Psychiatrist

The Edinburg Center • Bedford, MA

2d

About The Position

Psychiatrist Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) Full-Time or Part-Time (flexible hours) What you will do The Psychiatrist will be a member of a self-contained interdisciplinary team which utilizes an assertive recovery-oriented outreach model to serve 80 clients. The psychiatrist will share clinical responsibility with the Team Leader, a licensed clinician, for developing and monitoring clinical treatment and supervising staff delivery of clinical services. This is a unique opportunity to be afforded the time to be actively involved in all aspects of client treatment. The Psychiatrist will: provide medical supervision to nursing staff, staff training, psychopharmalogical treatment to PACT clients, supportive therapy, crisis evaluations, consultation to families, and some administrative responsibilities. Outreach services provided in clients’ homes or other community locations as needed. Who You Are M.D. Board certified or Board eligible in psychiatry. Licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts and experience working with individuals with serious mental illness required. Knowledge of PACT model preferred. Experience with Electronic Health Record preferred. Basic computer skills required. Valid driver’s license required. Who We Are: A dedicated team of professionals who have chosen to join an organization with a forty year history of serving people with mental illness, developmental disabilities, brain injury and autism in the community. When we’re not at work, we love to hike, bike, craft, read, shop and sing opera, among many other things! Our staff of 350 have range of interests and skills and we know you do too! We know that The Edinburg Center will mean as much to you as it does to us! At work, we are psychiatrists, social workers, clinicians, nurses, behavior specialists, peer specialists, board certified behavior analysts, direct service staff and employment specialists. What We Offer: We offer an excellent benefits package for both full and part-time staff, including health and dental (must work a minimum of 30 hours) vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance as well as a 401(k)-retirement savings plan. Paid time off benefits include vacation, personal, sick and holidays. To support ongoing professional development, we offer tuition reimbursement, conference, seminar, certification, and specialized training funding, as well as free clinical supervision for licensure. We think the best benefit we offer is the chance to learn from each other and we hope you will be willing to teach us as well. Be YOU! We are committed to providing a welcoming, inclusive, and diverse environment for our employees and the people we serve. Persons from diverse backgrounds including women, communities of color, the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The Edinburg Center, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Please apply by visiting us at http://www.edinburgcenter.org/careers

Requirements

• M.D.
• Board certified or Board eligible in psychiatry
• Licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts
• experience working with individuals with serious mental illness required
• Basic computer skills required
• Valid driver’s license required

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of PACT model preferred
• Experience with Electronic Health Record preferred

Responsibilities

• provide medical supervision to nursing staff
• staff training
• psychopharmalogical treatment to PACT clients
• supportive therapy
• crisis evaluations
• consultation to families
• some administrative responsibilities
• Outreach services provided in clients’ homes or other community locations as needed

Benefits

• excellent benefits package for both full and part-time staff, including health and dental (must work a minimum of 30 hours) vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance as well as a 401(k)-retirement savings plan
• Paid time off benefits include vacation, personal, sick and holidays
• tuition reimbursement
• conference, seminar, certification, and specialized training funding
• free clinical supervision for licensure

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees