Psychiatry, Psychiatrist

Job Description

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Walden Behavioral Care is one of the only rapidly-growing, leading national specialty healthcare systems dedicated to serving all genders and offering the full continuum of care for people with all types of eating disorders. We currently have 14-locations on the East Coast in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Georgia. Over the past 15 years, utilizing our state-of-the art evidence based, personalized approach to care, we have helped over 20,000 people on their road to recovery.  Headquartered in Massachusetts we have over 450 employees who are dedicated to helping people with eating disorders get the help they need and deserve. Learn more at or .

We are seeking   a Psychiatrist  for Full-Time coverage   to join our team for this state-of-the art residential and inpatient programs.

Hours/Shift:

This is a Full time 40 hours/week position working with Adults and Adolescents, with regularly scheduled weekly day call assignments until 4 pm.

No nights or weekends required however there is the potential to cover nights or weekends for extra compensation. 

Attending staff to take day call at times.

Pay: $225,000.00-$275,000.00 depending on experience

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Total Rewards:

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Discover a rewarding career with us and enjoy an array of comprehensive benefits! We prioritize your success and well-being, providing:

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• Competitive compensation
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• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage (Benefits At a Glance)
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• Retirement
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• Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and short-term disability
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• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
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• Health Savings Account (HSA)
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• Paid time off
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• Professional development
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• And many more!
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At Walden we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace, where we celebrate our employees, our patients and the communities we work with. In recruiting for our team we welcome the unique contributions only you can bring in terms of your education, culture, opinions, experience and background. Join us and find out how you can make a difference today.

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• Works alongside Walden management and staff to support specialized eating disorder care within our residential and inpatient programs
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• Responsible for admission orders and evaluations
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• Responsible for admitting or denying admissions
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• Coverage of admissions and supervision of APRN in medical director’s absence. 
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• Accountable for assigned patients and is responsible for promoting and enhancing professional psychiatric practice in the residential and inpatient unit
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• Provides integrative care including consultation and recommendation for medications, dietary changes, supplementation, healthy lifestyle counseling, and other integrative medicine approaches
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• Communicates with other providers to ensure healthcare continuity and coordination
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• Functions as part of an interdisciplinary integrative medicine team and participates in case conferencing as needed.
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• Promotes patient care consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Walden Behavioral Care
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Education:

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• Graduate of an accredited MD program.
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• Adult Psychiatry Residency completed from an accredited institution.
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Experience:

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• Knowledge and skills compatible to an individual with board certification in Psychiatry
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• Minimum of 2 years’ prior relevant psychiatric experience
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• Experience with adults, children and adolescents, strongly preferred
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Licensure/Certification:

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• Licensed in the state of MA in Psychiatry (MD/DO)
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• Board eligible/Board certified in Psychiatry
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Knowledge:

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• Must possess knowledge of general and psychiatric processes, therapeutic relationships and processes, age specific growth and development, limit setting, behavior and crisis management.
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• For the purposes of treatment and referral, must be knowledgeable about a broad range of integrative medicine approaches and open to their application as warranted by specific patient need.
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Required competencies:

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• Strong organizational and communication skills
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• Attention to detail and ability to prioritize independently
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• Ability to multi-task in a changing and fast paced mental health environment
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• Ability to work in a highly collaborate, team environment
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• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing
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