Addiction Psychiatry Job in Anchorage, Alaska
Psychiatry in Alaska | Substance Abuse
Company:Frontline Staffing Partners LLC
Profession/Specialty:Addiction Psychiatry
Location:Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Job Type:Full-time, In-person, Permanent
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Job Description
Psychiatry Physician | Anchorage, Alaska
Position Overview
- Provide psychiatric consultation and evaluation for patients throughout the hospital.
- Serve a diverse patient population including children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
- Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, crisis clinicians, and other healthcare professionals.
- Practice in a hospital setting with no inpatient psychiatric unit, allowing you to focus exclusively on consultation-liaison psychiatry.
- Evaluate and manage psychiatric conditions in medically complex patients across medical and surgical services.
- Collaborate with specialty services including trauma and burn surgery, orthopedics, intensive care, mother-baby/OB, pediatrics, and emergency medicine.
- Partner with Master's-level Crisis Clinicians who provide 24/7 Emergency Department behavioral health coverage.
- Manage an average of 5–7 consults per day, including approximately 1–2 new consultations daily.
- Participate in shared call coverage only when assigned to the call rotation; in-person call-ins are rare.
- Competitive Salary
- Relocation Assistance + Sign-On Bonus
- PTO: Accrued bi-weekly with the ability to bank hours
- Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match (vested after 12 months), disability coverage, and optional 457(b) deferred compensation plan
- Education: Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited medical school
- Residency: Completion of an ACGME-accredited Psychiatry residency program
- Licensure: Eligible for or currently holds an Alaska medical license
- Board Certification: Board-certified or board-eligible in Psychiatry
- Experience: Clinical experience in psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and medication management
- Skills: Strong clinical judgment, communication, collaboration, and patient-centered care skills
- Alaska’s largest city, offering the convenience of urban amenities alongside breathtaking mountains, water, and wilderness.
- Enjoy 150+ miles of year-round trails for hiking, walking, cycling, skiing, and other outdoor recreation.
- Experience easy access to fishing, camping, wildlife viewing, glaciers, mountains, and coastal adventures.
- Enjoy excellent restaurants, museums, shops, theaters, arts, and a vibrant music scene.
- Experience a rich cultural environment with opportunities to learn about and appreciate Alaska Native cultures and traditions.
- Located approximately 15 minutes from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, providing convenient travel throughout Alaska and beyond
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