Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

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Are you looking for a rewarding career as a psychiatrist serving Minnesotans?

Direct Care and Treatment (DCT) has opportunities for psychiatrists to join our team to provide quality care as a part of a multi‑disciplinary team. Our psychiatrists work with individuals who have been admitted to our programs from different types of referral sources, which include jails, hospitals, and community settings to provide treatment alongside other psychiatric and primary care practitioners, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and other mental health professionals.

Direct Care and Treatment is devoted to providing high‑quality care to those we serve.

• Our system is devoted to providing high‑quality care for those who most need it
• Longer‑term inpatient care allows for doctor/patient relationship development in a way other systems don’t offer
• Optional on‑call opportunities for added compensation
• Work/life balance
• No third‑party billing issues
• Excellent administrative support

Direct Care and Treatment operates a variety of treatment programs as well as residential and vocational services for people with serious mental illnesses, developmental disabilities, substance use disorders, and more. We operate the nation’s largest secure treatment program for civilly committed sex offenders.

• Community Based Services
  • Child & Adolescent
  • Community Support
  • Minnesota Life Bridge/Crisis Services
  • Residential and Vocational Services
• Forensic Services
  • Community Integration Services
  • Competency Attainment Services
  • Forensic Examiner Network
  • Forensic Mental Health Program
  • Forensic Nursing Home
  • Jail Consultation Services
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Services
  • Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center
  • Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Hospital
  • Community Addiction Recovery Enterprise
  • Community Behavioral Health Hospitals
  • Minnesota Specialty Health Systems
• Minnesota Sex Offender Program
  • Community Preparation Services
  • Secure facilities in Moose Lake and St. Peter
  • Reintegration Services
• Outpatient Services
  • Ambulatory Services (dental clinics, outpatient primary and psychiatry care)
  • Laboratory and Pharmacy Services

This posting may be used to fill Psychiatrist positions across our agency; to learn more about our opportunities please reach out to Heidi Schurmann urmann.us.

Positions will be hired at the level in which the selected candidate meets the qualifications. These positions are open to experienced psychiatrists as well as graduating fellows.

• Licensed (or eligible to be licensed) to practice Medicine in the State of Minnesota
• Board Certified Psychiatrist (or board eligible)

• Licensed (or eligible to be licensed) to practice Medicine in the State of Minnesota
• Board Certified Psychiatrist (or board eligible)
• Completion of a fellowship program preferably in Forensic Psychiatry; other sub‑specialties will be considered

• Licensed (or eligible to be licensed) to practice Medicine in the State of Minnesota
• Board Certified Psychiatrist (or board eligible)
• Completion of a fellowship program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

• Adult inpatient psychiatry experience
• Experience working in an inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric setting
• Leadership and supervisory experience
• Interest in Severe and Persistent Mental Illnesses (SPMIs) Psychiatry
• Our employees are dedicated to ensuring cultural responsiveness. Preferred candidates will have a variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.

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