Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Attending

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Psychiatry

Job Title: Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Attending

Rank: Open Rank - Instructor, Sr. Instructor, Assistant, Associate, Professor

Position #00849779 - Requisition #40268

Job Summary:

The Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Attending will provide clinical care on the UCHealth Tower 3. The Attending will be a member of a team that covers the 40-bed unit throughout the course of the week. The team will include other inpatient psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, APPs, residents, and medical students. The Attending will oversee the evaluation, treatment, and discharge of their patients during their stay on the unit. They will address their psychiatric and medical conditions as appropriate for their stay. The Attending will collaborate with trainees and carry their own direct care patients. The Attending may also provide ECT for treatment of refractory depression on the adjacent ECT Suite.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing inpatient level of care on the psychiatric unit from admission until discharge.
• Developing an appropriate treatment plan, monitoring progress towards goals, and determining disposition upon discharge for the patients under their care.
• This position requires familiarity with the use of emergency medications, seclusion/restraint procedures, pharmacology for acute agitation, risk assessment, and treatment of substance intoxication and withdrawal.
• The inpatient psychiatrist should be comfortable managing comorbid medical conditions in collaboration with inpatient medicine/surgery attendings as appropriate.
• Providing ECT treatment if desired.
• Actively Contributes to Academic Advancement of his/her discipline and builds relationships with other departments and campuses
• Keeps apprised of the latest developments in field, both academically and through applied skills