Psychiatry – Consult Service for Hospital / Emergency

About the position:

• Our ideal candidate would be a strong team player, desiring 1.0 FTE 
• 5-day work week.  7-day, service coverage model
• Call is 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Overnight and weekend call is shared by the physician pool
• Potential for Telehealth
• Managing the care of psychiatric patients in the emergency department, including; leading care rounds, triage and evaluation
• Consultation to Level 1 Trauma Center
• Rotating coverage on newly developed, 6 bed, crisis stabilization unit

About our Behavioral Health Team:

• Join a group of 8 adult and 4 child and adolescent psychiatrists as part of a Behavioral Health Care Team. Other members of the team include; doctoral level psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychotherapists, RN’s and clinical assistants.  The Behavioral Health Division provides a spectrum of care for children and adults, including inpatient psychiatric care, consult-liaison and emergency psychiatry, ECT procedures, intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization services, and an outpatient behavioral health clinic. The Division also includes Health Psychology doctorate and master’s level psychologists.
• The Behavioral Health Department provides a spectrum of care for children and adults, including inpatient psychiatric care, consult-liaison and emergency psychiatry, ECT procedures, intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization services, and an outpatient behavioral health clinic.
• Integrated pharmacist team includes a Hospitalist and Pharmacist
• Essentia Health Duluth hospital: Adult in-patient unit has 38 beds; Child/Adolescent inpatient unit has 16 beds

Requirements: 

• BC/BE Psychiatry

Location:

• Duluth, MN – Population approximately 90,000 with surrounding areas 200,000+
• 2 ½ hour drive to the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area
• Regional service area 460,000      

Search or Apply online at www.essentiahealth.org/careers 

Carri Prudhomme
Senior Physician Recruiter, Physician & Professional Services
Essentia Health   
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