Psychiatrist - Mental Health Clinic

Ridgeview is partnering with Allina Health’s Mental Health and Addiction Clinical Service Line to grow mental health services in the western metro and surrounding communities. This position will be physically located at Ridgeview - Waconia, MN and employed by Allina Health. The role will be part of a team consisting of psychiatry, mental health professionals, and nursing supporting an outpatient mental health clinic along with an eight-chair adult partial hospitalization program. Allina Health has a robust Mental Health and Addiction Clinical Service Line that offers the full continuum of care including integration, specialty outpatient clinics, addiction, co-occurring services, partial hospitalization, day treatment, emergency, and inpatient care.

This position supports both the adult partial hospitalization program and outpatient psychiatric services. PHP patient case load of eight chairs.

Therapy and Psychiatry mix

Epic EMR

Assess patients for appropriateness for level of care and their specific program

Provides direct clinical care in psychiatry, including brief assessments and interventions.

In collaboration with treatment team, patient and family, develop behaviorally-focused, outcomes-based treatment plans of care that address mental health, functional impairment, social and emotional needs, and/or medical disorders.

Work with program RN on addressing and collaborating with outpatient providers on comorbid medical issues in our patient population.

Actively participates in multidisciplinary team approach to case management.

May provide care in an ambulatory clinic, inpatient or outpatient hospital setting.

On site five days per week

Develops and lead staff education in psychiatric issues.

MD, DO, or foreign equivalency training required

Active, non-restricted medical license in MN (or ability to obtain)

Ability to meet criteria/qualifications for Credentialing and hospital privileges, if applicable