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Job Description
The consultation-liaison psychiatrist provides expert psychiatric evaluation and management for hospitalized patients with coexisting psychiatric, medical, neurologic, or substance-use-related conditions. The role focuses on optimizing care for complex inpatients, supporting delirium management, contributing to safe transitions of care, and serving as a key resource to interdisciplinary teams. The psychiatrist also participates in compensated Emergency Department call coverage and provides rotational support for the inpatient behavioral health unit.
1. Inpatient Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Perform psychiatric assessments and evaluations for adult inpatients referred from medical, surgical, ICU, and specialty services.
Provide diagnostic clarification and treatment plans for patients with: Mood disorders, psychosis, anxiety, PTSD
Delirium, encephalopathy, cognitive disturbances
Behavioral complications of medical illness
Substance use and withdrawal syndromes
Develop comprehensive management plans including medication recommendations, safety planning, behavioral strategies, and follow-up needs.
Collaborate closely with hospitalists, intensivists, surgeons, neurologists, nursing, case management, and ancillary teams.
Document evaluations, recommendations, and progress notes in the EMR in accordance with hospital policy.
2. Delirium Prevention & Management
Provide expertise in the assessment, differential diagnosis, and management of delirium in medically ill or postoperative patients.
Guide nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions to reduce complications, restraint use, and unnecessary testing.
Partner with nursing leadership and hospital medicine on system-level delirium protocols and education.
3. Substance Use Disorder Management
Evaluate and manage patients experiencing withdrawal from alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, and other substances.
Assist in developing management plans that include MAT (medication-assisted treatment) when appropriate.
Coordinate with Addiction Medicine, Social Work, and Case Management for safe discharge & continuity of care.
Provide consultation for competency evaluations & behavioral issues involving comorbid substance use.
4. Emergency Department Psychiatry Call (Compensated)
Participate in a rotating schedule of compensated ED call coverage.
Provide rapid psychiatric evaluation for ED patients, inc: Safety assessments & disposition planning
Management of agitation, psychosis, or suicidal ideation
Admission vs discharge recommendations
Coordinate directly with ED providers and the inpatient psychiatric unit.
5. Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit Coverage (Rotational)
Provide periodic coverage for the inpatient psychiatric unit, incl rounding, admission evaluations, & treatment planning.
Collaborate w the Behavioral Health multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, high-quality inpatient psychiatric care.
Support transitions between the medical floors, ED, & inpatient behavioral health service to streamline flow.
6. Interdisciplinary Collaboration & Education
Serve as a psychiatric resource to hospital staff through curbside consults, interdisciplinary huddles, & committee participation.
Provide education for medical staff, residents, nursing, & allied health professionals on topics such as delirium prevention, psychopharmacology, & substance‑use management.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives related to behavioral health care, safety, throughput, & LOS reduction.
7. Compliance, Documentation, & Quality
Adhere to all hospital, state, & federal regulations related to clinical care, documentation, billing, & coding.
Maintain accurate & timely EMR documentation compliant with regulatory & payer guidelines.
Participate in peer review, performance improvement, & required CME activities.
Qualifications This role is essential in reducing length of stay, improving diagnostic accuracy, optimizing behavioral health management, and enhancing outcomes for medically and psychiatrically complex patients across the hospital. Candidate must be board eligible or certified in psychiatry and have the ability to obtain an unrestricted Ohio State Medical License & DEA. Must have experience managing delirium, complex psychiatric comorbidities, & substance use disorders in medical settings & have strong interpersonal communication skills, as well as the ability to work collaboratively across disciplines. Fellowship in consultation‑liaison psychiatry preferred but not required.
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The consultation-liaison psychiatrist provides expert psychiatric evaluation and management for hospitalized patients with coexisting psychiatric, medical, neurologic, or substance-use-related conditions. The role focuses on optimizing care for complex inpatients, supporting delirium management, contributing to safe transitions of care, and serving as a key resource to interdisciplinary teams. The psychiatrist also participates in compensated Emergency Department call coverage and provides rotational support for the inpatient behavioral health unit.
1. Inpatient Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Perform psychiatric assessments and evaluations for adult inpatients referred from medical, surgical, ICU, and specialty services.
Provide diagnostic clarification and treatment plans for patients with: Mood disorders, psychosis, anxiety, PTSD
Delirium, encephalopathy, cognitive disturbances
Behavioral complications of medical illness
Substance use and withdrawal syndromes
Develop comprehensive management plans including medication recommendations, safety planning, behavioral strategies, and follow-up needs.
Collaborate closely with hospitalists, intensivists, surgeons, neurologists, nursing, case management, and ancillary teams.
Document evaluations, recommendations, and progress notes in the EMR in accordance with hospital policy.
2. Delirium Prevention & Management
Provide expertise in the assessment, differential diagnosis, and management of delirium in medically ill or postoperative patients.
Guide nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions to reduce complications, restraint use, and unnecessary testing.
Partner with nursing leadership and hospital medicine on system-level delirium protocols and education.
3. Substance Use Disorder Management
Evaluate and manage patients experiencing withdrawal from alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines, and other substances.
Assist in developing management plans that include MAT (medication-assisted treatment) when appropriate.
Coordinate with Addiction Medicine, Social Work, and Case Management for safe discharge & continuity of care.
Provide consultation for competency evaluations & behavioral issues involving comorbid substance use.
4. Emergency Department Psychiatry Call (Compensated)
Participate in a rotating schedule of compensated ED call coverage.
Provide rapid psychiatric evaluation for ED patients, inc: Safety assessments & disposition planning
Management of agitation, psychosis, or suicidal ideation
Admission vs discharge recommendations
Coordinate directly with ED providers and the inpatient psychiatric unit.
5. Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit Coverage (Rotational)
Provide periodic coverage for the inpatient psychiatric unit, incl rounding, admission evaluations, & treatment planning.
Collaborate w the Behavioral Health multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, high-quality inpatient psychiatric care.
Support transitions between the medical floors, ED, & inpatient behavioral health service to streamline flow.
6. Interdisciplinary Collaboration & Education
Serve as a psychiatric resource to hospital staff through curbside consults, interdisciplinary huddles, & committee participation.
Provide education for medical staff, residents, nursing, & allied health professionals on topics such as delirium prevention, psychopharmacology, & substance‑use management.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives related to behavioral health care, safety, throughput, & LOS reduction.
7. Compliance, Documentation, & Quality
Adhere to all hospital, state, & federal regulations related to clinical care, documentation, billing, & coding.
Maintain accurate & timely EMR documentation compliant with regulatory & payer guidelines.
Participate in peer review, performance improvement, & required CME activities.
Qualifications This role is essential in reducing length of stay, improving diagnostic accuracy, optimizing behavioral health management, and enhancing outcomes for medically and psychiatrically complex patients across the hospital. Candidate must be board eligible or certified in psychiatry and have the ability to obtain an unrestricted Ohio State Medical License & DEA. Must have experience managing delirium, complex psychiatric comorbidities, & substance use disorders in medical settings & have strong interpersonal communication skills, as well as the ability to work collaboratively across disciplines. Fellowship in consultation‑liaison psychiatry preferred but not required.
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