"Assistant Professor of Psychiatry"

Description

The Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine seeks a full-time psychiatrist to join our interdisciplinary team of professionals providing inpatient psychiatric consult services to patients at the Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital.

Yale Cancer Center is Connecticut's only cancer center designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute—and one of only 57 in the nation. Smilow Cancer Hospital provides patients with novel, state-of-the-art cancer detection and treatment options within the context of patient-centered expert care.

The position involves the provision of direct patient care, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and participation in our proactive consultative model and growing Psycho-Oncology program within the Psychological Medicine Section.

The Psychological Medicine Section consists of traditional and proactive psychiatric consult services on medical and surgical inpatient units and 17 integrated psychiatry and behavioral health programs in diverse medical and surgical outpatient settings at Yale New Haven Hospital. Yale New Haven Hospital, the primary teaching and clinical research facility of Yale School of Medicine, consistently ranks among the best hospitals in the United States.

Additional opportunities include teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

This position includes up to a full day per week of protected administrative/academic time. The position also carries a full-time faculty appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor within the Department of Psychiatry, depending upon the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Yale Signature Benefits

Yale University offers a comprehensive benefits package, 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. Located between Boston and New York on Long Island Sound, the city offers outstanding cultural amenities (museums, theater, music, and sports), award-winning restaurants (including several of the nation’s best pizza parlors), boutique shops, 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

Candidates must be license eligible within the State of Connecticut and have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to function well as part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and nurses.

Application Instructions

Please apply through Interfolio using the following link:
http://apply.interfolio.com/161874

You will be asked to upload:

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Three Letters of Recommendation

If you have questions about this job opportunity, please contact:
Ariadna Forray, MD
Section Chief of Psychological Medicine
Email: ariadna.forray@yale.edu

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

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