Psychiatrist - Adult PHP.IOP and Consultation - Norwich, CT

Description Job Schedule: Full Time Standard Hours: 40 Job Shift: Shift 1 Shift Details: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm Get MORE from your career with Hartford HealthCare



Hartford HealthCare’s Behavioral Health Network (HHC BHN),the largest and most integrated behavioral health system in New England, has a new opportunity available for a BE / BCPsychiatristto join our cohesive multidisciplinary team atBackus Hospital, a well-established 213 bed acute care community hospital with an 18 bed inpatient adult unit, and outpatient services including PHP / IOP, inNorwich, CT, which is ideally located close to the picturesque Connecticut and Rhode Island Shoreline, and Mystic Seaport.



Some highlights of this opportunity include:


Leadership and colleagues who are focused on the development and maturation of early career psychiatrists
TheInpatient Adult Psychiatristpractices on a team of providers including another psychiatrist and psychiatric APRN providing care for individuals requiring behavioral health or substance use services, and also providing psychiatric consultations for patients admitted to other services, and to the ER, if needed
Theconsultationrequests are robust and steady, but not overwhelming or busy. Theconsultation work provides some of the most interesting and fulfilling work
After hours weekday call is shared with 4 other psychiatrists, and is paid for separately. Weekend call is optional and paid for separately.
Backus Hospital offers a warm, friendly, community hospital culture where everyone in the hospital knows each other, and collegial relationships interdepartmentally
The psychiatrist will work within a multi-disciplinary treatment team and act as a clinical team leader for the coordination and supervision of care provided across clinical disciplines, including providing guidance and leadership to other clinicians on the team in formulating and implementing the treatment plan
An opportunity to provide supervision to selected medical students, residents and non-physician health professionals
The psychiatrist can participate in Medical Staff Committees and attend meetings in Medical Staff regulations
Opportunities to participate in robust, imaginative and visionary system Annual Improvement Projects [AIP]. Current ongoing AIP include initiatives on Early Psychosis Treatments, Zero Opioid Death Initiative, and a Behavior Dyscontrol Project. There are several other HHC BHN initiatives ongoing, such as the HHC-wide Zero Suicide Project as well as the Colleague Wellness Initiative. Every feasible opportunity will be offered and encouraged for projects that the psychiatrist might want to pursue
Avenues for training and development of leadership skills are also available within HHC
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
H1B and J1 waiver candidates are welcome to apply




There are no limits to what you can achieve when you join theBehavioral Health Network at Hartford HealthCare. The extensive capabilities of the most integrated healthcare system in CT offersPsychiatrists MORE OPPORTUNITYas 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 meansMORE OPTIONSto 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.



Located between 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.
Qualifications To put MORE GROWTH IN YOUR CAREER contact Samuel McNeil, Physician Recruiter, at Samuel.McNeil@hhchealth.org OR call/text 860-637-5571.