Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Psychiatry opening in Defiance, Ohio Located 50m to Toledo, 45m to Fort Wayne, INPosition Details

• Full-time
• Permanent
• Employed
• Small critical-access hospital in Northwest Ohio
• 10 inpatient Psychiatric beds
• Inpatient and Outpatient mix
• The average length of stay for inpatients is 3-4 days
Behavioral Health Practice offers:
• Outpatient New Evaluations-1 hr.
• Outpatient Medication Management visits- 30 min
• Neuropsych evals./med management
• Office hours are M-Friday, with patient hours being 8:30-5p
• Cross cover with Inpatient weekend on call
  - Friday 5p-Monday 8a (usually 1 weekend a month)
• Cross cover of weekly inpatient call and hospital consults
• PHP- program is currently being re-evaluated with potential move to IOP program
• Outpatient therapy- children through geriatrics
• The practice model for the inpatient unit is set up according to state rules.
• Psychiatrists are responsible for completing a psychiatric evaluation within 24 hours of admission and managing psychiatric medications.
• Rounds must be completed every 24 hours for inpatients.
• Programs for inpatients are scheduled in order to help patients gain further coping skills. Groups are facilitated by Social Service, Recreational Therapists, Psychologist, or Nursing.
• The treatment team consists of Psychiatrists, Nursing, Social Service, and Recreational Therapists.
• EPIC - Electronic Medical Records
Opportunity Highlights:
• Community based, well established, Joint Commission accredited
• Work collaboratively with care partners, providers, local law enforcement and mental health organizations for optimal patient care
• The majority of inpatients are admitted through our Emergency Center, but referrals also come from facilities in a 50-mile radius.
• Average 1-3 medical consultations/12-20 evaluations per day
• Attractive compensation package
• Full benefits package
• Paid time off
• CME allowance
• Company paid malpractice insurance with tail coverage
About the Group
• A mission-based, not-for-profit health and well-being organization.
• The group serves communities in 28 states.
• The organization offers acute and ambulatory care, an insurance company with a dental plan, and post-acute and academic business lines.
• The organization has more than 49,000 employees, 12 hospitals, 2,500+ physicians and advanced practice providers with privileges, 1,000+ healthcare providers employed by Group Physicians, a health plan, and 330+ assisted living facilities, skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers, memory care communities, and hospice and home health care agencies.
• Driven by its Mission to improve your health and well-being, The group has been nationally recognized for its advocacy programs and efforts to address social determinants of health.