Inpatient Psychiatrist

Job Description

Job Description

Our organization is seeking a full-time BE/BC Inpatient Psychiatrist to become a part of the Behavioral Health Hospitalist team at our Staten Island facility . The ideal applicant will be dynamic, forward-thinking, and thrive in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. This role may also evolve into a leadership position for the right individual.

The Department of Behavioral Health Sciences at Staten Island University Hospital offers extensive psychiatric services within a private, patient-focused setting. With over 1,450 discharges annually, it stands out as one of the most active comprehensive mental health facilities on Staten Island.

Our 35-bed inpatient unit is dedicated to providing short-term hospital care aimed at assessing and stabilizing individuals with acute psychiatric conditions. We emphasize the importance of helping patients return to their normal lives as swiftly as possible while fostering self-esteem and enhancing social skills.

As a part of our organization, Staten Island University Hospital is a 714-bed teaching facility situated in New York City's most rapidly expanding borough. The hospital encompasses two large campuses along with several community health centers and laboratories, delivering quality care to residents of Staten Island, the greater New York metropolitan area, and patients from around the globe. It is a significant affiliate of the SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn and serves as a clinical campus for the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine.

Benefits offered by our organization include:

• Competitive salaries on a national scale
• A comprehensive benefits package
• Four weeks of vacation along with paid time for conferences/CME
• Academic appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
• Opportunities for advanced education
• Tuition reimbursement for dependent children

We are New York State's largest healthcare provider and private employer, operating 21 hospitals, 830 outpatient facilities, and employing over 16,600 affiliated physicians. Annually, we serve more than two million individuals in the New York metro area and beyond, supported by generous contributions from our communities. Our workforce of 76,000 includes 18,900 nurses and 4,800 employed physicians, all dedicated to transforming healthcare for the better. We are making significant advancements in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and training the next generation of medical professionals at the innovative Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, as well as the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. Join us in a fulfilling career where you can make a meaningful impact on the lives of those in our community.

Our organization is dedicated to training, supporting, and nurturing physicians from diverse backgrounds. We recognize that diversity is essential for our institutional excellence and a pathway to achieving health equity. Consequently, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is woven into every aspect of our work, from education to clinical care, research, and physician well-being.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to our educational and clinical programs. We aim to ensure that all our physicians receive training in delivering high-quality, culturally competent care. Recent educational focuses include social determinants of health, community engagement, and establishing a medical-legal partnership for our trainees. One of our key strengths is our diverse patient population, and we expect that all patients receive equitable care, regardless of their background. Therefore, we continuously seek to recruit a diverse physician workforce to meet the needs of our varied patient demographics.

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their CV.