Transplant Psychiatrist, Northwell Transplant Institute

Job Description

Job Description

Our organization is seeking a Transplant Psychiatrist to join the expanding Transplant Psychiatry team within our Transplant Institute. This role will closely collaborate with the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry program at North Shore University Hospital (NSUH). The ideal candidate will contribute to the establishment of comprehensive, multidisciplinary behavioral health services tailored for transplant patients at NSUH, which includes:

• Providing psychiatric consultations and follow-up care for medical and surgical inpatient transplant candidates and donors.

• Addressing the psychological, psychiatric, and social challenges linked to organ transplantation.

• Conducting evaluations of living organ donors to assess their suitability.

• Collaborating with a diverse team of medical specialists, surgeons, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare professionals.

• Assessing and treating patients both before and after transplantation (inpatient and outpatient) who experience behavioral complications due to medical conditions, medications, or co-occurring psychiatric disorders.

This full-time position is primarily based within the Transplant Psychiatry team at our Transplant Institute, while also being an integral part of the Department of Psychiatry. This role offers various academic opportunities, including participation in Psychiatry Grand Rounds, faculty meetings, and faculty development seminars, as well as the training and supervision of psychiatry residents, psychosomatic medicine fellows, and rotating medical students.

About the Transplant Institute

The Transplant Institute encompasses all solid organ transplant programs, including those for heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplants. It maintains strong partnerships with the Departments of Medicine, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Psychiatry, and the Lung Institute. Our organization has consistently invested in organ failure programs across multiple hospitals, regions, and outpatient facilities. Additionally, we have a robust ECMO and ECMO-to-go program, supported by our Center for Emergency Medicine Services (EMS), which operates one of the largest hospital-based EMS services in the nation, along with a centralized transfer center and a multi-aircraft air-medical transport program. The dedicated team of medical and surgical transplant specialists at the Transplant Institute employs innovative and collaborative strategies to enhance patient outcomes and access to transplantation for those facing end-stage organ failure.

About North Shore University Hospital (NSUH)

North Shore University Hospital is a 766-bed teaching facility that serves as a cornerstone of our organization, offering a comprehensive range of clinical healthcare services for patients of all ages. Located just 10 minutes from Zucker Hillside Hospital, our flagship behavioral health facility in Manhasset, New York, NSUH employs over 1,900 nurses and 6,000 staff members. It has been recognized as the top hospital in New York State and has received national accolades in nine specialties according to U.S. News & World Report . In 2023, it earned a 5-star rating from CMS, the highest possible score. NSUH is a major teaching hospital affiliated with the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. The hospital features a 58-acre campus equipped to support a variety of specialty and subspecialty residency programs, postgraduate training, and clinical fellowships. Recently, NSUH completed a $560 million expansion, adding 18 new operating rooms and 132 intensive care rooms. The Department of Psychiatry is known for its esteemed Consultation Liaison (CL) Psychiatry service, which also provides care for emergency department patients with psychiatric issues.

About Our Organization

We are New York State's largest healthcare provider and private employer, operating 28 hospitals and over 1,050 outpatient facilities. Annually, we serve more than two million individuals in the New York metro area and beyond, supported by generous community philanthropy. Our workforce of 103,500 employees, including over 19,000 nurses and more than 12,000 credentialed physicians, is dedicated to transforming healthcare for the better. We are making significant advancements in medicine at our research institutes and training the next generation of medical professionals at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. Our organization has been recognized as a Best Workplace in Healthcare and as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies.

Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Board certification in Psychiatry, with a preference for advanced training in transplant psychiatry. Fellowship training in Psychosomatic Medicine (Consultation Liaison Psychiatry) or Addiction Psychiatry is also preferred.

• Eligibility for New York State medical licensure.

• A minimum of two years of attending-level experience in either Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry or Addiction Psychiatry, ideally with a focus on transplant psychiatry.

• Clinical experience within a large health system or academic medical center is preferred.

• Strong understanding of evidence-based practices in Transplant Psychiatry and quality improvement methodologies.

• A proven ability to thrive in a collaborative, innovative, and continuously learning environment.

For further information and to apply, please refer to our recruitment webpage.