DescriptionThe Department of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine seeks a dynamic physician leader to serve as Section Chief and Medical Director of Inpatient Services at Yale New Haven Hospital. This is a key leadership role overseeing the care of psychiatric patients across two emergency room sites and an observation unit at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
This position carries a faculty appointment within the Department of Psychiatry at the assistant or associate professor level, depending upon the candidate's qualifications and experience.
The successful candidate will be an inspiring and collaborative leader with a demonstrated ability to build and guide high-performing teams. They will have a strong record of partnership across emergency medicine and other medical specialties and will play a central role in advancing clinical innovation, education, and academic scholarship. Working closely with hospital and departmental leadership, the Section Chief will uphold clinical standards, drive quality improvement initiatives, lead faculty recruitment and retention, and foster trainee development, with creativity and a clear strategic vision.
The ideal candidate will be board-certified in Psychiatry and will bring a strong record of administrative and clinical leadership. This is a unique opportunity to lead a dedicated acute care clinical team at a world-class academic medical center.
The Inpatient unit is a 26 bed inpatient unit. There are opportunities to follow patients in an outpatient program as well for continuity of care and access to Interventional Psychiatric Services including ECT, Ketamine, and TMS. The successful candidate will have completed a residency in psychiatry leading to board certification.
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 HavenNew 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 by bus. A free shuttle service provided by Yale covers many areas in the city.
Application Instructions To apply for this position, please use the following link https://apply.interfolio.com/177457. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. If you have questions about this job opportunity, please contact Hun Millard, MD, Vice Chief and Deputy Chair of Psychiatry, via email at
[email protected].
