McLaren Northern Michigan is recruiting an experienced Clinical Psychologist in Petoskey, Michigan for an exciting new position. This position will be a combination of clinical services and academic teaching within McLaren Northern Family Medicine Rural Track residency. As a core faculty member this position will be involved in residency guidance and teaching. A clinical appointment at Michigan State University Colleges of Human and Osteopathic Medicine will be offered.

This is a full-time opportunity with 60% clinical responsibilities and 40% academics. There are no call coverage needs. The position will include:

• Development and implementation of Behavioral Medicine curriculum for Family Medicine Residency following Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requirements.
• Provision of oversight for well-being programming for Graduate Medical Education
• Performance of clinical duties which could include Consultation Liaison inpatient, Integrative Primary Care, Integrative Cancer Care or Psychotherapy depending on site need.
• Assistance to resident physicians for scholarly inquiry projects (research and/or quality Improvement).
• Participation in system wide Academic Behavioral Health activities, including teaching for Clinical Health Psychology Post Doctoral Fellowship and/or Internship.

Two years’ experience in teaching in an ACGME residency program and completion of a Health Psychology post-doctoral fellowship are preferred. The selected candidate will require a license to practice Psychology in the state of Michigan.

McLaren employed providers enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including CME funds, med mal insurance plus tail coverage, health/vision/dental insurances, license/DEA reimbursement and two investment options.

Facility Highlights

McLaren Northern Michigan is a 202-bed regional referral center located in Petoskey, serving residents in 22 counties across northern Lower Michigan and the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula. More than 230 physicians represent nearly all medical and surgical specialties, enabling full-service care with an emphasis on cardiology, cancer, orthopedics, and neurosciences. McLaren Northern Michigan is a certified Primary Stroke Center, as designated by the Joint Commission. The hospital has a network of primary care providers and specialty care clinics throughout the region, and an outpatient surgery center in Cheboygan.

McLaren Northern Michigan is a subsidiary of McLaren Health Care, a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 490-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 53 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S. McLaren has 28,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

McLaren is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.

Community Living

Petoskey is located on the shores of Lake Michigan's beautiful Little Traverse Bay in northwest, lower-Peninsula Michigan. The historic architecture, seasonal activities, and miles of waterfront make it a great place to settle year-round. Petoskey is a wonderful place to raise a family with its excellent schools (both public and parochial) and community sports programs. The historic downtown offers many gourmet restaurants, specialty shops, and boutiques; as well as an active art and music community leading to very diverse and exciting opportunities to both watch and participate in music and theater. Petoskey’s housing market has diverse residential options: from condominiums to several acres of land, and ownership to renting. The area boasts of elegant Victorian architecture in the homes and buildings, with more than 400 homes on the National Historic register. There is something for everyone with the plethora of year-round outdoor activities in Petoskey. In the winter, the Winter Sports Park offers outdoor hockey, ice skating, and sledding; while the summer provides tubing, swimming, and countless beaches and woods to explore. Several hiking and biking trails wind throughout the area – some are even part of the North Country Trail, which links seven states and covers 4,600 miles from New York to North Dakota.