Emergency Crisis Services Psychiatrist

Downtown Evansville Inc; Evansville (IN); In loco; USD 290.000 - 354.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Sign-on bonus

Relocation allowance

CME allowance

Annual incentive bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Descrizione del lavoro

The Emergency Crisis Services Psychiatrist provides timely psychiatric assessment, crisis intervention, and treatment recommendations for patients presenting to the Emergency Department and other acute care settings with behavioral health and substance use concerns.

Working closely with emergency medicine providers, behavioral health clinicians, hospital staff, and community partners, this role helps ensure safe, effective, and patient-centered psychiatric care during periods of crisis while

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• Perform psychiatric evaluations and risk assessments for patients presenting in behavioral health crisis. This position will be supported by CARE Team and other members of the psychiatric providers team that includes psychiatrists and PMHNPs.
• Provide consultation and treatment recommendations to emergency medicine and hospital-based providers.
• Support disposition planning, including inpatient admission, outpatient follow-up, and community resource coordination.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe and efficient behavioral health care delivery.
• Assist with quality improvement, emergency psychiatry program development, and clinical excellence initiatives.
• Participate in resident education, supervision, and academic activities associated with the IU School of Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program.
• Weeknight coverage: Approximately nine nights/quarter.
• Weekend coverage: Approximately three weekends/quarter.

Descrizione del lavoro

The Emergency Crisis Services Psychiatrist provides timely psychiatric assessment, crisis intervention, and treatment recommendations for patients presenting to the Emergency Department and other acute care settings with behavioral health and substance use concerns. Working closely with emergency medicine providers, behavioral health clinicians, hospital staff, and community partners, this role helps ensure safe, effective, and patient-centered psychiatric care during periods of crisis while supporting appropriate disposition and transitions of care.

In addition to clinical responsibilities, this position will play a key role in supporting psychiatric education and physician development through participation in the Indiana University School of Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program, including the clinical supervision and training of residents as part of an eight-resident psychiatry residency program launching in July 2027.

The Indiana University School of Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program at Deaconess Health System is a newly accredited residency program that offers a unique opportunity to join and help shape a growing training program in its formative stages. Faculty will play an integral role in educating residents across the full spectrum of psychiatric care, serving diverse patient populations from adolescence through geriatrics.

In collaboration with the Program Director, faculty will have the opportunity to contribute to the development of key program components, including the didactic curriculum, continuity clinic experiences, and other educational initiatives. Core faculty members will also receive protected time to design and deliver educational content, supported by resources from the Mary O'Daniel Stone and Bill Stone Center for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

This position is ideal for physicians who are passionate about medical education, mentorship, and helping to build an innovative residency program that will train the next generation of psychiatrists.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform psychiatric evaluations and risk assessments for patients presenting in behavioral health crisis. This position will be supported by CARE Team and other members of the psychiatric providers team that includes psychiatrists and PMHNPs.
• Provide consultation and treatment recommendations to emergency medicine and hospital-based providers.
• Support disposition planning, including inpatient admission, outpatient follow-up, and community resource coordination.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe and efficient behavioral health care delivery.
• Assist with quality improvement, emergency psychiatry program development, and clinical excellence initiatives.
• Participate in resident education, supervision, and academic activities associated with the IU School of Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program.
• Weeknight coverage: Approximately nine nights/quarter.
• Weekend coverage: Approximately three weekends/quarter.
• $322,000 salary + opportunity for annual incentive bonus
• $75,000 sign on bonus
• Relocation up to $15,000
• Comprehensive benefits package and CME allowance

Fully implemented EMR (Epic) integrated with Deaconess Health Systems.

This is an excellent opportunity for a psychiatrist interested in emergency psychiatry, teaching, program development, and advancing behavioral health services within a growing academic health system.

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