Psychiatrist

About the job

Frontier Behavioral Health in Spokane is hiring a full-time psychiatrist to assess and evaluate assigned patients, prescribe and manage medications and recommend other psychiatric and psychological interventions. The psychiatrist also consults with FBH staff, regional partners, residential providers and families, takes part in the organization's on-call rotation and may be asked to cover other outpatient locations or inpatient units from time to time.

Frontier Behavioral Health is a non-profit that has served Spokane for more than 100 years, offering evidence-based behavioral health treatment to adults, youth and seniors. Its services include outpatient, inpatient, community outreach and crisis services, along with partnerships with schools and law enforcement.

What you'll do

• Evaluate patients to prevailing practice standards, taking psychiatric, medical, social and family histories and doing a mental status exam and diagnosis
• Determine the need for lab studies, medications and medication changes, and prescribe as licensed by law
• Treat the full range of psychiatric illnesses with psychopharmacology, following current best practice and accepted clinical management standards
• Tailor treatment to each patient's symptoms, culture, preferences, lifestyle, co-morbidities and the plan's risks and benefits
• Provide case consultation to FBH staff, regional partners, residential providers and families on request
• Keep accurate, timely documentation and medical records on every patient seen, using collaborative documentation when reasonably possible
• Consult with the Chief Medical Officer regularly and as needed, coordinate with patients' primary care providers and make referrals as appropriate
• Work closely with other psychiatrists, ARNPs, nurses and office staff, and take part in court proceedings when required
• On call, handle calls about inpatient or residential care for FBH patients, cover the community consultation line for hospitals and primary medical doctors, and back up Crisis Response Services and other FBH on-call systems
• If you choose (it's encouraged), help train residents in the Spokane track of the University of Washington Psychiatric Residency Program through clinical supervision and seminars as time permits

What you need

• A license to practice medicine in Washington, plus licensure by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency
• An MD or DO degree, with proof of your medical education
• Completion of an accredited psychiatry residency program; board eligible or board certified
• Office work that may involve sitting and computer use for 6 to 10 hours a day, lifting 10 to 25 pounds and travel to other locations
• The job carries a chance of blood-borne pathogen exposure (Category I)

Schedule

• Full-time
• A required on-call rotation, in one-week blocks from 8am Monday to 8am the next Monday, as part of FBH psychiatric call coverage that runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Inpatient coverage on weekends and holidays, rotating as needed, is strongly encouraged but optional

Benefits

• A sign-on bonus
• Paid time off accruing up to 26 days in the first year, plus 9 paid federal holidays
• Paid sick and safe time, plus extended sick leave
• A compressed workweek option for some positions, adding up to 26 more days off a year
• Medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending accounts
• A 403b retirement plan with a standard 3% employer contribution and an additional 3% employer match
• Company-paid life insurance starting the first of the month after 6 months of employment
• Federal and state loan forgiveness for qualifying programs
• Reimbursement of the license or certification application fee the position requires
• A free employee assistance program and staff discounts with FBH partners around Spokane