Attending Psychiatrist - Worcester, MA

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Attending Psychiatrist -Worcester, MA

UMass Memorial Medical Group seeks an attending psychiatrist to join our dynamic team. We welcome and support applicants from all Academic Ranks to apply.

About our Department:

• We are the largest provider of psychiatric services in central Massachusetts with over 400 faculty members who work in a variety of settings within UMass Memorial Health,the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, and the public sector.We integrate our clinical, research, teaching and community partnership activities to help individuals and families transform their lives through recovery from mental illness and addiction.
• The Department of Psychiatry has outstanding training programs which include 27 residents and fellows as well as 16 trainees. Our Psychiatry positions offer the opportunity for involvement in a full range of activities. We are a national leader in public sector psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, neurodevelopmental disorders, biological psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, forensic psychiatry, psychosocial rehabilitation, women's mental health, and addiction psychiatry.

Alternate: Case Load Variety. Teaching. And More.

• The right candidate must be an individual who enjoys flexibility in clinical care, ranging from inpatient to emergency mental health services and has a desire and enthusiasm for teaching our psychiatry residents and medical students.
• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments of patients in medical-surgical units and the emergency room to evaluate for psychiatric diagnoses, risk factors, and treatment needs.
• Collaborate with medical and surgical teams to develop integrated treatment plans that address both medical and psychiatric concerns.
• Provide evidence-based psychiatric interventions, including medication management, psychotherapy, and crisis intervention, as appropriate.
• Educate medical and nursing staff on psychiatric issues, including recognition of symptoms, appropriate interventions, and strategies for managing psychiatric emergencies.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and case conferences to discuss complex cases and coordinate care.
• Document all clinical encounters thoroughly and accurately in the Epic electronic medical record system.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to ethical and legal standards governing psychiatric practice.
• Stay abreast of developments in the field of consultation-liaison psychiatry through continuing education and professional development activities.
• Participation in weekday evening and weekend is optional and provides additional compensation
• We have potential positions within several of our clinical sites. These sites include our 14-bed general inpatient psychiatric unit on our University Campus, our 26-bed community-based general inpatient psychiatric unit located in downtown Worcester, our Adult Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison services on both the University and Memorial Campuses and our Emergency Mental Health unit located in the University Emergency Department. A faculty appointment, commensurate with experience is also available.

Visit our department website https://www.umassmed.edu/psychiatry/dop/ to learn more about our department.

Qualifications

Eligible individuals should have the following qualifications:

• Must hold a MD or DO degree and qualify for a Massachusetts license
• Be board certified or board eligible

Top Tier Benefits to Reflect Your Value and Needs.

• Sign-on bonuses and newly added referral bonus program
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
• 6+ weeks of paid time off (vacation/CME/holidays)
• Practice/CME allowance - $4,000 per fiscal year
• Employer-funded retirement contributions of 8% of base salary, with additional retirement vehicles
• Comprehensive tuition reimbursement benefit
• Paid family and medical leave; short-term and long-term disability programs
• Hospital liability insurance
• Concierge Services for Relocation, if applicable to your role

How to apply

Should you have any questions regarding the position or issues submitting an application through Website, please feel free to reach out to Krystal Vincent, Provider Recruiter at Krystal.Vincent@umassmemorial.org

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We are able to consider and support candidates who will need Visa sponsorship.

Standards Of Respect

We are committed to fostering and embracing a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Creating a diverse environment of professors and clinicians who offer unique insights and perspectives as we teach the next generation of physicians is critical to our mission. We are engaged in multiple initiatives with UMass Chan Medical School and with UMass Memorial Health to expand the diversity within our Medical Group in the spirit of inclusivity.

UMass Memorial Health

UMass Memorial Health is the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts with 17,000 caregivers and 2,100 physicians, many of whom are members of UMass Memorial Medical Group. Our comprehensive system includes UMass Memorial Medical Center, UMass Memorial Health - Harrington, UMass Memorial Health - HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, UMass Memorial Health - Marlborough Hospital, and UMass Memorial Health - Community Healthlink. Together, we impact every aspect of life in the region by making health and wellness services available to everyone, at the bedside, in the clinic or community, or even at home, advocating for social equality and providing economic stability and opportunity. There are many ways to heal. We pursue them all. Relentlessly. Visit www.ummhealth.org.

UMass Memorial Medical Center

A teaching hospital with over 700 beds and 8,000 caregivers, UMass Memorial Medical Center is dedicated to ensuring the health and well-being of our communities across Central Massachusetts. With our academic partner, UMass Chan Medical School, we are the source of academic and clinical excellence in primary and specialty care, community service, teaching, and research. Visit www.ummhealth.org/medical-center.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We're striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health - for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

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