Description
The Yale School of Medicine seeks applicants for a full-time faculty position in the Department of Psychiatry, to serve as Medical Director of the Inpatient Service Geriatric Unit at Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital. This is a key leadership role overseeing the care of psychiatric patients 55 years or older on a 20-bed inpatient psychiatric unit.
This position carries a faculty appointment within the Department of Psychiatry at the assistant professor level.
Responsibilities include providing clinical care and leading multidisciplinary teams. The candidate will have a strong partnership with nursing and social work leadership, hospital administration, community partners, state agencies, and other medical specialties. They will also play a central role in advancing clinical innovation, education, and academic scholarship.
The Medical Director will work closely with hospital and departmental leadership and will be expected to uphold clinical standards, drive quality improvement initiatives, and foster trainee development, with creativity and a clear strategic vision.
The ideal candidate will be board-certified or board-eligible in Geriatric Psychiatry. This is a unique opportunity to lead a dedicated acute care clinical team at a world-class academic medical center.
Yale Signature Benefits
Yale University offers Yale Signature Benefits, including but not limited to:
- Medical coverage through Yale Health and Aetna
- Dental coverage through Delta Dental
- Vision coverage options through Eyemed
- Yale University Retirement Account Plan
- Paid time off
- Disability coverage
- Life insurance
- Mortgage loan program
- Commuter benefits
- Yale Homebuyer program
- College tuition benefit plan Yale
- Advantage discount program (Discounts for Activities, Travel, services, shopping, etc.)
Living in/near New Haven
New Haven is recognized as a city of innovation, culture, diversity, and prosperity. It is located between Boston and New York on Long Island Sound, and has outstanding cultural amenities (museums, theater, music, and sports), award-winning restaurants (including several of the nation’s best pizza parlors), boutique shops and national brands, quaint neighborhoods and bustling downtown areas with a variety of living options.
New Haven is accessible by plane, train, and automobile, and is easy to navigate on foot, by bicycle, or bus. A free shuttle service provided by Yale covers many areas in the city.
Qualifications
- Medical Degree with an active clinical practice.
- Member of the Medical Staff in good standing.
- At least 2 years of experience providing clinical care at YNHH or a comparable medical center.
Applicants must be a licensed physician in CT and be legally employable.
Application Instructions
Applicants should upload a cover letter, curriculum vita, and three letters of recommendation to Interfolio using this link https://apply.interfolio.com/191045. Please contact Hun Millard, MD at hun.millard@yale.edu with any questions related to the position. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Application Process
This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.
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