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Physician: Inpatient Psychiatry (Days) Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, IL

Northwestern Medicine · Winfield, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

This programme has 48 beds across adult, geriatric and child and adolescent services. What would you want to know about how they interact?

What they are checking: The posting states the bed count and the service split.

Monday to Friday daytime with an equitably shared weekend rounding rotation set in advance. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: The posting states the schedule and the weekend arrangement precisely.

What would you do

How do you work with a patient who does not believe they need treatment?

What they are checking: The daily reality of an inpatient unit and coercion is not the answer.

How do you use the interdisciplinary team rather than just directing it?

What they are checking: The posting names strong support from nurses, social workers, therapists and medical consultants.

How do you work with the emergency and consult-liaison services on a shared patient?

What they are checking: The posting names close collaboration with emergency psychiatry, consult-liaison and addiction medicine.

The posting names program development opportunities. What would you want to build?

What they are checking: The posting offers it directly and calls the service growing and physician-led.

About the work

Tell me about your inpatient psychiatry practice.

What they are checking: The posting is a full time adult inpatient psychiatry position.

How do you assess risk on an admission, and how does that shape the plan?

What they are checking: The decision that governs an inpatient psychiatric admission from the first hour.

How do you decide someone is ready for discharge?

What they are checking: The judgment that carries the most risk in inpatient psychiatry.

Where are you with board certification?

What they are checking: The posting states board eligible or board certified.

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The full job description

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Northwestern Medicine is seeking a full-time, board-eligible or board-certified adult psychiatrist to join the inpatient behavioral health team at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois. This position offers the opportunity to practice within a growing, physician-led behavioral health service supported by the resources of a nationally recognized health system. The ideal candidate values high-quality acute psychiatric care, interdisciplinary collaboration, a predictable daytime schedule, and the opportunity to help shape clinical quality and program development. Position Highlights • Full-time, employed adult inpatient psychiatry position • Primary clinical assignment to the adult inpatient psychiatric service • Monday–Friday daytime schedule • Equitably shared weekend rounding rotation • Weekend schedules established in advance • Behavioral health program with 48 inpatient beds across separate adult, geriatric, and child/adolescent services • Strong interdisciplinary support from psychiatrists, behavioral health nurses, social workers, therapists and medical consultants • Close collaboration with emergency psychiatry, consult-liaison psychiatry, addiction medicine, PHP/IOP, and outpatient behavioral health services • Opportunities to participate in quality improvement, patient safety, clinical operations, and behavioral health program development • Epic electronic health record used throughout Northwestern Medicine • Collegial and collaborative environment • Welcoming opportunity for both experienced psychiatrists and graduating residents or fellows Clinical Responsibilities • Provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and treatment for adults receiving inpatient psychiatric care • Lead daily interdisciplinary treatment-planning rounds • Develop and oversee individualized, evidence-based treatment plans • Provide psychopharmacologic management, risk assessment, crisis stabilization, and discharge planning • Collaborate with nursing, social work, therapy, hospital medicine, pharmacy, and other consulting services • Coordinate safe and timely transitions of care with emergency, outpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and community-based services • Participate in initiatives focused on patient safety, clinical quality, length of stay, patient experience, and continuity of care • Contribute to a respectful, accountable, and collaborative team culture • MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school • Board eligible or board certified in Psychiatry • Eligible for unrestricted medical licensure in Illinois • Eligible for medical staff appointment at Northwestern Medicine • Current or eligible DEA registration • Strong clinical judgment, communication skills, and commitment to interdisciplinary teamwork • Commitment to evidence-based, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and patient-centered care All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits In addition to competitive compensation, we offer an excellent benefits package. This includes a continuing medical education allowance, paid time off, well-being fund, 401k, paid parental leave, malpractice insurance and much more. Moreover, we will provide financial stability and administrative support so you can focus on your passion – practicing medicine. Please click here to learn more about benefits.

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