Psychiatrist - Moonlighter (Brown Deer)

About the role

The role involves serving as a team leader in our patient care model, which is based on a multi-faceted treatment team methodology. Physicians have the opportunity to work in various levels of care, including inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient services.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a team leader in our patient care model, which is based on a multi-faceted treatment team methodology.
• Work in one or more levels of care, in both a live and virtual environments, as well as support patient admissions, protocol development, quality assurance and peer review evaluations.
• Collaborate with nurse practitioners and physician assistants, as well as oversee residents and fellows during their educational rotations through our programs.
• Attend patients and assist with patient coverage at the sites assigned by Employer, including covering additional locations or "Sites" as assigned.
• Provide written and verbal discharge summaries to all referring physicians.
• Continue to see patients on units attended by Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants and serve as a collaborating physician for them as needed, including completion of psychiatric evaluations.
• Perform all medical functions necessary to insure the delivery of high quality treatment for psychiatric disorders for patients at the Sites, including conducting psychiatric assessments, conducting rounds, completing discharge summaries, and participating in quality assurance activities.
• Assist in the admissions process, including providing initial placement recommendations, reviewing and evaluating completed admission screenings, and determining appropriate program, level of care, and mode of delivery for prospective patients.
• Communicate professionally and accurately, and work with other departments and agencies as needed.

Requirements

• Licensed MD / DO
• Board-eligible psychiatrist
• Experience with process improvement implementation preferred

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to resolve conflict
• Ability to use initiative and judgement to organize, plan activities, formulate policies, delegate responsibility and make decisions affecting diagnosis and treatment of patients
• Flexible to adjust to changing conditions, programs and various details of the position
• Verbal and hearing ability required to interact with patients and employees
• Numerical ability required to maintain records and operate a computer
• Physically/Mentally able to perform job duties as verified by a physical exam by a licensed physician

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to use initiative and judgement
• Flexibility to adjust to changing conditions
• Verbal and hearing ability
• Numerical ability
• Physical and mental ability to perform job duties

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your family
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee share program
• Life/disability insurance
• Flex spending accounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health and wellness program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)