Psychiatry – Consult-Liaison Service to Hospital & ED

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Join Southcoast Health, where your future is as promising as the care we provide. Our commitment to each other, our patients, and our community is more than a mission - it’s our way of life, and you’ll be at the heart of it.

Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, health system with multiple hospitals, clinics and facilities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Nestled in local communities, Southcoast Health provides inclusive, ethical workplaces where our highly skilled caregivers offer world-class, comprehensive healthcare close to home.

We are searching for a talented Psychiatrist.

Hours:  Full-time 8:00A – 4:30P

Shift:  Day – no weekend, holiday or on call.

Location:  Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA

A career at Southcoast Health offers you:

• A culture of well-being that embraces, respects, and celebrates the rich diversity of one another and the communities we serve
• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package
• Generous Earned Time Off Package**
• Employee Wellbeing Program
• 403B Retirement Plan with company match
• Tuition assistance / Federal Loan Forgiveness programs
• Professional growth opportunities and customized leadership training

**Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 20 hours.

Southcoast Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Southcoast Health is dedicated to assembling high-quality physicians to deliver exceptional care and services. As one of the largest and fastest-growing health systems in New England, Southcoast Health has established itself as a premier destination for healthcare professionals. Our Behavioral Health Center, a part of the Southcoast Physicians Group comprising over 800 providers and continuing to grow, exemplifies our commitment to excellence in patient care.

Southcoast Health is invested in comprehensive behavioral health consultant services across 3 community hospitals – St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, MA, Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA & Tobey Hospital in Wareham, MA, along with the creation of an integrated behavioral health program across affiliated ambulatory and specialty clinics. 

This is a unique opportunity to work in a non-for profit, mission driven community setting, invested in building up behavioral health services across the system – bringing opportunities for immediate direct care impact as well as departmental program development. 

• Diversified emergency department and hospital-based consultation-liaison (CL) psychiatry services in support of Southcoast Department of Psychiatry and Southcoast Physician Group, under the rules and regulations of Massachusetts medical practice. 
• Reasonable RVU expectation given commitment to educational component of this position and desired system level impacts.
• Proactive team-based model, with behavioral health dedicated Community Health workers, RNs to support patient centered approach, active management and disposition services, in collaboration with medical and social services teams. 
• No regular evening or weekend coverage – limited to several paid weekend, holiday shifts in rotation with other Departmental clinicians.
• May include clinical supervision of APPs providing ED and CL services, along with other MD staff.
• Additional clinical/educational relationships exist with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brown University, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston Medical Center. 
• Programmatic leadership opportunities exist to work with Psychiatry and institutional leadership for expansion of hospital-based service to address Substance Use Disorders, Geriatric populations, and development of ambulatory consultative services. 
• Opportunities to represent psychiatry in institutional committees (Bioethics, Quality Steering Committee). 

Qualifications

• Medical degree from an accredited institution.
• Board certification/eligibility with completion of a US residency.
• Current state medical license and DEA registration.
• Demonstrated clinical excellence, patient satisfaction, and effective communication skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with productivity-based incentives.
• Comprehensive benefits package including: 4-5 weeks’ vacation plus a week of CME and 6% match on retirement after 2 years
• Malpractice coverage of $2M / $6M
• Opportunity for relocation assistance/sign-on bonus.
• Not for profit, under-served community site brings opportunities for loan forgiveness.
• Continuing medical education (CME) allowance and paid time off.
• Current state medical license and DEA registration
• Demonstrated clinical excellence, patient satisfaction, and effective communication skills
• Please note, we are unable to support J-1 Waivers for this position.
• Situated less than 30 minutes southeast of Providence, Rhode Island and Cape Cod and within 60 minutes of Boston with convenient access to major highways
• Four-season coastal living with sailing and boating in Buzzard’s Bay with opportunity to live on the water
• Conveniently located within 2-3 hours of multiple New England ski areas.
• Options to live in desirable suburbs within Massachusetts or Rhode Island.
• Multi-cultural communities with great family-oriented neighborhoods
• Excellent private and public schools