Inpatient Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist (Independent Contractor)
Valley Medical Center · Renton, WA
Posted October 6, 2026
Valley Medical Center - Main Campus · 400 S 43rd Street, Renton, WA, US, 98055
Inpatient Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist (Independent Contractor) | Location: Renton, WA
Valley Medical Center (VMC) is actively recruiting an Inpatient Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist (Independent Contractor). A Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist provides expert psychiatric consultation services to medically ill inpatients across hospital units at Valley Medical Center, including the emergency room, medical floor, surgical floors, critical care unit, and obstetrics. The key work is collaborative within a multidisciplinary team to assess, diagnose, and manage psychiatric and behavioral conditions that arise in the context of medical illness, hospitalization, or treatment.
About the position:
- Independent Contractor (1099) position, no shift requirement
- Opportunities to pick up weekend, holiday, and occasional weekday shifts
- Weekend shifts are Saturday and Sunday from 9a-1pm
- Holiday shifts are 9a-1pm
- Weekday shifts are 8a-4pm
- Staffing: one MD and one APP Mon-Fri, one on-call provider for 4hrs each day on weekends and holidays
- Provide psychiatric evaluations and treatment/management recommendations for hospitalized patients with comorbid medical and psychiatric or behavioral disorders.
- Conduct suicide risk assessments and develop appropriate safety and treatment plans.
- Assess and manage behavioral disturbances associated with dementia, delirium, or other neuropsychiatric and neurocognitive conditions.
- Coordinate care with hospital staff to optimize patient outcomes and ensure integrated treatment approaches.
- Support ED psychiatric counselor (LICSW, LMHC, SUDP) psychiatric evaluation and detainment processes; provide daily consult services for patients involuntarily detained in the ED or requiring inpatient admission.
- Collaborate closely with Case Management Social Work services supporting best practices in stabilization and treatment options facilitating optimized discharge planning.
- Maintain familiarity with state laws and hospital policies governing involuntary psychiatric evaluation and treatment, including emergency holds.
- Provide education, consultation, and support to nursing and other hospital staff regarding behavioral management, psychiatric symptoms, and de-escalation strategies.
- Document evaluations, recommendations, and progress in accordance with hospital and regulatory standards.
Qualifications:
- BC Psychiatrist, Fellowship training and BC/BE in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry is preferred
- Ability to obtain a medical professional license in the State of WA
- Ability to obtain a DEA license with full prescriptive authority
Located in Renton, Washington, Valley Medical Center is the largest not-for-profit healthcare provider between Seattle and Tacoma, serving more than 600,000 residents. In addition to the 341-bed hospital with its Level III Trauma Center, Valley operates a network of more than four dozen primary care, urgent care and specialty clinics, with most located on or near the hospital campus.
Our distinguished recognitions include:
- Accredited as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery from Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)
- American Medical Association's Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program for our efforts to improve physician well-being and combat burnout
- The Joint Commission's award of full accreditation triennially for meeting/exceeding national and safety performance standards
- Inclusion on Becker's Hospital Review's list of 153 Great Community Hospitals for 2023 and 2024
- Patient-Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
- Receipt of an "A" grade on the Lown Institute Hospitals Index for outstanding social responsibility
One of the most culturally diverse communities in the country, our mission to care for our community like family extends to the entire Valley "work family" who prioritize safety, respect, compassion, collaboration, equity, diversity, inclusion, innovation, and excellence.
Compensation:
- Weekday shifts (8 hrs): $2200
- Weekend shifts (4 hrs Saturday, 4 hrs Sunday): $2200
- Holiday shifts (4 hrs): $1100
Employer
Valley Medical Center
Located in Renton, Washington, Valley Medical Center is the largest not-for-profit healthcare provider between Seattle and Tacoma, serving more than 600,000 residents of South King County. In addition to its 341-bed hospital with a Level III Trauma Center, Valley operates a network of more than four dozen primary care, urgent care and specialty clinics, most of them on or near the hospital campus. Valley's recognitions include the American Medical Association's Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition for its work to improve physician well-being, Becker's Hospital Review's list of Great Community Hospitals, Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition from the NCQA, and full Joint Commission accreditation.
Valley Medical Group, Valley's employed physician network, was built on a foundation of primary care practices first established in 1994 and has grown into a tightly integrated network of providers across 22 specialties serving the Greater Puget Sound area south of Lake Washington. Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers work in a culture of collaboration and teamwork, supported by a fully integrated Epic EMR across every hospital and clinic setting, along with mentoring and opportunities to grow in clinical innovation, teaching, leadership and public service. In collaboration with the University of Washington, Valley is home to the nation's top-ranked Family Medicine Residency Program, with nearly 30 years of community-based teaching, as well as the UW Emergency Medicine residency — offering the environment of a teaching hospital with the warmth of a community hospital and clinic network.
Valley's mission is to care for its community like family, and it extends that to the Valley "work family," who prioritize safety, respect, compassion, collaboration, equity, inclusion, innovation and excellence. Providers enjoy competitive compensation, a generous benefits package and eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Just 30 minutes from downtown Seattle and Bellevue, the communities of southeast King County — Renton, Kent, Covington and Maple Valley — offer more affordable homes, less traffic, strong school districts and easy access to the best of Pacific Northwest recreation, from Lake Washington and Puget Sound to Mount Rainier and the Cascades.