Psychiatrist

Wellfound is hiring per diem weekend Psychiatrist to join our Inpatient Team.

Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital is a 120-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital located in Tacoma, Washington. We are Department of Health and Joint Commission accredited. We are an acute care psychiatric hospital providing care to both voluntary and involuntary patients.

At Wellfound, our approach to treatment emphasizes whole-person centered care that supports wellness and recovery. We respect and are inclusive of everyone’s unique values, strengths, and beliefs. We believe in a team approach to care which includes our amazing providers, nurses, mental health technicians and therapy team members.

Position information :

Our providers are responsible for providing high quality, efficient and effective specialized psychiatric care that is evidence based and trauma-informed, in accordance with Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital standards and guidelines, as well as with applicable statutory requirements and accepted clinical practices for the medical profession of psychiatry. An incumbent is engaged in admitting, attending, discharging and consulting on patients following established protocols as determined by Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital medical governance and bylaws. Work includes providing direct patient care that respects the patient’s unique values and needs by examining, diagnosing and analyzing the patient’s total health condition and developing short- and long-term treatment goals and plans in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team and with each patient and / or their care designee(s).

Wellfound is located on the beautiful South Puget Sound in Washington. We are an hour drive away from the beautiful Cascade Mountain range, and Mount Rainier. This area is known for an outdoor lifestyle including boating, biking, hiking, and skiing. Tacoma is the second largest city in Washington state. There is access to concert venues, sports arenas, and a thriving micro-brewery and spectacular wine community.

We offer competitive pay and benefits :

• Salary : $1800 per weekend day
• Paid Time Off - accrue Paid Sick and Safe Leave at 1 hour per 40 hours worked.
• Malpractice Insurance

What We Require : Education :

MD / DO degree from an accredited institution. Successful completion of a residency program in Psychiatry, approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association.

Certification :