Inpatient Adult Psychiatrist, teaching opportunity with excellent schedule
Indiana University Health
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Posted: 25-Jan-23
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 55260
The Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University Health has an opening for an inpatient psychiatrist to provide excellent patient care and medical education in Indianapolis. Several developments make this an exciting time in the history of our department, with new and expanded opportunities for our educational, research, and clinical missions. If you are seeking an opportunity to provide compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care for a diverse patient population with a variety of mental health conditions in an academic setting, we invite you to consider joining our team.
Highlights
Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN, is the largest teaching facility in the state operating 625 beds, 15-bed adult inpatient unit, an active consultation-liaison service, an emergency department service with a secured holding unit, and a large ECT program.
The collaborative multi-disciplinary team provides psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of hospitalized patients. This position will lead the coordination of care with members of the treatment team.
The hospital-based clinical services are an active site for IUSM medical students, IU Psychiatry residents, Psychology interns, and other learners. Creative thinking and collaboration of services within the academic health center and community organizations will be a crucial component of the role.
Must be comfortable managing hospitalized patients with severe mental illness, and interact with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds in a tactful and professional manner.
Academic rank and track are flexible depending on the experience and expertise of the candidate.
Qualifications
Board eligible/Board certified in ABMS Psychiatry residency program
Indiana state medical license, or ability to obtain
Experience with hospital-based, acute care is desirable but not required
About IU School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry: faculty and staff deliver the most advanced psychiatric treatment available in Indiana through the integration of the three Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) missions of excellence in patient care, education, and research. Our mission is to be a destination site for training the next generation of leaders in psychiatry, furthering neuroscience discovery, and pioneering new approaches to the translation of these discoveries to the treatment of neurobehavioral disorders.
IU Health Methodist Hospital is a national and regional healthcare leader through its commitment to excellence, accessibility and preeminence. Part of the IU Health Adult Academic Health Center, it is currently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the top hospital in the state of Indiana, with five adult specialties and ten procedures rated as high performing.
With 1,000 beds, IU Health Methodist Hospital is a large tertiary referral center with over 130 ICU beds. It serves as the largest trauma center in Indianapolis, as well as a highly subspecialized center for cardiovascular surgery, thoracic surgery, neurosurgery, lung transplantation, and neurocritical care.
It is home to the Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics, one of the few clinically-based medical ethics centers in the country, and to the IU Health Methodist Research Institute, which conducts outcomes-based research to understand how medical practices, health policies and health care spending affect the quality of patient outcomes.
Notable facts include:
Nationally ranked organ transplant center based on total transplant volume (bone marrow, heart, intestine, kidney, liver, lung and pancreas); one of only a few centers nationally to have each of these programs certified by Medicare
Award-winning comprehensive cardiac critical care unit
Named to Beckers Hospital Review's 100 Great Hospitals in America in 2020
Statewide leader in staff physician specialties, with specialists onsite 24 hours a day
Indianapolis, Indiana, the 17th largest U.S. city, is a sophisticated city blending charm and culture with a wonderful balance of business and leisure. Residents of this dynamic city enjoy:
Leading educational system and top-ranked universities, paired with a diverse population
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Top ranked international airport: "Best Airport in North America" ten consecutive years
Ranked by Niche in 2022 as one of the most diverse counties in America, as well as one of the best counties to live in Indiana & the best county for young professionals
Lively nightlife, local wineries, retail, and cuisine with local flavors
Historic neighborhoods with surrounding cultural districts and low cost of living
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