Psychiatrist

University Health Services is looking for a Staff Psychiatrist to join our dynamic team. Apply now to work in our exciting environment, meeting the health and well-being needs of the UW-Madison student population.

The Staff Psychiatrist provides routine and emergent psychiatric care to University of Wisconsin-
Madison students. This includes performing a comprehensive mental health history and diagnostic interview, ordering and interpreting diagnostic testing, and making therapeutic decisions including prescribing medications within the scope of state licensure. Collaborates with and provides consultation to other treatment providers including mental health and medical providers. Monitors patient outcomes and initiates modifications in treatment plan based on patient response. The provide must demonstrate a commitment to multiculturalism and serving underrepresented populations, follow agency policies and procedures consistent with state mental health statutes, ethical guidelines, best practices, HIPAA, and FERPA, and maintain accurate and timely documentation for all clinical interactions and consultations. Duties will be performed under the supervision of the Director of Psychiatry.

- Provides psychiatric care per national standards of care to patients with a variety of psychiatric disorders which include eating disorders, ADHD, psychotic illnesses, and substance use disorders.
- Educates mostly transitional-age patients from Wisconsin and around the globe.
- Develops and evaluates care plans, and prescribes medications and treatments in support of patient health and well-being.
- Collaborates and follows workflows in a complex system to engage with therapists within and outside the institution, with care managers to coordinate that care, and other referrals.
-Attends meetings to support institutional efforts.
-Completes documentation for eligibility for campus disability services, international student needs, qualifications to study abroad, etc.

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Required
Terminal Degree
MD or DO

Required:
- Minimum of one year of experience in a mental health setting

Preferred
- Experience working with transitional age youth/adolescents/ young adult patient population
- Experience in college health or college mental health setting

Required
DO - Physician (Do) - State Licensure

Required
MD - Physician - State Licensure

MD or DO Licensure or eligibility to become licensed as a physician in the state of Wisconsin prior to
start date.
Board certification in Psychiatry.
Board eligible candidates will be considered only in their immediate post-graduate year. Board
eligible candidates must become board certified within 12-months of hire.

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

JULY 14, 2025

Minimum $230,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

UHS is part of Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, led by the vice chancellor for student affairs. Our staff is dedicated to serving students and to helping them succeed in and out of the classroom in areas including health and well-being, identity and inclusion, leadership and engagement, and student advocacy. Student Affairs includes departments led by the dean of students; departments that provide identity-based spaces and leadership resources; the Wisconsin Union; University Health Services; and University Recreation and Wellbeing.

A period of evaluation will be required.

This vacancy is being announced simultaneously with job 310943. Having two job postings allows University Health Services to consider candidates with different credentials for this position.

Please click on the "Apply Now" button to start the application process. You will be required to log in or create an account to continue. Please upload a cover letter and resume to apply.

Finalists will be asked to provide a list of at least three (3) professional references with titles, emails, phone numbers (including at least one supervisory reference). Note that references will not be contacted without your prior knowledge.

Amy John
amy.john@wisc.edu
608-890-3592
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Clinical Assistant Professor(IC011)

A57-UNIV HEALTH SERVICES/CL SVCS/PSYCHIATRY

Academic Staff-Renewable

310252-AS