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Overview
Hospital Consult Liaison Psychiatrist and Section Head — Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA
Responsibilities
- Lead our dynamic Consultation-Liaison (C-L) Psychiatry team, providing essential behavioral health expertise within a collaborative hospital setting.
- Manage complex patient needs, including delirium, mood, psychotic, anxiety, substance use, and somatic symptom disorders.
- Work closely with patients under the Involuntary Treatment Act with Single Bed Certification.
- Educate clinical teams and multiple residency programs on behavioral healthcare.
- Partner across medical, surgical, emergency, and social work services in a highly collaborative, team-based environment.
- Provide strategic leadership to Hospital Psychiatry, partnering with Department of Medicine and Hospital Care leaders to drive quality, strategy, and team development.
Work-Life Balance
- Weekday schedule (8 AM - 5 PM).
- No overnight or weekend call responsibilities (covered by telepsychiatry).
If you\re a visionary psychiatrist passionate about integrated care and leadership, apply today to shape the future of hospital psychiatry!
Compensation ***** Compensation range listed may include a stipend; final pay is determined at the time of offer and may be higher or lower than the range posted.
Qualifications
- BE/BC Psychiatrist
- Consultation-Liaison Fellowship training and C-L Board Certification preferred
- Psychiatry leadership experience
- Ability to obtain a medical professional license in the State of WA
- Ability to obtain a DEA with full prescriptive authority needed for specific practice
Pay Range
$298,937 - $321,401 per year
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Recommended Skills
- Behavioral Medicine
- Clinical Works
- Consulting
- Leadership
- Medical Emergency
- Medicine
Recommended Skills
- Behavioral Medicine
- Clinical Works
- Consulting
- Leadership
- Medical Emergency
- Medicine
Professional Field



Patient Focus
Diagnoses
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
Issues
Medication Management
Therapeutic Approach
Methodologies
ECT
Practice Specifics
Populations
Involuntary
Individuals with Addiction Issues
Settings
Hospitals
In-patient Non-Psychiatric
In-patient Psychiatric
Milieu
Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Home Health/In-home
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