Psychiatry Consult Liaison Physician

Benefis Health System, one of Montana's largest and premier health systems, is seeking a full-time inpatient Psychiatrist to join their team. This role involves providing consultative, therapeutic, and psychiatric services within inpatient acute care units, collaborating with hospitalists and ER physicians, and taking call. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a multi-specialty behavioral health group dedicated to delivering high-quality mental health care.

Practice Info

• Work with experienced psychiatric partners and a close team focused on providing the best care.
• Current provider team includes 1 Inpatient PMHNP, 1 Inpatient Adult Psychiatrist, 1 Outpatient Adult Psychiatrist, 1 Outpatient Geriatric Psychiatrist, 2 additional PMHNPs with outpatient clinics, 2 Adult Psychologists, 1 Rehab Psychologist, and 2 Adult Neuropsychologists.
• Team also includes two Child/Adolescent PMHNPs, a Pediatric Neuropsychologist, an integrated Pediatric Psychologist, and a general Pediatric Psychologist integrated in the Women's and Children's Center.
• Great team of inpatient and outpatient counselors, including counselors on the consult-liaison team, who see patients in the ER and on inpatient medical floors, performing initial psych and substance abuse evaluations and providing community resources and therapy.
• Standalone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20+ year tenure.
• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more.

Responsibilities

• See patients in inpatient acute care units
• Consult with hospitalists and ER physicians
• Take call

Compensation

• Nationally competitive shift-based compensation structures with additional performance bonuses
• Generous sign-on / relocation bonus

Benefits

• Annual $5,000 CME + $1,000 license/dues
• 5-7% retirement match + 457b program
• Paid malpractice + tail
• Physician wellness programs focused on personal and professional development
• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues
• J1 waiver sponsorships for specific specialties with established immigration council

Shift & Schedule

• Full time
• Flexible schedule!
• 7 on 7 off
• The work day typically starts at 8:00 am and can vary based on need
• After onsite work is completed at the hospital, additional calls can be taken from home to allow flexibility - it would be an extremely rare case to come in after hours