Position ID: | UMASSMED-Psych-WRCHASSISTANTPROFESSOR [#17804, 21-024] |
Position Title: | Attending Psychiatrist |
Position Type: | Non tenure-track faculty |
Position Location: | Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, United States [map] |
Subject Area: | Psychiatry |
Appl Deadline: | finished (2020/12/16, finished 2021/04/13) |
Position Description: |
The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) seeks a full-time (40 hours per
week) board-certified/board-eligible psychiatrist to serve at The Worcester Recovery Center
and Hospital in Worcester, MA. Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (WRCH) cares for
265 adults with serious mental health conditions in our continuing care and acute forensic
units. WRCH also serves as a primary teaching site for UMMS psychiatric residents, medical
students, and other disciplines. There are opportunities for research, including protected
time depending on experience and goals. The successful candidate will receive a faculty appointment and access to Departmental
support for clinical, training and research purposes. The department sponsors weekly CME
and risk management training opportunities throughout the academic year. The Department of Psychiatry is a national leader in public sector psychiatry, child and
adolescent psychiatry, neurodevelopmental disorders, biological psychiatry,
neuropsychiatry, forensic psychiatry, psychosocial rehabilitation, women’s mental health,
and addiction psychiatry. We integrate our clinical, research, teaching and community
partnership activities to help individuals and families transform their lives through recovery
from mental illness and addiction. We are the largest provider of psychiatric services in
central Massachusetts with over 350 faculty and 10 hospitals and community mental health
centers. Our residency program trains 7 residents per year including general psychiatry and specialty
tracks for combined adult and child psychiatry and combined neurology and psychiatry. We
offer fellowships in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Forensic
Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, and Adult Developmental Disabilities. The successful candidate
will receive a faculty appointment and access to Departmental support for clinical, training
and research purposes. The department sponsors weekly CME and risk management
training opportunities throughout the academic year. The benefit package is designed specifically for Medical School Faculty, including malpractice
coverage, health, disability and life insurance, in addition to retirement savings with the
option of a pension plan. There are 13 paid holidays, 4 weeks of paid vacation, three paid
conference days, 2 paid personal days, and an annual practice allowance. There is no
required on-call. There is the option for voluntary night, weekend and holiday coverage with
highly competitive reimbursement. For additional information about our mission driven Department of Psychiatry please view
our web site at https://www.umassmed.edu/psychiatry For questions about this position
please contact Marie Hobart, MD, Vice Chair, Public Sector Psychiatry at
Marie.Hobart@umassmed.edu Interested applicants should apply directly at:
www.academicjobsonline.org (J-1 and H-1B candidates are welcome to apply). UMass Medical School is committed to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action
employer and recognizes the power of a diverse community. We encourage applications
from protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those with varied experiences,
perspectives, and backgrounds to consider UMass Medical School as their employer of
choice.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Chan recognizes the added value of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. |