Western Psychiatric State Hospital Association
Psychiatrist 4 (Eastern State Hospital)
Opening Date: 3/2/15
Closing Date: 3/31/15 @ 11:59 PM
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), Behavioral Health and Services Integration
(BHSIA), is seeking experienced, diverse Psychiatrists with a passion for helping people with mental
health issues to join our team. This full-time position is located within Eastern State Hospital (ESH).
Are you ready to put your professional, psychiatrist experience to work? Are you willing to provide
psychiatric care to patients? Here’s your opportunity to assess, diagnose, and provide treatment to
psychiatric patients admitted to the hospital.
This is an opportunity to be involved in hospital-wide operations through membership on various
hospital committees, and the performance of peer review activities; and participate in hospital wide and
unit specific performance improvement activities.
Some of the duties
Psychiatrists provide psychiatric care to patients on three wards (Forensic Services Unit, Adult
Psychiatric Unit, and Geropsychiatric Unit), and performs comprehensive diagnostic assessments of
patients in order to create individual treatment plans.
Other duties include certifying medical necessity of hospital level of care; prescribe and review
appropriate medication and treatment; perform ongoing assessments of the patient’s response to
treatments; and for patients in seclusion, develop and review a release plan or justification for
continuing the use.
Who should apply
People who have a license to practice medicine and surgery in the State of Washington or the ability to
obtain a valid license prior to employment, has successfully graduated from a psychiatric residency
program, and obtains sufficient continuing medical education to maintain current competency in
position held.
Here’s what we’re looking for
Ideally, in addition to the above qualifications, we are looking for people who have had experience in an
inpatient psychiatric setting. We would also like someone who is able to effectively communicate with
Eastern State Hospital management, peers, patients, and the public.
Note: H1B/J1 Visa candidates will be considered
To be considered for this opportunity
Applications will be reviewed one week after the open date of this announcement. To be considered for
this position, interested applicants must forward their resume or curriculum vitae (CV) to Laurie Walker
at Laurie.Walker@dshs.wa.gov, no later than March 31, 2015 at 11:59 p.m.
Compensation
The base salary for this position is $185,692, with limited on-call hours that could enhance the salary to
over $210,000. This salary reflects a 15% assignment pay for this facility only.
Who we are
Eastern State Hospital (ESH) is a fully accredited, state-owned, 287-bed psychiatric hospital serving
eastern Washington by providing evaluation and inpatient treatment for adults with serious or longterm mental illness.
ESH is located in the City of Medical Lake and is within a 20-minute drive to both Spokane and Cheney.
Situated in a wooded area between two lakes, ESH shares the grounds with an abundance of deer,
geese, turkeys, and other wildlife. The area has many unique features and services to offer including
shopping, dining, theatre, snow skiing, snowmobiling, water sports, a comprehensive park system, three
universities, two community colleges, and is a family friendly environment. Local sport teams include
the Spokane Shock (arena football), Spokane Indians (baseball), and the Spokane Chiefs (hockey).To
learn more about Eastern State Hospital and how our Psychiatrists make a difference in transforming
lives visit http://www.dshs.wa.gov/mhsystems/esh.shtml online.
At Eastern State Hospital, you will enjoy a rewarding career with impressive benefits designed to help
you maintain a comfortable lifestyle for you and your family, including:
Major Medical • Dental • Vision • Optional Medical Flexible Spending Account • Long-term Disability •
Retirement and other savings plan options • Life Insurance • Tuition Reimbursement • Paid Vacation &
Holidays • Continuing Education
For additional details about this recruitment, go online to www.careers.wa.gov. Type job number
01787 in the Keywords box.