Physician - Psychiatry - Consult-Liaison Service

Key Responsibilities

• Provide diversified Consult-Liaison (CL) Psychiatry services in support of the Southcoast Department of Psychiatry and Southcoast Physicians Group, in accordance with Massachusetts medical practice regulations.
• Participate in a reasonable RVU model, balanced with the educational mission of the position and broader system-level impact goals.
• Work within a proactive, team-based model that includes: Dedicated behavioral health social workers, Mental Health Associates, Behavioral health nurses.
• Collaborate closely with medical teams and inpatient nursing staff to support patient-centered care, active management, and safe dispositions.
• No regular evening or weekend coverage ; voluntary, paid weekend shifts are available.
• Opportunity for clinical supervision of APPs providing CL services.
• 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, including: Expansion of hospital and outpatient behavioral health services, Addressing substance use disorders and geriatric psychiatry needs, Supporting a newly formed Addiction Medicine Consult Service.
• Opportunities to represent Psychiatry on institutional committees such as Bioethics and Quality Steering Committees.

Qualifications

• Medical degree from an accredited institution.
• Board certified or board eligible in Psychiatry.
• Active Massachusetts medical license and DEA registration.
• Demonstrated clinical excellence, strong patient satisfaction, and effective communication skills.

Pay

USD $275,000.00 - USD $315,000.00 /Yr.