Associate Director, ECT/Interventional Psychiatry Services

Zucker Hillside Hospital/Northwell Health is seeking two full-time attending psychiatrists for its expanding Division of Interventional Psychiatry: an Associate Director and a Staff Psychiatrist. These roles offer the opportunity to contribute to one of the country's largest ECT programs and engage with other interventional modalities like ketamine and TMS. The positions involve clinical care, teaching, and research within a renowned academic behavioral health facility.

Practice Info

• The Division of Interventional Psychiatry at Zucker Hillside Hospital oversees one of the largest ECT programs in the country.
• Services include ketamine/esketamine administration and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
• Zucker Hillside Hospital is a 236-bed behavioral health facility.
• The hospital has multiple National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) research centers.
• Inpatient services include units dedicated to adolescent, college-aged, adult, geriatric, and women's (perinatal psychiatry) populations.
• Outpatient programs serve all ages and encompass a full continuum of care, including specialized centers for various psychiatric conditions.

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 and deliver assigned interventional treatment.
• Supervise trainees (residents, medical students, and others).
• Collaborate in research initiatives.

Requirements

• MD/DO (or foreign equivalent) with Board Eligibility or Board Certification in Adult Psychiatry.
• Eligibility for New York State medical license.
• For the Associate Director, a minimum of two years of demonstrated experience and expertise in ECT service delivery is ideal.
• Experience with additional interventional psychiatry modalities is preferred.