Job DescriptionNorthwestern Medicine is seeking a full-time, board-eligible or board-certified adult psychiatrist to join the inpatient behavioral health team at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois.
This position offers the opportunity to practice within a growing, physician-led behavioral health service supported by the resources of a nationally recognized health system. The ideal candidate values high-quality acute psychiatric care, interdisciplinary collaboration, a predictable daytime schedule, and the opportunity to help shape clinical quality and program development.
Position Highlights- Full-time, employed adult inpatient psychiatry position
- Primary clinical assignment to the adult inpatient psychiatric service
- Monday-Friday daytime schedule
- Equitably shared weekend rounding rotation
- Weekend schedules established in advance
- Behavioral health program with 48 inpatient beds across separate adult, geriatric, and child/adolescent services
- Strong interdisciplinary support from psychiatrists, behavioral health nurses, social workers, therapists and medical consultants
- Close collaboration with emergency psychiatry, consult-liaison psychiatry, addiction medicine, PHP/IOP, and outpatient behavioral health services
- Opportunities to participate in quality improvement, patient safety, clinical operations, and behavioral health program development
- Epic electronic health record used throughout Northwestern Medicine
- Collegial and collaborative environment
- Welcoming opportunity for both experienced psychiatrists and graduating residents or fellows
Clinical Responsibilities- Provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and treatment for adults receiving inpatient psychiatric care
- Lead daily interdisciplinary treatment-planning rounds
- Develop and oversee individualized, evidence-based treatment plans
- Provide psychopharmacologic management, risk assessment, crisis stabilization, and discharge planning
- Collaborate with nursing, social work, therapy, hospital medicine, pharmacy, and other consulting services
- Coordinate safe and timely transitions of care with emergency, outpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and community-based services
- Participate in initiatives focused on patient safety, clinical quality, length of stay, patient experience, and continuity of care
- Contribute to a respectful, accountable, and collaborative team culture
Qualifications- MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
- Board eligible or board certified in Psychiatry
- Eligible for unrestricted medical licensure in Illinois
- Eligible for medical staff appointment at Northwestern Medicine
- Current or eligible DEA registration
- Strong clinical judgment, communication skills, and commitment to interdisciplinary teamwork
- Commitment to evidence-based, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and patient-centered care
BenefitsIn addition to competitive compensation, we offer an excellent benefits package. This includes a continuing medical education allowance, paid time off, well-being fund, 401k, paid parental leave, malpractice insurance and much more. Moreover, we will provide financial stability and administrative support so you can focus on your passion - practicing medicine. Please click here to learn more about benefits.
