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Minneapolis, Minnesota

Psychiatrist / Medical Director (Acute Psychiatric Services) - Full-time

PsychiatryFull-Time

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Full-Time
Call expectations
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Weekends
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Job Description

Acute Psychiatric Services (APS) at Hennepin Healthcare is seeking a highly motivated individual for a full-time (1.0 FTE) opportunity to provide clinical care in APS as well as opportunity to serve as the service medical director. Our APS provides emergency services 24/7 to persons experiencing mental health crises. Our treatment team includes Psychiatrists, Advanced Practice Providers, Psychiatric Nurses, Mental Health Workers, and Psychiatric Social Workers.

The Medical Director provides medical leadership to a multidisciplinary group of clinical staff, in addition to providing direct patient care. This role serves as a liaison and clinical consultant to medical and nursing staff. The Medical Director collaborates with the administrative chair of psychiatry and service line director, managers, supervisors, clinical staff, and other medical directors on issues affecting clinical operations. In addition, the director partners with Hennepin Healthcare in strategic planning, growth, marketing, and research & development. We strive to provide an environment for continuous quality improvement, develop and maintain professional relationships within and external to the organization.

Responsibilities include

Diagnosing and treating patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders

Determining the nature and extend of mental disorders, and formulating a treatment program utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic methods and medications

Providing direct patient care to individuals with mental health as their primary diagnosis, as well as individuals suffering from a secondary mental health disturbance or illness

Collaborating with, educating, and instructing other providers on the physical health issues that might impact the mental health of their patients

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications
  • MD or equivalent foreign degree
  • Completion of medical residency program in Psychiatry
  • Board certified / Board Eligible in Psychiatry
  • If Board Eligible, must be certified within 4 years of employment start date
  • Current license to practice medicine in the State of Minnesota (or eligibility)
  • Along with a completed application, please also include a CV and Letter of Interest.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director provides medical leadership to a multidisciplinary clinical team while delivering direct patient care for individuals in mental health crises. They also collaborate with administrative leadership on strategic planning, clinical operations, and quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
10+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Crisis interventionPatient diagnosisTreatment planningPsychotherapyMedication managementMultidisciplinary team collaborationClinical consultationResearch and developmentMedical staff liaison

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 42% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 12.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
77%
Sign-on bonus
52%
CME allowance
42%
Loan repayment
16%
Visa sponsorship
16%

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Minneapolis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$365k
Typical market rent
$1,682/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.