Consult-Liaison Psychiatry Job in Rancho Mirage, CA | Inpatient Focus | Academic Opportunity

Job Description

Job Description

Join a growing behavioral health department in the Palm Springs region, where your clinical expertise can help shape the future of psychiatric care. This Consult-Liaison Psychiatry opportunity is ideal for a physician seeking more than a traditional hospital-based position, offering the chance to help establish a comprehensive service while making a meaningful impact on patient outcomes. The organization is entering an exciting period of development, creating opportunities for physicians who value innovation, interdisciplinary relationships, and long-term career growth. You'll have the opportunity to contribute your ideas, influence clinical processes, and help define how psychiatric services evolve. Whether you're an experienced psychiatrist or an early-career physician with an interest in academic medicine, this position offers a compelling combination of clinical purpose and professional development. Build a rewarding career in an environment where your contributions can have a lasting impact on the department and the patients it serves.



Position, Compensation & Organization Highlights

Clinical Practice & Schedule

• Primarily inpatient consult-liaison psychiatry, evaluating and managing psychiatric conditions in hospitalized medical patients.
• Work closely with hospitalists, internists, and other medical specialists to provide coordinated psychiatric care.
• Evaluate patients with behavioral health concerns, including assessments related to psychiatric holds when clinically appropriate.
• Current inpatient consultation volume varies, with approximately 1-4 patients seen daily under the existing limited-coverage model.
• Monday-Friday schedule, approximately 8 hours per day, with evening and/or weekend coverage responsibilities as the service develops.
• Potential opportunity to incorporate outpatient psychiatry sessions based on patient volume, scheduling, and departmental needs.

Academic Medicine & Teaching Opportunities

• Join a newly established ACGME-accredited Psychiatry Residency Program that welcomed its inaugural class in July 2026.
• Four current psychiatry residents, with plans to welcome six new residents annually beginning in the next academic year.
• Participate in resident supervision, clinical education, and mentorship.
• Potential opportunities to work with medical students as the educational program expands.
• Help shape clinical training experiences and contribute to the development of future psychiatric specialists.

Organization & Department Highlights

• Join a psychiatry department with 10 psychiatrists, including eight currently providing direct patient care.
• Established clinical expertise within the group includes geriatric psychiatry and specialized transgender care.
• Behavioral health expansion is supported by organizational leadership, the Board, and invested community donors.
• Departmental investment includes plans to expand the clinical workforce with additional psychiatrists, therapists, psychologists, and other behavioral health professionals.
• Long-term service development includes additional intensive outpatient programming, partial hospitalization services, and specialty behavioral health offerings.
• Collaborative clinical culture emphasizing relationships between psychiatry and other medical specialties.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation and benefits details are available upon inquiry.

Live & Work in Rancho Mirage, California - Greater Palm Springs

Discover the exceptional lifestyle of Rancho Mirage, a beautiful desert community in the heart of Greater Palm Springs where resort-style living meets everyday convenience. Surrounded by the stunning Santa Rosa, San Bernadino, and San Jacinto Mountains, this Southern California destination offers a change of pace without sacrificing access to entertainment, dining, and recreation. Known for its welcoming atmosphere, upscale amenities, and breathtaking scenery, Rancho Mirage appeals to physicians seeking a fulfilling lifestyle beyond the hospital. The community's blend of established neighborhoods and exciting new developments offers attractive options for professionals, couples, and families alike. With abundant sunshine,