Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry position with Hoag Specialty Clinic in Newport Beach

Description

The Hoag Specialty is seeking a full-time BC/BE Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist to lead its growing and energetic Psychiatric Inpatient Consultation-Liaison Service at our beautiful Newport Beach Campus.  This is a role that can evolve into leadership, which includes clinical time on the CL service and protected administrative time to dedicate to directing and growing the service.  

Consult-Liaison Service Responsibilities

• The Psychiatrist will provide psychiatric consultations to Hoag patients in admitted to the medical/surgical floors, intensive care units, acute rehabilitation unit, and emergency departments at Hoag Hospital’s Newport Beach campus. 
• Provide expert consultation to physicians of other medical disciplines (i.e. Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology) on the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric and behavioral symptoms in patients
• 5 days/week coverage with no weekend coverage required. 8am-5pm
• NP coverage for Call and Weekend Coverage
• Growing program with support from Hoag Neuroscience Institute

Requirements

•  Board Certification in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, or Board Certification in Psychiatry with experience in consultation-liaison psychiatry
• MD or DO degree, and completion of ACGME accredited residency in psychiatry
• Active, unrestricted California medical license, or eligible for California State Medical 
• Active DEA license
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team setting
• A passion for providing clinically excellent care