Acute Psychiatric Services(APS) at Hennepin Healthcare is seeking a highly motivated individual for a
full-time (1.0 FTE) opportunity to
provide clinical care in APS as well as opportunity to serve as the service medical director. Our APS provides emergency services 24/7 to persons experiencing mental health crises. Our treatment team includes Psychiatrists, Advanced Practice Providers, Psychiatric Nurses, Mental Health Workers, and Psychiatric Social Workers.
The Medical Director provides medical leadership to a multidisciplinary group of clinical staff, in addition to providing direct patient care. This role serves as a liaison and clinical consultant to medical and nursing staff. The Medical Director collaborates with the administrative chair of psychiatry and service line director, managers, supervisors, clinical staff, and other medical directors on issues affecting clinical operations. In addition, the director partners with Hennepin Healthcare in strategic planning, growth, marketing, and research & development. We strive to provide an environment for continuous quality improvement, develop and maintain professional relationships within and external to the organization.
Responsibilities include:
- Diagnosing and treating patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders
- Determining the nature and extend of mental disorders, and formulating a treatment program utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic methods and medications
- Providing direct patient care to individuals with mental health as their primary diagnosis, as well as individuals suffering from a secondary mental health disturbance or illness
- Collaborating with, educating, and instructing other providers on the physical health issues that might impact the mental health of their patients
QUALIFICATIONSMinimum Qualifications- MD or equivalent foreign degree
- Completion of medical residency program in Psychiatry
- Board certified / Board Eligible in Psychiatry
- If Board Eligible, must be certified within 4 years of employment start date
- Current license to practice medicine in the State of Minnesota (or eligibility)
Along with a completed application, please also include a CV and Letter of Interest. Hennepin Healthcare is an integrated system of care that includes HCMC, a nationally recognized Level I Adult Trauma Center and Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and acute care hospital, as well as a clinic system with primary care clinics located in Minneapolis and across Hennepin County. The comprehensive healthcare system includes a 380-bed academic medical center, a large outpatient Clinic & Specialty Center, and a network of clinics in the North Loop, Whittier, and East Lake Street neighborhoods of Minneapolis, and in the suburban communities of Brooklyn Park, Golden Valley, Richfield, and St. Anthony Village. Hennepin Healthcare has a large psychiatric program, home care, and operates a research institute, philanthropic foundation, and Hennepin EMS. The system is operated by Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., a subsidiary corporation of Hennepin County.
