Addiction C-L Psychiatry Specialist Physician

We are recruiting for a Addiction C-L Psychiatry Specialist Physician to join our team!

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Department

Adult PsychiatristsWith over 700 employees, Behavioral Health Services (BHS) at Denver Health is a large and rapidly expanding department that provides psychiatric care for patients in community, emergency, inpatient, justice, medical, mobile, and outpatient settings. As a non-profit committed to meeting community needs and promoting health equity, Denver Health offers psychiatrists a practice full of meaning and purpose. All physicians at Denver Health have an academic appointment at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. As such, Denver Health is an excellent place to work for physicians with an interest in clinical education.

Job Summary

Provides general addiction and psychiatric care throughout Denver Health Hospital, which includes general medical floors, intensive care units, Ob/Gyn, pediatric unit, psychiatric units, and child & adolescent psychiatric unit. Diagnose and treat children and adults, including patients with complex and co-occurring medical, psychiatric and substance use disorders.  Provides expert assessment and clinical care in one or more of these areas and provides teaching and scholarly work in their area of expertise.  The majority of patients seen will have an substance use disorder (80%), and some will have a co-occurring psychiatric disorder (20%). The physician will have responsibility for clinical education of various trainees and will enjoy the benefits of a hospitalist flex schedule.

Essential Functions:

• Obtains relevant medical histories, makes appropriate diagnoses, implements and directs effective addiction and psychiatric treatments including during high-risk and/or life-threatening conditions including during pregnancy and peri-partum periods. Consults with medical providers in the care of patients with psychiatric and substance use disorder . (70%)
• Assesses and mitigates the risk of suicide or violence among patients at risk due to psychiatric illness, including schizophrenia, bipolar, depressive, anxiety, substance use disorders, and personality disorders. (10%)
• Teaches medical students and advanced trainees from other health disciplines including in nationally accredited training programs. (10%)
• 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 addiction and psychiatric symptoms. (10%)

Education:

• Doctorate Degree Graduate of an accredited medical school. Required

Licenses:

• MD or DO-Physician - State Medical Board Required and
• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association Required
• Certification in Addiction Psychiatry or Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Preferred, but Not Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 1. Knowledge of and ability to apply professional medical principles, procedures and techniques.
  
  2. Thorough knowledge of pharmacological agents used in patient treatment.
  
  3. Able to effectively manage and direct medical staff support activities while providing quality medical care.
  
  4. Able to receive detailed information through oral communications; express or exchange ideas by verbal communications.
  
  5. Excellent written and verbal communications, listening, and social skills.
  
  6. Able to interact effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems.
  
  7. Performs in a tactful and professional manner.
  
  8. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
  
  9. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals

Shift

Days (United States of America)

Work Type

Regular

Salary

$218,100.00 - $260,100.00 / yr

Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program 

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver’s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado’s primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For more about our commitment to diversity visit: