Job Description

Job Description

LAKE REGION MEDICAL GROUP, P.A. OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIST OPPORTUNITY DETAILS:  

Lake Region Healthcare / Lake Region Medical Group, P.A. is seeking an Outpatient Psychiatrist to join our growing team of psychiatric providers at our multi-specialty group practice in Fergus Falls, MN.

  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:   

• Inform patients and their families about available mental health treatments, both within the organization and through local community support services. 

• Deliver effective outpatient psychiatric care to the adult patient population, ages 18+.

• Perform comprehensive psychiatric assessments and oversee the prescription and management of medications for mental health disorders. 

• Serve as an inpatient psychiatric consultant as requested during business hours.

• No after hours or weekend on-call required.

• Full-time position in Fergus Falls, MN during clinic hours, Monday Friday with options to incorporate virtual visits into schedule and for a condensed work week.

QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Medical degree (MD or DO) and completion of an accredited psychiatry residency required.

• Board certification in psychiatry highly preferred; board eligibility required 

• Active Minnesota Medical License & DEA upon hire 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 

• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. 

EMR SYSTEM:  EPIC 

COMPENSATION/BENEFITS:  

Please note that final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications and internal equity considerations. 

• Base compensation salary is guaranteed starting at $302,000.00/year for the first 2 years of employment, plus the opportunity to earn additional income based on production hours worked (wRVUs). 

• Annual CME reimbursement allowance & paid professional dues and memberships 

• Relocation reimbursement & sign on bonus (with assistance in residency if applicable) 

• 10% annual employer contributions into 401K plan; fully vested to the employee at the time the employee is eligible to participate in the plan after 6 months of employment, or 1,000 hours worked whichever occurs first. 

• Opportunity to apply for state and national student loan forgiveness programs that have potential to award up to $120,000.00. 

• Cash balance plan 

• Health, dental, vision, long term and short-term disability insurance; professional liability insurance offered. 

• 6 weeks of time off per calendar year 

ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY:  

Fergus Falls is an area known for excellent private and public school systems community college, local wineries & breweries, low cost of living, nearby zoos, big box retail (Home Depot, Applebees, Caribou Coffee, Walmart, and more), movie theater, bowling alley, event center, nearby resorts & casinos, health spas, YMCA, fishing, cross country skiing, kayaking, hiking, fishing, & biking. 

• 8-golf courses within a 30-mile radius of city 

• Number 1 county in the United States with most lakes, with 1,100 lakes in Ottertail County 

• Central lakes biking/walking trail begins in Fergus Falls and is a 55 mile, paved trail that goes to central MN 

• North Country Scenic Trail runs through the town (beginning in Vermont & runs through central ND) 

• Within city limits, there are 5 lakes & 19 park & recreational areas 

• Easy access to Fargo, ND (1 hour drive); and Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (2 hour drive) both with international airport access.

• Childrens museum & indoor playground; newly constructed childrens splash pad built in 2024, and new community aquatics center opened in June of 2025.

• Enjoy a safe, low crime community of 14,000 residents 

ABOUT THE LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE ENTERPRISE:  

We are a non-profit, mid-sized, rural, community governed 501(c)3 charitable healthcare organization that serves a geographical area that includes west central Minnesota and easterly North Dakota. Our primary service area supports a population of 55,000 residents and secondary service area supports a 101,000 population. 

• 2 Hospitals 

• 10 Clinic Locations 

• 1 Cancer Care and Research Center 

• 1 Senior Living Community 

• 1,100 Employees 

• 120 Physicians/Advanced Practice Providers 

• Annual Operating Revenue - $160M 

• Community Owned/Community Governed 

  Why practice with Lake Region Medical Group, P.A. & Lake Region Healthcare?  

• Minnesota has been consistently rated one of the best states in the country to practice medicine. 

• Lake Region Healthcare has been a top 100 rural & community healthcare system for the ninth consecutive year & has been listed on Newsweeks Worlds Best Hospital for several consecutive years.

• In-house specialty support: Allergy/Asthma, Otolaryngology, Cardiology, Dermatology, OB/GYN, Optometry, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Neurology, Womens Health/Certified Nurse Midwifery, Podiatry, Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology, Wound Care, Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine, Neurosurgery (Spine), Hospital Medicine, Anesthesia, Audiology, General Surgery, Pathology, Pediatrics, Plastic Surgery, Aesthetics, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Radiation Oncology, and Medical Oncology. Visiting specialties in Nephrology. 

• Our healthcare system is an independent system and locally owned and operated

• Our medical group is independent and operated by a physician lead board of directors 

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