Associate Director of Interventional Psychiatry
Northwell Health’s Department of Behavioral Health is seeking an experienced Board-Certified Psychiatrist with existing or developing expertise in ECT to serve as the Associate Director of the Division of Interventional Psychiatry. The successful candidate will have protected administrative time with a primary clinical focus delivering EXT, and additional activities in our other interventional modalities. This is a full-time position.
Responsibilities
- Conduct evaluations of inpatients and outpatients with complex psychiatric diagnoses.
- Communicate with referring providers and assess patient appropriateness for different interventions.
- Formulate treatment plans and deliver assigned interventional treatments.
- Supervise interventional psychiatrists and maintain clinical schedules.
- Participate in performance improvement/quality initiatives and ensure compliance with departmental, hospital, system, and regulatory policies.
- Collaborate with anesthesia colleagues and nursing personnel.
- Teach and supervise trainees (residents, medical students, and others).
- Engage in research initiatives.
Qualifications
- MD/DO (or foreign equivalent) with Board Eligibility or Board Certification in Adult Psychiatry.
- Eligibility for New York State medical license.
- Minimum of three years of demonstrated experience and expertise in ECT service delivery.
- Experience with additional interventional psychiatry modalities (ketamine/esketamine, TMS) is preferred.