Description

Hartford HealthCare's Behavioral Health Network (HHC BHN), has new opportunity available for a BC/BE Psychiatrist to join our cohesive behavioral health team by providing Leadership and Psychiatry services at Rushford located in Meriden, CT

Some highlights of this opportunity include:

• Provides leadership in the provision of appropriate evaluation, treatment and care for patient with psychiatric disorders, collaborating with mental health care professionals from other disciplines. Shares state-of-the-art knowledge, relevant research findings, and current clinical knowledge with other team members.
• Coordinates with other medical specialties the detection and treatment of psychiatric patients' non-psychiatric medical/surgical conditions. Advocates for chronically mentally ill patients with medical non-psychiatric conditions to receive quality care.
• Consults for and advises non-psychiatric practitioners on the care of comorbid psychiatric conditions. May also collaborate with non-psychiatric practitioners in the provision of mental health care.
• Supervises, treatment teams and reviews and signs treatment plans ensuring clients are receiving the appropriate level of care.
• Supervises, as appropriate, the delivery of biopsychosocial evaluations, individual and group psychotherapy and psychoeducational interventions and other treatment modalities provided within the system.
• Participates in teaching and learning new psychiatric techniques and interventions.
• Prepares appropriate medical documentation to meet regulatory requirements of licensing and third party agencies.
• Supervises staff including at level of Psychiatrist, APRN and PA as indicated by the Medical Director.
• Supervises Residents and Students as indicated by the Medical Director.
• May serve as Program Medical Director for a defined program and take an active role in planning, directing, and implementing services and in promoting performance improvement.
• May perform histories, and may treat minor comorbid physical illnesses.
• May perform ECT in collaboration with an anesthetist only if privileged to do so by the Medical Center.
• May use Physician Emergency Certificate to detain a patient as indicated.
• May use emergency psychiatric medications cautiously and only in accordance with relevant statutes.
• May order relevant lab tests and procedures, with appropriate consent, to assist in the diagnosis or management of a patient's condition.
• May provide forensic evaluations, prepare reports and testify in court, as appropriate.
• We prioritize your development and wellbeing through the respected HHC Provider Leadership Development Institute and the groundbreaking Office of Provider Wellness
• Competitive salary plus comprehensive benefits including low cost, high quality medical/dental, STD/LTD, matching 401(k), generous paid time off, CME, and more
• Eligibility to apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

About Rushford:

Rushford Center, one of Connecticut's leading providers of addiction and mental health services, is nationally recognized for delivering outstanding prevention, treatment and recovery programs. We offer a wide range of programs including Acute Care and Evaluation, Residential Addiction Treatment, Individual, Group & Family Therapy, Intensive Outpatient programs and Community Support Programs. Through the passion of our specialists, we continue to treat every patient with care, compassion and respect, while providing affordable and accessible services.

About the Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network:

The Hartford HealthCare BHN is an expansive psychiatric treatment, research, and academic network that includes the world-renowned Institute of Living and the Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center. An experienced GME organization, the BHN currently hosts two psychiatry residency programs and three psychiatry fellowship programs.

The BHN provides 750,000 outpatient visits and 110,000 inpatient days of care a year across 50 locations and 300 inpatient beds, the BHN is recognized for coordinated, high-quality care. With ten Clinical Day Schools providing 45,000 days of care and education and six residential locations providing 45,000 residential patient days, it is also recognized as a major partner in the communities across CT.

The BHN offers:

• A career trajectory through academic, research, and leadership opportunities
• A mentorship program and virtual daily grand rounds
• A well-structured and highly integrated healthcare system that allows easy collaboration amongst providers, allowing for more time with patients, and more positive outcomes

Qualifications

There are no limits to what you can achieve when you join the Behavioral Health Network at Hartford HealthCare. The extensive capabilities of the most integrated healthcare system in CT offers Physicians MORE OPPORTUNITY as you practice with nationally respected colleagues in a progressive, physician-led environment. Our broad network includes seven acute care hospitals including one of the largest academic and surgical hospitals in the northeast, thriving community teaching hospitals, and one of the largest multi-specialty medical groups in New England with more than 1,000 providers.

This means MORE OPTIONS to propel your career to new heights and all within a deeply embedded culture of diversity, inclusion, innovation, and focus on the highest quality of care. We are teachers, researchers, innovators, leaders and, most of all, caregivers.

Our location:

Located near Boston and New York City, Connecticut offers you and your family access to a lifestyle that is second to none. Enjoy the finest schools in the nation, four beautiful seasons of recreational activities, and options to live at the shore, in leafy suburbs, or in vibrant urban areas.

For additional information and 1:1 discussion:

Please contact

Samuel McNeil, Physician Recruiter

Samuel.McNeil@hhchealth.org

or call/text: 860-637-5571