Motivated by the belief that healthcare is a human right, Erie Family Health Centers (eriefamilyhealth.org) provides high quality medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare to all in need, regardless of ability to pay. Erie is a visionary community health center caring for more than 75,000 patients in 13 locations throughout Chicago and the Northern suburbs.
Erie Family Health Centers is seeking a full-time adult or child psychiatrist. Erie is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) serving a predominantly Latinx population in the greater Chicago area. Spanish language skills are preferred but not required. Psychiatry is currently provided 100% via telehealth (work-from-home), and it is anticipated that telehealth will continue in some capacity beyond the pandemic.Erie has an integrated care model, prioritizing psychiatry services for complex cases that cannot otherwise be managed by primary care. Psychiatric services are primarily short-term, focusing on stabilization and transition back to the PCP, with psychiatry available as needed. Erie prioritizes population-based care, including collaborative care models for a subset of patients on medicaid and for patients enrolled in the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program. In addition, a collaborative care model is currently under development for perinatal patients.