Gundersen Lutheran seeks a BE/BC addiction psychiatrist who will join five adult and five child psychiatrists, 5 psychologists and 45 masters prepared clinicians.  The addictionologist will lead a chemical dependency continuum from medical detox through outpatient treatment, with integration into internal medicine as well as psychiatry.  Gundersen Lutheran Behavioral Health currently provides methadone and suboxone treatment in addition to all other levels of addiction services.

Psychiatric outpatient care is offered on our main campus and at several sites in the Gundersen Lutheran healthcare system.  Inpatient care is provided in a 27-bed unit adjacent to the medical center. 

Qualified candidates will be highly skilled in the management of chemically dependent and dually diagnosed patients and will work closely with our interdisciplinary team in developing and providing medical/psychopharmacological substance abuse treatment services in both the inpatient and outpatient arenas.  The preferred candidate will hold specialty certification in Addiction Psychiatry.

  
Gundersen Lutheran Health System, based in La Crosse, Wis., serves more than 500,000 residents of western Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota and northeastern Iowa. It is anchored by one of the nation’s largest multi-specialty group practices, a 325-bed teaching hospital with Level II Trauma Center, and more than 45 regional facilities. Specialty outreach, telemedicine, distance learning, digital imaging and other services link Gundersen Lutheran with regional clinics, hospital affiliates and referring providers in a 19-county area. 

Gundersen Lutheran has been named a Top 100 organization 12 times in 11 years including Thomson 100 Top Hospitals®: National and Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success and the Top 100 Most Highly Integrated Healthcare Network. In addition, HealthGrades® has awarded Gundersen Lutheran the HealthGrades 2008 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence based on its clinical quality performance.

Gundersen Lutheran Health System offers an excellent work environment, competitive salary and great benefits package.

We support a safe, healthy and drug-free work environment through background checks and controlled substance screening. EOE/AA/TTD/LEP