Medical Director / Inpatient Psychiatrist - Colorado Springs, CO

Medical Director / Inpatient Psychiatrist Opportunity

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

We are seeking an experienced Psychiatrist to serve as Medical Director for a new inpatient behavioral health hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

This is an opportunity to play an integral role in the development and growth of a new psychiatric program. The hospital will initially operate in deemed status with a limited patient census during its early operational phase, with plans to expand to a 70+ bed inpatient behavioral health facility.

The Medical Director will combine direct inpatient psychiatric care with clinical leadership and oversight as the program grows.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and ongoing patient assessments

• Develop and oversee individualized treatment plans

• Manage psychiatric medications and monitor patient response to treatment

• Serve as Medical Director and provide clinical leadership for the psychiatric program

• Provide clinical oversight and guidance to physicians, advanced practice providers, and other members of the treatment team

• Collaborate with nurses, therapists, social workers, and other behavioral health professionals

• Participate in treatment planning and discharge planning

• Assist with development and implementation of clinical policies, protocols, and standards

• Participate in quality improvement, compliance, and performance initiatives

• Collaborate with facility leadership as the hospital expands its services and patient census

• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation

• Position Highlights

• Medical Director leadership opportunity

• New inpatient behavioral health hospital

• Opportunity to help develop and grow a new psychiatric program

• Initial limited patient census during the facility's early operational phase

• Planned growth to 70+ inpatient beds

• Combination of direct patient care and clinical leadership

• Multidisciplinary behavioral health environment

• Competitive compensation

• Requirements

• MD or DO

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry

• Completion of an accredited Psychiatry residency

• Eligible for a Colorado medical license

• Inpatient Psychiatry experience preferred

• Medical Director or physician leadership experience preferred

• Experience with behavioral health program development or hospital growth preferred

• Strong clinical, leadership, and communication skills