Job Description: Psychiatry Medical Director Opening| Easy Access to AnchoragePosition Overview
Provide psychiatric consultation and evaluation for patients throughout the hospital.
Serve a diverse patient population including children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, crisis clinicians, and other healthcare professionals.
Practice in a hospital setting with no inpatient psychiatric unit, allowing you to focus exclusively on consultation-liaison psychiatry.
Evaluate and manage psychiatric conditions in medically complex patients across medical and surgical services.
Collaborate with specialty services including trauma and burn surgery, orthopedics, intensive care, mother-baby/OB, pediatrics, and emergency medicine.
Partner with Master's-level Crisis Clinicians who provide 24/7 Emergency Department behavioral health coverage.
Manage an average of 5–7 consults per day, including approximately 1–2 new consultations daily.
Compensation and Benefits:
Highly Competitive Salary plus Medical Director Stipend
Relocation Assistance + Sign-On Bonus
PTO: Accrued bi-weekly with the ability to bank hours
Benefits:
Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match (vested after 12 months), disability coverage, and optional 457(b) deferred compensation plan
Qualifications
Education:
Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited medical school
Residency: Completion of an ACGME-accredited Psychiatry residency program
Licensure: Eligible for or currently holds an Alaska medical license
Board Certification: Board-certified or board-eligible in Psychiatry
Experience:
Clinical experience in psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and medication management
Skills:
Strong clinical judgment, communication, collaboration, and patient-centered care skills
Community Highlights
Offering the convenience of urban amenities alongside breathtaking mountains, water, and wilderness.
Enjoy 150+ miles of year-round trails for hiking, walking, cycling, skiing, and other outdoor recreation.
Experience easy access to fishing, camping, wildlife viewing, glaciers, mountains, and coastal adventures.
Enjoy excellent restaurants, museums, shops, theaters, arts, and a vibrant music scene.
Experience a rich cultural environment with opportunities to learn about and appreciate Alaska Native cultures and traditions.
Reference: PSY 201042
