Physician - Psychiatry Job in Spencer, IA

Full time inpatient/outpatient Psychiatrist and Medical Director needed

Spencer Hospital, a municipal hospital, is seeking a board certified or board eligible Psychiatrist interested in a Medical Directorship and Inpatient and Outpatient duties located in Spencer, IA. The hospital has been designated as a national Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital by the Chartis Center for Rural Health for five consecutive years. 

We believe each person is a unique individual worthy of respect and dignity. Our mission is to provide a safe environment, medication treatment, and support services while assisting the patient in recovery.

Opportunity

• Employed position with Avera McKennan Hospital
• Market area  60,000 population
• Spencer Hospital – 15 bed inpatient facility,
• Inpatient and Outpatient obligations
• Outpatient clinic integrated within the Family Medicine Clinic
• Call 1:4
• Medical Directorship role
• Spencer Hospital Behavioral Health Site
• Highly competitive salary and benefits package
• Loan assistance available upon signing
   

Our Multidisciplinary Behavioral Health Team

• A psychiatrist focused on providing treatment specific to your mental illness 
• Nurses who specialized in understanding mental illness and the patients’ needs and treatment plan
• Triage Nurses who provide crisis assessment in the Emergency Department for patients experiencing acute mental health symptoms.
• Behavioral Health Techs who lead the activities and educational groups on the unit daily  
• Social worker who assists with treatment planning, assist patients and families access community resources, and also leads group therapy with patients
• Substance use counselors available on weekdays to complete evaluations and placements when needed
• Occupational Therapists are specially trained to assist with coping skills for stressors in daily living
• Dietitians who assist with nutritional needs and provide an educational group on healthy eating

Community

• Population 11,700
• K-6 elementary schools, 3 public, 1 Catholic, 1 Lutheran
• Public junior high and high school
• 2 acre outdoor Aquatic Center
• YMCA with 2 indoor pools, running track, handball courts, gymnasium and a Nautilus Center.  Camp Foster of the YMCAs is located in the Iowa Great Lakes just north.
• 20 miles from the Iowa Great Lakes (Okoboji) which offers boating, skiing, fishing and many other recreational activities.  The area is home to over 15 golf courses.
• Spencer has an “art district” as well as many theater and other cultural opportunities between Spencer and the Iowa Great Lakes
• www.spencer-ia.com and www.spenceriachamber.org