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UCHealth is seeking a compassionate and highly qualified board-certified or board-eligible full-time Outpatient Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist to provide care in Fort Collins, CO at our Mountain Crest Behavioral Health Center. The ideal candidate will share their time between our outpatient and interventional psychiatric clinics. Our new interventional psychiatric clinic provides TMS, ECT, and Esketamine as components of comprehensive and holistic patient care. Become part of our growing program, encompassing a full range of behavioral health services within our physician-led multi-specialty group.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and assessments for pediatric and adolescent patients.
• Exhibit compassion and dedication to identifying and treating psychiatric, neuropsychiatric, personality, and substance use disorders.
• Provide evidence-based psychiatric care, including medication management, psychotherapy, and crisis intervention.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of therapists, nurses, and social workers to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Monitor patients' progress, assess treatment effectiveness, and make necessary adjustments to treatment plans.
• Actively engage in multidisciplinary team meetings, case conferences, and treatment planning sessions.
• Stay informed about the latest research, advancements, and best practices in psychiatry.

Position Highlights

• Shared call
• Supportive work environment focusing on work-life balance
• Collaborative team approach to patient care
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources
• Epic EMR

• Salary range is based on the FTE percentage: .81-1.0
• 1.0 FTE is a $300,000 annual base salary.
• Generous signing bonus
• Additional days off and allowance for CME
• If applicable, a quality and productivity bonus may be offered.
• A relocation package may be offered to eligible candidates.
• Retirement program comprised of a basic pension plan, 401(a) investment account, 403(b) matching account and a 457(b) deferred compensation savings plan.
• Exceptional health and welfare benefits including medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and disability coverage.
• Generous continuing medical education (CME) allowance.

This position will be open for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until a top candidate is identified. The position posting date is 3/31/2025.

We are unable to support visa candidates for this position.

Join us at UCHealth and make a positive impact on mental health in our community. Apply now to be part of our compassionate and dedicated team.

Contact us today to learn more.

Niki Lofton, MHA

UCHealth Primary Care Network Development

Niki.Lofton@uchealth.org

About UCHealth

UCHealth is an innovative, nonprofit health system that delivers the highest quality medical care with an excellent patient experience. UCHealth includes 33,000 employees, 14 acute-care hospitals, and hundreds of physicians across Colorado, southern Wyoming, and western Nebraska. With the University of Colorado Hospital on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus as its academic anchor and the only adult academic medical center in the region, UCHealth is dedicated to providing unmatched patient care in the Rocky Mountain West. Offering more than 150 clinic locations, UCHealth provides extensive community benefits and pushes the boundaries of medicine through advanced treatments and clinical trials, improving health through innovation.

Going beyond quality requires the perfect balance of talent, integrity, drive and intellectual curiosity. We are looking for individuals who recognize, like us, that the world of medicine is ever-changing and are motivated to do what is right, not what is easy. We support creativity and curiosity so that each of us can find extraordinary qualities within ourselves. At UCHealth, we'll do everything in our power to make sure you grow and have a meaningful career. There are no limits to your potential here.

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