Description:

• While completion of a CL or psychosomatics fellowship is preferred, this position is also open to other candidates who have demonstrated interest and experience in consultation-liaison psychiatry.
• The CL psychiatrist will work with the Director of CL and a multidisciplinary team to provide high quality psychiatric and addictions consultation.
• The scope of the service includes the medical-surgical floors and the Emergency Department.
• Hospital is unique in its breadth of psychiatric services a general hospital setting.
• The Epstein Center for Behavioral Health is a 120-bed inpatient facility that includes two adult units, one child and adolescent unit, and one geriatric unit, all fully part of the Medical Center and available to take patients from the emergency department and medical floors.
• There are also 3 outpatient sites, a separate partial hospital program for adults and for adolescents, and a team of psychiatric crisis clinicians in the emergency department 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
• Qualified candidates will receive have opportunity for a Tufts Medical School faculty appointment.
• There are multiple opportunities for teaching on-site, including medical students, Physicians Assistant students, Nurse Practitioner students, and medical residents.
• Salaries are extremely competitive. Evening and weekend call are very reasonable, and provide significant additional compensation.