Associate Director, ECT/Interventional Psychiatry Services

Zucker Hillside Hospital/Northwell Health is seeking two full-time attending psychiatrists for its expanding academic ECT/Interventional Psychiatry Program: an Associate Director and a Staff Psychiatrist. These roles involve clinical responsibilities in interventional psychiatry modalities, including ECT, ketamine, and TMS. The Associate Director will also have protected administrative time, overseeing program activities and supervising other interventional psychiatrists.

Practice Info

• Division of Interventional Psychiatry at Zucker Hillside Hospital, the flagship behavioral health facility of Northwell Health
• Oversees one of the largest ECT programs in the country
• Expanded services to include ketamine/esketamine administration and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
• Zucker Hillside Hospital is a 236-bed behavioral health facility
• Inpatient services include units dedicated to specific populations: adolescent, college-aged, adult, geriatric, and women's (perinatal psychiatry) units
• Outpatient programs serve all ages and encompass the full continuum of care

Responsibilities

• Oversee, co-direct, and manage all activities of a well-established ECT service (Associate Director)
• Participate in diverse aspects of other interventional psychiatry modalities
• Evaluate inpatients and outpatients with complex psychiatric diagnoses
• Communicate with referring providers
• Assess patient appropriateness for different interventions
• Formulate treatment plans
• Deliver assigned interventional treatment
• Supervise trainees (residents, medical students, and others)

Requirements

• MD/DO (or foreign equivalent)
• Board Eligibility or Board Certification in Adult Psychiatry
• Eligibility for New York State medical license
• Existing or developing expertise/interest in ECT, ketamine, and TMS (optimally)
• Minimum of two years of demonstrated experience and expertise in ECT service delivery (ideal for Associate Director)
• Experience with additional interventional psychiatry modalities (preferred for Associate Director)