Director of Interventional Psychiatry

Setting the Standard for Exceptional Care

For ninety-four years, Silver Hill Hospital has been at the forefront of psychiatry and leading the way in providing the best treatment for psychiatric and addictive illnesses. 

Director of Interventional Psychiatry

Silver Hill Hospital is seeking a psychiatrist with interest and experience in Interventional Psychiatry, including ECT, ketamine and/or TMS. The purpose of the role of the interventional psychiatrist at Silver Hill Hospital is to provide direct clinical care and assessment services for adults and adolescents with mental illness and addiction. These services include psychiatric assessment, psychopharmacology, individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, psychoeducation, clinical supervision, case consultation and specialty services (e.g., ECT). The psychiatrist will interface with an inter-disciplinary team to ensure patient-centered, evidence-based, high-quality psychiatric services throughout the continuum of care at Silver Hill Hospital. This continuum includes inpatient, transitional, and outpatient levels of care.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provide psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care for adults, including psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, collaborative treatment planning, psychopharmacology, and psychotherapy. 
• Participate in the pre-assessment process for prospective patients and respond promptly to admissions and/or inpatient services requests for input and consultation.
• Lead the inter-disciplinary treatment team meetings to review clinical progress, including the review of results from psychological assessments, feedback and observations from residential counselors and group therapists, and the input of other staff (e.g., chaplain), to determine the need for additional assessment or specialized interventions (e.g., OCD treatment). 
• Attend administrative meetings and team huddles to ensure assessments of patients includes appropriate safety monitoring and follow-up, as well as appropriate care.
• Assist the team in identifying transference/countertransference dynamics and use this understanding to support reflective functioning that furthers the patient’s treatment (i.e., responsiveness based on deliberation rather than reactivity).
• Provide psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care for adults, including psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, collaborative treatment planning, psychopharmacology, and psychotherapy. 
• Support quality communication and dialogue between members of the staff and the inter-disciplinary teams, with the intent of providing an exceptional, seamless, and high-quality patient experience.
• Foster cohesive teams and create an inclusive team environment where all voices are welcomed. Help build trust and camaraderie between team members. 
• Support an environment where open discussion is encouraged, and model openness to differing perspectives and disagreements. Develop clear and inclusive decision-making processes.
• Assess referrer preferences and needs for communication; respond to referrers promptly; provide timely handover of pertinent clinical information; closely collaborate with external providers.
• Monitor needs for clinical services and identify opportunities for new services, including strengthening relationships with external referrers and coordinating care around referred patients.
• Work cross-functionally with clinicians from all disciplines and members of other departments (e.g., chaplain, wellness staff, etc.), as well as with clinical leadership to ensure that high quality clinical care is being provided consistently, and in accordance with quality standards of care.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders including Admissions, Nursing, Social Work, Residential Counselors, Quality Improvement and Risk Management, Patient Experience, Health Information Management, and Clinical Leadership, as needed, to ensure that clinical services are properly documented. 
• Maintain timely documentation that meets or exceeds all regulatory requirements and fulfills hospital policies.
• Ensure all policies and procedures for psychiatric services reflect best practices.

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• Must have the ability to function optimally in a stressful environment, and the ability to remain calm in emotionally charged situations.
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office applications)
• Experience with electronic medical records
• Proficiency in clinical program development
• Excellent leadership skills

Education and Experience:

• MD degree.
• Board certification in Psychiatry or board eligible with plan for certification within 18 months
• Licensed in the state of Connecticut.
• Experience in Interventional Psychiatry, including ECT, ketamine and/or TMS

Silver Hill Hospital

208 Valley Road, New Canaan, CT. 06840

www.silverhillhospital.org

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