Adult Inpatient Medical Director – Epstein Center for Behavioral Health

Overview

Job opening for Adult Inpatient Medical Director – Epstein Center for Behavioral Health

The Department of Psychiatry at Mass General Brigham Salem Hospital has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time psychiatrist to serve as Medical Director of an adult inpatient psychiatry unit at the Epstein Center for Behavioral Health.

The Epstein Center for Behavioral Health is a 120-bed inpatient facility that includes two adult units, one child and adolescent unit, and one geriatric unit, embedded in a full-service medical center. The Medical Director will have responsibility for one of the two Adult Psychiatry units. There is a dedicated medical team, the Epstein Medical Service, that rounds daily and is available to support the psychiatrists in providing the highest quality medical care to psychiatric patients. 

The Medical Director of the adult psychiatric unit provides clinical and administrative leadership to the service in addition to providing direct clinical care. This includes supervision of other physicians, nurse practitioners, , leading quality improvement, and generally setting a high standard of care.

There are multiple opportunities for teaching on-site, and a Tufts Medical School faculty appointment is available for physicians who participates in medical student teaching. There are also educational and research opportunities on-site and at Mass General and Harvard Medical School for the appropriate interested candidate.

Salaries are extremely competitive. Evening and weekend call are very reasonable and provide significant additional compensation. 

Salem is located on the North Shore of Massachusetts, only 15 miles north of Boston. This region features all the advantages of proximity to a wonderful metropolitan area.

Interested individuals should send their CV and letter of interest to Louis Caligiuri, Executive Director of Physician Recruiting at lcaligiuri@partners.org. 

Salem Hospital is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.  Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply.  The position is eligible to participate in the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.