Addiction Psychiatrist

The Behavioral Health Service Line

is seeking a full time Addiction Psychiatrist

to join our Program at Staten Island

University Hospital . This high visibility position

offers the right candidate an opportunity to work with a committed

team of professionals to provide care for patients in our

ambulatory clinic. The ideal candidate will be a BC / BE Psychiatrist

having completed a fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry

or a physician who has completed a fellowship in

Addiction Medicine . Highlights

include :

• Evaluating patients for

medication assisted treatments

progress and treatment plans with the treatment team

Responsible for prescribing buprenorphine and other medications as

indicated

education / consultations around medication assisted treatments

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral

Health Sciences at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) is the

most active provider of comprehensive mental health services on

Staten Island, a borough of New York City with a population of more

than 480,000. Staffed by an accredited team of psychiatrists,

psychologists, social workers, nurse practitioners, nurses,

activity therapists and other personnel, the Department offers

sophisticated multi-disciplinary care. Our 23,000 outpatient visits

and over 1,450 inpatient discharges are redefining the way

behavioral health care is delivered. Experience a career well cared

for and make a difference in the lives of our community.

As part of Northwell Health, Staten Island

University Hospital is a 714-bed teaching institution and tertiary

care medical center. This position includes an opportunity to

collaborate with the Departments newly approved Fellowship Program

in supporting its educational and reputational growth.

Required Qualifications

Addiction Psychiatry or Addiction Medicine

licensure as a physician in the State of New York

Active Buprenorphine waiver (DATA 2000)

certification, as required by department. Certification must be

obtained within one (1) month of employment.

with stabilization and withdrawal management and settings

Preferred Qualifications

and co-occurring mental health disorders

an addiction rehabilitation environment

therapeutic groups (preferably addiction-oriented), therapeutic

communities, and inpatient care

Benefits at Northwell Health include :

Nationally competitive salaries

Comprehensive benefits package

Four weeks’ vacation plus paid conference / CME

time

Academic appointment in the Department

of Psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine

at Hofstra / Northwell

Advanced education

opportunities

College Tuition reimbursement

for dependent children

Northwell

Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private

employer, with 21 hospitals, 830 outpatient facilities and more

than 16,600 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million

people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to

philanthropic support from our communities. Our 76,000 employees –

18,900 nurses and 4,800 employed doctors, including members of

Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health

care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at

the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're

training the next generation of medical professionals at the

visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at

Hofstra / Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing

and Physician Assistant Studies. Experience a career well cared for

and make a difference in the lives of our community.

Northwell Health is committed to training,

supporting and nurturing physicians from all backgrounds. We fully

understand that diversity is integral for our institutional

excellence and a means to attaining health equity. As a result, our

diversity and inclusion efforts are a part of everything we do from

education to clinical care, to research, to physician well-being.

Diversity and inclusion permeate our

educational and clinical initiatives. We have set a goal to make

sure every one of our physicians receive training on how to deliver

high quality, culturally competent care. Our recent educational

areas of focus have been on social determinants of health,

community engagement and developing a medical-legal partnership for

our physicians-in-training. One of our many strengths is our

diverse patient population and our expectation is that our diverse

patient populations receive equitable care, irrespective of who

they are. As a result, we continually recruit a diverse physician

workforce to meet the needs of our diverse patients.

Qualified candidates should forward

their CV to Alice Perkins at aperkins2@northwell.edu