Adult Hospital Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist Position
You will provide direct psychiatric care to adults living with serious mental illness, including schizophrenia spectrum disorders, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and treatment-resistant conditions. You will work alongside psychiatrists, psychiatric NPs, on-site PCP, on-site pharmacist, nurses, case managers, and peer support specialists in a collaborative, team-based model.
Comprehensive psychiatric assessments, diagnostic clarification, and treatment planning
Ongoing psychopharmacologic management, including clozapine and long-acting injectable antipsychotics
Ability to integrate brief therapy during your visits as appropriate, to maximize clinical outcomes
Providing psychiatric care for members on Court Ordered Treatment (COT) as part of your overall caseload
Coordination with primary care, emergency, pharmacy, and inpatient teams during care transitions
Opportunity to mentor and teach psychiatry residents during clinical rotations at our site
Our members often face significant barriers, including serious mental illness, medical challenges, housing instability, isolation, and fragmented care. The psychiatrist who thrives here understands that great care is built one relationship at a time. Your clinical decisions, curiosity, and consistency can help someone regain stability and reconnect with what matters to them. A mission-driven organization with deep roots in community behavioral health since 1998
A collaborative, team-based care model where psychiatrists are supported, not siloed
A call schedule that respects your time: on-call coverage limited to several weeks per year, covers critical lab results only (no patient-facing or hospital-facing calls), and call volume is low
Board-certified or eligible in Adult Psychiatry
Experienced in working with SMI populations, ideally in community mental health or comparable settings
Psychologically-minded: skilled at both medication management and integrating brief therapy when appropriate, to care for the whole person
Comfortable navigating complexity and energized by the opportunity to make a difference in community mental health
MD or DO with specialty training in Psychiatry
Minimum one (1) year experience in community psychiatry or comparable setting preferred
Must maintain current CPR, First Aid, and Therapeutic Options (de-escalation/workplace safety) certifications, offered through Southwest Network
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Health Savings and Flex Spending account options
Paid sick, vacation, and holiday time (10 paid holidays per year)
CME reimbursement and paid CME time
Retirement plan (403b) with company match
Hinge Health (musculoskeletal care)
Virta (diabetes management program)
Disability insurance
Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental insurance
Employee Assistance Program
For adults with serious mental illness, recovery and success in life depends on good mental and physical health, as well as having satisfying relationships, safe housing, purpose in life, a sense of belonging, and hope for the future. We help people define their personal goals for recovery and manage their symptoms so they can achieve those goals. With our integrated health services, care and support, they discover strengths they didn't know they had and are able to build futures filled with hope, meaning, and wellness.
Southwest Network provides integrated behavioral and physical health services, caring for both the mind and body for whole health and wellness. We provide treatment programs for seriously mentally ill adults and children and adolescents with complex emotional and behavioral needs. We understand how important our employees are to those they care for, and how critical they are to our mission. As one of our employees, we will look after as many of your professional and personal needs as we can and make sure your work environment is productive and pleasant. We are committed to offering you opportunities for personal and career growth, and we value and reward innovation, collaboration, dedication, and strength.