Physician (Regular Ft) - Psychiatrist
Veterans Health Administration
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Psychiatrist 18 - Caro Psychiatric Hospital
State of Michigan
Health and Human Services - Caro Center
Location
Michigan, 48909
Salary
$97.83 - $136.41
per hour
Type
Full Time
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Job Description
Summary
This job is for a psychiatrist at a state psychiatric hospital in Michigan, where you'll lead a team of healthcare professionals in assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients with mental health issues, while also planning their care and discharge.
You'll provide expert advice on challenging cases, participate in hospital committees, and share on-call duties including weekends to ensure round-the-clock support.
It's a great fit for an experienced psychiatrist who enjoys team leadership, patient-focused work in a public health setting, and contributing to a stable environment for those in need.
Key Requirements
- Medical degree (MD or DO) and completion of an accredited psychiatry residency program
- Valid Michigan medical license to practice psychiatry
- Experience in psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning
- Ability to lead interdisciplinary treatment teams and supervise professional activities
- Willingness to rotate on-call and weekend assignments on a monthly basis
- Strong skills in consultation for difficult-to-manage patients and performance improvement
- Commitment to providing high-quality, continuous patient care in a hospital setting
Full Job Description
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. For more information, please visit MDHHS Diversity Equity and Inclusion.The Staff Psychiatrist functions as a leader of the interdisciplinary treatment team in the facility Hospital. The leadership is affected through the supervision and direction of the team’s professional assessments, diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment, discharge planning, performance improvement and clinical programming activities. The Staff Psychiatrist provides consultation to other psychiatrists on difficult-to-manage patients. This position serves as a member of and carries out the activities of assigned Hospital and Departmental committees. In order to provide continuity of high quality care, the Staff Psychiatrist also share on-call responsibilities.
This position requires rotation of an on-call and weekend assignment on a monthly basis.
Position Description
Job Specification
To be considered for this position you must:
- Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions on submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.
- Relevant experience and/or education referred to in the supplemental questions must be documented in the resume, transcript and/or application to allow for accurate screening.
- Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.
- Attach a cover letter.
If applicable, attach a copy of an official transcript(s). We accept scanned copies of official transcripts. We do not accept web-based, internet, or copies of unofficial transcripts.
Official transcripts provide the name of the institution, confirmation that a degree was awarded and on what date, and the registrar's signature.
Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered. See instructions for attaching files here: InstructionsRequirements
Education
Possession of a medical degree from an accredited school of medicine.
Experience
Completion of a psychiatric residency program and one year of experience as a psychiatrist in a mental health, clinic, program, or correctional facility.
Additional Information
Required:
Possession of a DEA Controlled Substance license.Michigan licensure to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery.
Possession of a Michigan controlled substance license.
This position is located at 2040 Chambers Rd., Caro, MI 48723.
Your application for any position does not guarantee you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process; including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.
As a Condition of Employment: this position requires successful completion of a background investigation and a criminal record check.
The preferred and appointed candidate will be subject to pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty and follow-up drug and/or alcohol testing.
The Department of Health & Human Services reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
For questions about this specific position, please email MDHHSVacancies@michigan.gov. Please reference this job posting number in subject line.
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