Inpatient Psychiatrist

Who We Are

Oaklawn is the leading provider of mental health and addiction services in Elkhart, Goshen, South Bend, Mishawaka and the surrounding communities of northern Indiana. We serve 27,000 children, adolescents and adults annually through treatment that spans the continuum of care. Our services range from skills training and case management to outpatient therapy and inpatient care, specializing in complex cases.

With nearly 925 employees on four campuses, Oaklawn offers unparalleled clinical training and robust opportunities for growth. Oaklawn has led ground-breaking initiatives in children's mental health, addiction treatment, cross-cultural outreach, housing for seriously mentally ill adults and more. Our staff have unique opportunities for advancement while working on the cutting edge of community mental health.

What We Offer

As an inpatient psychiatrist, you’ll serve as a key physician leader on Oaklawn’s acute inpatient psychiatric unit, working alongside experienced physicians, nurses, therapists, case managers, and program leaders. This role is focused on the psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, stabilization, medication management, treatment planning, risk assessment, and discharge readiness of adults requiring 24-hour inpatient psychiatric care. You will help guide admission and continued-stay decisions, support safe transitions to lower levels of care, and contribute to a collaborative culture centered on clinical excellence, patient safety, and recovery. We offer a competitive salary, opportunities for extra pay based on RVUs, and a full benefits package. Psychiatrists participate in the inpatient unit call rotation to ensure 24/7 physician coverage.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic formulation, and evidence-informed treatment for adults admitted to the acute inpatient psychiatric unit.
• Lead medication management, including initiation, adjustment, monitoring, and education related to psychiatric medications, side effects, safety concerns, and clinical response.
• Make and document clinical decisions related to admission appropriateness, continued stay, level of care, observation status, stabilization goals, and discharge readiness.
• Complete suicide risk, violence risk, capacity, substance use, and other clinical assessments relevant to inpatient psychiatric care.
• Partner with the interdisciplinary treatment team to develop individualized treatment plans, review progress, address barriers to stabilization, and coordinate discharge planning.
• Provide physician input during treatment team meetings, nursing consultations, crisis situations, family meetings, and care coordination discussions as clinically indicated.
• Coordinate with outpatient providers, families, guardians, community partners, crisis services, and other levels of care to support continuity after hospitalization.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and clinically sound documentation consistent with regulatory, accreditation, payer, and organizational standards.
• Participate in the inpatient psychiatrist call rotation and collaborate with the team to ensure safe, responsive physician coverage for the unit.
• Contribute to quality improvement, patient safety, clinical practice development, and program initiatives within Oaklawn’s inpatient unit.

• National Health Service Corps approved site with the Loan Repayment Program for Psychiatrists, Nurse Practitioners, LCSWs and other licensed professionals (HPSA score directs potential loan repayment amount).
• A company culture that values physician leadership, interdisciplinary collaboration, quality improvement, clinical excellence, and innovation in community-based behavioral health care
• Enjoy collegial work relationships with physicians, nurses, therapists, case managers, psychologists, and program leadership
• Family-friendly communities with quality schools and great cost of living; excellent educational opportunities at nearby University of Notre Dame, Indiana University-South Bend and more; close proximity to Chicago and Indianapolis

• Valid Indiana Physician and CSR - Physician licenses required
• Valid DEA certification required
• Board certification or board eligibility in Psychiatry preferred
• Experience in inpatient psychiatry, crisis stabilization, emergency psychiatry, consultation-liaison psychiatry, or treatment of individuals with serious mental illness preferred