Relevant clinical experience in mood and psychotic disorders
History of academic productivity, including publications
Experience with independent funding is preferred
Ability to initiate and produce scholarly work
Responsibilities
Provide evaluation and consultation for outpatient mental health patients
Deliver treatment in collaboration with a multidisciplinary healthcare team
Work in the Treatment Refractory Depression Clinic
Administer cutting-edge treatments like ketamine and rTMS
Teach residents, medical students, and other trainees
Initiate and contribute to scholarly research related to teaching
Benefits
Opportunities to work with advanced treatment modalities
Engagement in academic teaching and research
Supportive environment within a multidisciplinary team
Access to a prestigious academic institution for collaboration
Potential for continued professional development and training
Full Job Description
Description
VA Connecticut Healthcare System and Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry are recruiting a Psychiatrist with experience and interest in mood disorders, psychotic disorders and other serious mental illness to serve as an attending at VA CT Healthcare System. The applicant will work with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals in order to provide evaluation, consultation and treatment for patients in an outpatient setting, including opportunities to work in the Treatment Refractory Depression Clinic providing ketamine, rTMS, ECT and other cutting-edge treatments. The individual will also be responsible for teaching residents, medical students and other trainees, and will be responsible for initiating scholarly work related to teaching or research.
Qualifications
Applicants must be board eligible or certified in psychiatry and be legally employable. Preference will be given to applicants who have relevant clinical experience in these specific clinical areas and related disorders and a history of academic productivity including publications and/or independent funding and be in a position to initiate and produce scholarly work.
Application Instructions
Interested applicants can submit a CV and 3 letters of recommendation to https://apply.interfolio.com/193602. Questions related to this position can be directed to Ismene Petrakis, MD Chief of Mental Health Services of VA CT Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT 06516.
About Yale University
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Yale has a diverse student body and offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a range of academic fields. The university is known for its strong liberal arts program, as well as its professional schools of law, business, and medicine. Yale has produced numerous notable alumni, including five U.S. Presidents and 20 Nobel laureates.
