Allentown, Pennsylvania
Providence, Rhode Island
Morristown, New Jersey
Posted: 30-Jun-24
Location: Staten Island, New York
Type: Full Time
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Internal Number: CL Psychiatrist at SIUH
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist
Staten Island University Hospital – Staten Island, NY
Northwell Health is recruiting a full-time Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist to join the Behavioral Health Hospitalist team at Staten Island University Hospital. The ideal candidate should be energetic, innovative and enjoy working in a collaborative multidisciplinary team.
Staten Island University Hospital’s Department of Behavioral Health Sciences provides comprehensive psychiatric care in a private, patient-centered environment. With over 1,450 discharges per year, it is considered to be one of the most active comprehensive mental health centers on Staten Island.
Our 35-bed inpatient unit provides short-term hospital care to evaluate and stabilize patients with acute psychiatric disorders. There is a strong focus on returning patients to normal functioning as soon as possible while rebuilding self-esteem and improving socialization.
As part of Northwell Health, Staten Island University Hospital is a 714-bed teaching institution located in New York City’s fastest-growing borough. Occupying two large campuses, plus a number of community-based health centers and labs, the hospital provides quality care to the people of Staten Island, the New York metropolitan region, and to patients from around the world. Staten Island University Hospital is a major affiliate of the SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn and serves as a clinical campus for the The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine.
Benefits at Northwell Health include:
- Nationally competitive salaries
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Four weeks’ vacation plus paid conference/CME time
- Academic appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
- Advanced education opportunities
- College Tuition reimbursement for dependent children
Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 21 hospitals, 830 outpatient facilities and more than 16,600 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 76,000 employees – 18,900 nurses and 4,800 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. Experience a career well cared for and make a difference in the lives of our community.
Northwell Health is committed to training, supporting and nurturing physicians from all backgrounds. We fully understand that diversity is integral for our institutional excellence and a means to attaining health equity. As a result, our diversity and inclusion efforts are a part of everything we do from education to clinical care, to research, to physician well-being.
Diversity and inclusion permeate our educational and clinical initiatives. We have set a goal to make sure every one of our physicians receive training on how to deliver high quality, culturally competent care. Our recent educational areas of focus have been on social determinants of health, community engagement and developing a medical-legal partnership for our physicians-in-training. One of our many strengths is our diverse patient population and our expectation is that our diverse patient populations receive equitable care, irrespective of who they are. As a result, we continually recruit a diverse physician workforce to meet the needs of our diverse patients.
Qualified candidates should forward their CV to Alice Perkins at aperkins2@northwell.edu.