Staff Psychiatrist

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Job description

About Us

Turnbridge is the preeminent mental health and substance use disorder treatment programs for young adults and adolescents.

Turnbridge has been treating addiction and co-occurring mental health conditions for 20 years. During this time - empowered by a supportive, mission-driven organization - the people of Turnbridge have become some of the country's most experienced and innovative treatment experts. Today, Turnbridge is seen by many referring healthcare professionals as the first choice for addiction and co-occurring disorder treatment. Offering multiple gender and age specific treatment options, Turnbridge has grown to be one of the largest treatment programs in Connecticut.

Learn more about Turnbridge here:

What We Offer:

At Turnbridge, we believe we offer career growth, training opportunities and a fun work environment. Turnbridge is not just a job but a lifestyle. You can build lasting relationships with both co-workers and clients. If you are curious, open-minded and care about helping people, then Turnbridge is the place for you.

Benefits:
Competitive Salary
Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
Paid time off
401K
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Position Summary

The Staff Psychiatrist is responsible for providing effective and efficient medical/psychiatric oversight for adolescent aged clients (14 - 17 y/o) enrolled in the Turnbridge Adolescent Residential Programs.

Duties and Responsibilities
Provide direct psychiatric/medical care to patients
Collaborate across disciplines through clinical team meetings, case conferences, etc.
Identify high acuity cases, disposition issues, and other clinical issues and address with the Medical Director from a risk management perspective
Participate in case conferences weekly
Collaborate with other departments, agencies and physicians to help ensure quality/standard of care
Participate in academic research and assessment
Other duties as assigned

Job Competencies
Provide patient Care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of substance use and/or co-occurring disorders.
Possesses medical knowledge about established and evolving biomedical and clinical sciences and the application of this knowledge to adolescent psychiatric care
Possesses interpersonal and communication Skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, their families, and other health professionals
Evidences professionalism, as manifested through a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles, and sensitivity to a diverse patient population

Minimum Requirements
Board Certified (or Board Eligible psychiatrist if within 5 years of residency)
Experience in child and adolescent psychiatry
Experience with a multidisciplinary team treatment model.
State of CT, Department of Public Health medical license; DEA

Job Type: Full-time

Medical Specialty:
Psychiatry
Schedule:
Day shift

Ability to Commute:
Killingworth, CT 06419 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:
Killingworth, CT 06419: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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