Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Faculty Physician

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Dignity Health Medical Group - Arizona is seeking a Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist to join our team in Phoenix, AZ.

Dignity Health Medical Group works in partnership with St. Joseph Hospital Medical Center ("SJHMC"), the oldest ACS-verified Level I trauma center in central Phoenix. Our team's focus is driven around being leaders in education, centered on evidenced based medicine while ensuring consistent collaboration and communications within the team.

OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS:

• Provide consultation-liaison psychiatric services to a broad variety of patients at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (SJHMC)
• Coverage includes emergency department, intensive care unit, medical-psychiatric unit, and neurorehabilitation patients.
• SJHMC is home to the Barrow Neurological Institute, an internationally recognized center for neurosurgery and neurology, providing extensive opportunity for care of patients with complex neuropsychiatric illness.
• 5 days/week inpatient general hospital coverage with rounding one weekend per month (weekdays exchanged for weekend coverage)
• Academic appointment at the Creighton University School of Medicine commensurate with experience

What We Offer:

Competitive Salary & Benefits Package

CME Benefits

Sign-on Bonus

Relocation

403(b) w/ Match

Pension Fully Funded by DHMG

Student Loan Repayment (for those who qualify)

Tail Insurance

Group Description

Dignity Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the nation, is a growing organization with well-resourced, modern facilities and diverse practice opportunities. With more than 39 acute care hospitals in three states and 9,000 physicians, Dignity Health touches the lives of thousands of people and provides nearly $2 billion in charity care to the communities it serves.

Dignity Health Medical Group is the employed physician group serving the Arizona Service Area. Covering over 45 practice sites, complementing clinical services with translational and bench research, our integrated medical group employs in excess of 300 healthcare providers throughout the valley. Dignity Health Medical Group is continuously expanding in order to meet the needs of the growing patient population in Arizona. With a unified vision of becoming an organization where physicians, care teams and staff come to do their best work--and patients come for the best care--Dignity Health Medical Group is searching for exceptional talent that is patient focused and team-oriented, who can become a part of our mission-driven organization.

Community Description

Like its legendary namesake rising out of the ashes, the greater Phoenix area has emerged as one of the bright metropolitan areas of the 21st century. The Phoenix area encompasses more than 20 incorporated cities, including Glendale, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Mesa, and all serve as a timeless Southwestern backdrop to the spirit of Puebloans, cowboys, miners, and visionaries. Recently, the Census Bureau named Arizona's Maricopa County, which includes the greater Phoenix metro area, the county with the nation's highest annual population growth. Home to more than 4 million residents where everyone has a sunny disposition, the Phoenix area also ranks as the sixth-largest city in the United States. Phoenix is a premier destination offering the best of both worlds: a growing and diverse economy and a great place to live with more than 300 sun-filled days a year and an almost endless supply of attractions including: