Assistant/Associate Professor: Psychiatric Emergency Services

Yale University•New Haven, CT

About The Position

The Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine seeks a psychiatrist to serve as an attending in Psychiatric Emergency Services at Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital (YNHPH). YNHPH is a 118-bed acute-care psychiatric facility with emergency services, inpatient programs, specialized step-down intensive outpatient and day hospital programs for adolescents and adults, and Interventional Psychiatric Services. The attending manages multidisciplinary evaluations of patients presenting for emergency psychiatric evaluation and collaborates with nurses, social workers, psychiatric residents, and psychiatric APRNs. The role also includes educating medical students and residents about diagnosis, medication management, treatment planning, and care of patients in the acute phase of illness. Clinical and academic opportunities are available, with 20% protected academic/administrative time: 32 clinical hours and 8 administrative hours per 40-hour work week. The position carries a faculty appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the assistant or associate professor level, depending on the candidate’s qualifications and experience. The schedule combines day, night, and weekend hours. The stated salary range for all ranks in this recruitment is $280,000–$300,000.

Requirements

Board certification in Psychiatry.

Responsibilities

Manage multidisciplinary evaluations of patients presenting for emergency psychiatric evaluation.
Collaborate with nurses, social workers, psychiatric residents, and psychiatric APRNs.
Educate medical students and residents on diagnosis, medication management, treatment planning, and care of patients in the acute phase of illness.