Description

Job Schedule: Full Time
Standard Hours: 40
Job Shift: Shift 1
Shift Details: The shift is primarily 8:00 - 4:30 Monday through Friday Department needs will require some evening and weekend time

Medical Director of Behavioral Health – Torrington, CT

 

The Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network (BHN) has new opportunity available for a BC/BE Psychiatrist to join our cohesive behavioral health team by providing Leadership and Psychiatry services at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (CHH), a 122-bed, general acute care community hospital located in Torrington, Connecticut. 

Highlights about this opportunity:  

• You will be part of a cohesive multi-disciplinary team practicing behavioral health services in both a medical office building and Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
• Well-structured appointment times and frequent collaboration with other mental health specialties
• Supervision of Outpatient MD’s
• Supervision of Associate Medical Directors of Inpatient and Outpatient Services
• Recruit for MD and APRN opportunities
• Establishing and teaching within a Residency Program
• Supportive leadership, a welcoming team, and weekly case conference meetings
• A welcoming small town hospital culture with the resources and support of one of the fastest growing healthcare systems. 

Behavioral Health at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital: 

The Department of Psychiatry at CHH provides a full continuum of behavioral health services that includes an Adult Inpatient 17 Bed Unit (650 admissions), Emergency Department Crisis Intervention (2,048 visits), Partial Hospital/Dual Diagnosis (4,018 visits), Adult & Child Outpatient (33,335 visits), In-home Infant Mental Health, Mental Health Services to the Homeless, and Community Case Managers for those with substance use needs.    

CHH is highly regarded for its community health focus including leading the Northwest Caring Connection network of community behavioral health providers and the Litchfield County Opiate Task Force 

About the Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network: 

The Hartford HealthCare BHN is an expansive psychiatric treatment, research, and academic network that include the world-renowned Institute of Living and the Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center. An experienced GME organization, the BHN currently hosts two psychiatry residency programs and three psychiatry fellowship programs. 

The BHN provides 750,000 outpatient visits and 110,000 inpatient days of care a year across 50 locations and 300 inpatient beds, the BHN is recognized for coordinated, high-quality care.  With ten Clinical Day Schools providing 45,000 days of care and education and six residential locations providing 45,000 residential patient days, it is also recognized as a major partner in the communities across CT. 

The BHN offers:

• A career trajectory through academic, research, and leadership opportunities
• A mentorship program and virtual daily grand rounds
• A well-structured and highly integrated healthcare system that allows easy collaboration amongst providers, allowing for more time with patients, and more positive outcomes
• The opportunity to work with Residents and Fellows

About Hartford HealthCare: 

The Hartford HealthCare network employs over 2,500 providers in over 400 practice locations throughout Connecticut, seven acute care hospitals including one of the largest academic and surgical hospitals in the northeast, thriving community teaching hospitals, one of the largest behavioral health networks and physician-led, multi-specialty medical groups in New England.

Our location: 

Connecticut is located within two hours of Boston and New York City, and offers access to the finest schools in the nation, four beautiful seasons of recreational activities, access to New England beaches and ski resorts, and options to live near the shore, in leafy suburbs, or in vibrant urban areas.

Qualifications

For additional information and 1:1 discussion:

Please contact our Behavioral Health Physician Recruiter, Samuel McNeil [email protected] or Call / Text: 860-637-5571

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