Denver Health, in beautiful Denver, Colorado, is recruiting a skilled Psychiatrist to join our Inpatient Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health team.
The Psychiatrist in this role should have a passion for providing outstanding care to the underserved, an interest in quality improvement, and a commitment to training the next generation of physicians.
We believe the position offers the best of both worlds as a faculty member within the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a physician at Colorado's safety-net hospital.
The Inpatient Child and Adolescent service is a 21-bed, unit which focuses on high-quality care for children and teens, ages 12 to 21 years.
- This physician will provide expert assessment and clinical care in child and adolescent psychiatry.
- This physician will also provide teaching and scholarly work in their area of expertise. Additionally, provides general psychiatric care throughout Behavioral Health Services, which includes inpatient, outpatient, medical, and emergency settings.
- Teaches medical students and advanced trainees from other health disciplines including in nationally accredited training programs.
- Consults with non-psychiatric medical providers in the care of patients with psychiatric disorders.
- Directs care teams in identifying appropriate levels of care for complex patient presentations.
- Applies treatment statutes for involuntary psychiatric and/or substance use disorder treatments.
- Interprets the results of relevant laboratory and imagining studies and applies them to the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric symptoms.
- Supports and conducts scholarly work that benefits Denver Health patients and employees. Holds a faculty position at the University of Colorado. Maintains medical license, board-certification, BLS certification, and other relevant licensure/certification.
Education
Credentials
Location
Conversion
Shift
Varies
Work Type
Full time