Physician Psychiatry-Geriatrics - Competitive Salary

Job Description

Single Hospital Coverage / 1:4 Call

McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan is actively recruiting a Geriatric Psychiatrist to join three additional board-certified Psychiatrists in providing coverage for our 13-bed Geri-Psych unit. 

Responsibilities will include assessing the level of care needed for any ED referral to the unit, psychiatric assessment and medication reviews, providing admission orders and treatment recommendations as well as rounding daily on patients.  Additionally, the Psychiatrist will also provide discharge recommendations, assist in behavioral planning safety precautions, work closely with the ED and hospitalist teams and social workers.  The inpatient Geri-Psych unit averages 3 to 4 new admission per day with a daily census of 10 to 12 patients.  Qualified candidates will be BE/BC in Psychiatry.

Additional highlights include:

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• Cerner EHR
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• Flexible scheduling – options for Mon-Fri or block scheduling
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• 1:4 call
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McLaren employed providers enjoy a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including CME funds, med mal insurance, health/vision/dental insurances, license/DEA reimbursement and three investment options.

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Facility Highlights

McLaren Oakland is a 328-bed hospital that provides primary and specialty healthcare services to the greater Pontiac and Oakland County, Michigan communities. Founded in 1953, McLaren Oakland has grown to a comprehensive medical community that includes outpatient facilities in Clarkston and Oxford, in addition to an inpatient hospital in Pontiac providing a range of clinical services including emergency and trauma care, cardiology, cancer services, minimally invasive robotic surgery, and orthopedic services.  McLaren Oakland offers ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs in anesthesiology, diagnostic radiology, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology, pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, and transitional year, in addition to a CPME accredited podiatry program.

McLaren is a subsidiary of McLaren Health Care , a fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan and Ohio, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 590-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering approximately 640,000 lives in Michigan and Indiana, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 52 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.

McLaren is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.

Community Living

Pontiac, Michigan is primarily blue-collar with a manufacturing base in the auto and high tech industries. The city is at the north end of the famous Woodward Avenue which extends as a major boulevard into Detroit.  Pontiac participates in the annual Woodward Dream Cruise, an event celebrating Woodward's hot-rod history, stretching from Detroit to Pontiac.  Pontiac is situated in North Central Oakland County which is among the ten highest income counties in the United States with populations over one million people.  The area boasts 4 season activities with affordable housing in communities rich with lakes, golf courses, sports and cultural activities.  Learn more about Oakland County at