
- Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
- Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
- Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
- Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
- Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
- Holiday Days: 10/year
- Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
- ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service
- Many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
