Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist - Fridley, MN

Number of Job Openings Available:

1

Date Posted:

March 28, 2024

Department:

38014083 Unity Adult Mental Health Partial Unit

Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

40

Union Contract:

Non-Union

Weekend Rotation:

Occasional

Job Summary:

Based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, Allina Health is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, with 90+ clinics, 10 hospitals/13 campuses throughout the region including western Wisconsin. Allina Health operates in one of the nation’s most vibrant, livable areas; a place where you can build the career you want—and you and your family can be part of a thriving community.

Allina Health has a robust Mental Health and Addiction Clinical Service Line that offers the full continuum of care including integration, specialty outpatient clinics, addiction, co-occurring services, partial hospitalization, day treatment, emergency, and inpatient care.

Key Position Details:

Allina Health’s focus on creating more access to mental health & addiction services in our communities has fueled the opening of the Center for Mental Health & Addiction Services. This revolutionary, innovative hub is poised to transform the delivery of mental health and addiction care by providing a comprehensive, connected, and convenient location for patients and families. The Center will feature a variety of co-located partnerships to allow us to bring community-centered programs to expand the capacity and reach of our mental health and addiction services. This facility will allow us to expand our child and adolescent offerings in the north metro. Consider joining Allina as we embark on a community-centered model.

Contact Catherine.Gramm@allina.com  
Physician Talent Acquisition

Job Description:

Partial hospitalization portion of the role:

• Assess patients for appropriateness for level of care and their specific program
• Provides direct clinical care in psychiatry, including brief assessments and interventions.
• In collaboration with treatment team, patient and family, develop behaviorally-focused, outcomes-based treatment plans of care that address mental health, functional impairment, social and emotional needs, and/or medical disorders.
• Work with program RN on addressing and collaborating with outpatient providers on comorbid medical issues in our patient population.
• May provide care in an ambulatory clinic, inpatient or outpatient hospital setting.
• Develops and lead staff education in psychiatric issues.

Outpatient portion of the role:

• Provide psychiatric services for child/adolescent patients in a hospital-based clinic who are experiencing complex mental health care needs.
• Meet with patients three times a week for about three weeks and also partake in family sessions.
• Patient case load varies from 8 to 16, based on program size and provider FTE.
• Services offered include diagnosis and treatment, individual therapy, discharge planning, medication management, biofeedback training and crisis services. We also offer therapy to manage stress, as well as neuropsychological assessments to address the relationship between the brain and mental functions like language, memory and perception.  
• Closely aligned with Allina hospitals and facilitates referrals from the emergency departments and hospital discharges.
• Collaborate with a robust team of psychologists, nurses, and social work services – to better serve the complex patient population
• 90-minute child/adolescent intakes and 30-minute follow ups
• Opportunity to work remotely/virtually once practice is established for the outpatient portion of position

Job Requirements

• MD, DO, or foreign equivalency training required
• BE/BC with ABMS or AOA required
• Active, non-restricted medical license in MN (or ability to obtain)
• Ability to obtain and/or maintain MN DEA certification and National Provider Identifier (NPI)
• Ability to meet criteria/qualifications for Credentialing and hospital privileges, if applicable 

Physical Demands
Light Work:
Lifting weight Up to 20 lbs. occasionally, Up to 10 lbs. frequently