Psychiatrist

Henry Ford Health - Jackson is actively seeking full-time clinical psychiatrists to work within our dynamic and expanding Behavioral Health Services (BHS). The successful candidate will participate in the clinical, administrative, and teaching aspects of our General Psychiatry Residency Program. They will be an active participant in developing and shaping interdisciplinary clinical and educational programs across specialty services and levels of care within Henry Ford Health - Jackson BHS; as well as throughout our care continuum, to include across Henry Ford Health - Jackson Primary and Specialty Care services, and the broader community. A passion for teaching, mentoring and lifelong learning, interest is essential.

Clinical activity will reflect an individually negotiated blend of applicant interest/passion and the overall needs of Henry Ford Health - Jackson BHS. We welcome candidates with interest in general ambulatory and/or inpatient psychiatry, as well as geriatric and child and adolescent psychiatry. Depending on candidate preference/interest, clinical responsibilities will reflect some combination of outpatient and/or hospital-based clinical activity; delivered via an amalgam of direct face-to-face patient care, precepting/supervision of resident provided care, and possibly collaborative care services. The candidate will participate in various on-call activities, to include scheduled weekend rounding on the inpatient unit and provision of attending back-up to residents and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs).

The successful candidate will serve as a model of professional and scholarly behavior. In addition to supervision/mentoring of residents and APPs, candidates will have the opportunity to participate in a broad array of scholarly activities, to include providing lectures to residents, medical students, and interdisciplinary learners; participation in Journal Clubs, Evidence-Based Medicine Seminars, and Grand Rounds; the development/creation of scholarly products; and attendance/participation at pertinent local, state, and national professional organizations/meetings.

Henry Ford Health -Jackson is a locally- governed health system located in Jackson, Michigan. It is the only hospital in Jackson County and supports 475-beds through more than 400 physicians and 3,700 staff members. In addition to Psychiatry, HFAH offers accredited residency training programs in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and General Surgery. Henry Ford Health -Jackson BHS provides a broad range of specialty services and levels of care, to include child, adult and geriatric outpatient psychiatry services; a 22-bed Adult Psychiatry and a specialized 5-bed higher-acuity Inpatient unit; a hospital-based consult-liaison service; a partial hospitalization program; and a full spectrum of substance use disorder treatment, including inpatient detoxification and residential, as well as both traditional and intensive outpatient.