Description

Overview:

The Psychiatrist role includes providing a mix of outpatient clinical services, and hospital-based consultation/liaison services to meet the needs of patients presenting for care. The Psychiatrist collaborates closely with primary care providers, behavioral health clinicians, hospitalists, emergency physicians and administrative leadership to deliver comprehensive psychiatric care across sites. This role blends direct patient care with interdisciplinary coordination, and contributes to clinical quality improvement efforts to ensure accessible, high-quality mental health services. The Psychiatrist will be an integral part of an interdisciplinary team at Southampton Hospital and will interface regularly with other psychiatrists and behavioral health providers across the Stony Brook Medicine continuum.

Essential Job Functions:
• Perform comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, including diagnostic assessments and treatment planning both in-person and via telehealth.
• Provide medication management and brief supportive psychotherapy as needed.
• Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans as appropriate.
• Collaborate with other members of the healthcare team to coordinate care.
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Participate in team meetings, clinical case reviews, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Adhere to clinical policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.

Salary Range:

• $290,000-$315,000 annually

Category
Provider

Exempt/Non-Exempt
Exempt

Location
North Fork of Long Island

Full-Time/Part-Time
Full-Time

Position Requirements

Qualifications:

Required:
• MD or DO degree from an accredited institution.
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited Psychiatry residency program.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Psychiatry.
• Active New York State medical license (or eligibility).
• DEA certification and ability to prescribe controlled substances.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.

Preferred:
• Experience in consult/liaison and outpatient psychiatric care.
• Experience with emergency psychiatry.
• Familiarity with integrated or collaborative care models.
• Additional board certification/eligibility in Internal or Family Medicine.
• Bilingual abilities are a plus, especially in Spanish or other languages commonly spoken in the local community.

Physical Demands: May spend a great deal of their professional day walking, standing, moving and manipulating equipment, as well as lifting and moving objects, equipment and supplies.

Ability to lift 20 pounds. Moving, lifting or transferring of patients or objects may involve lifting of up to 50 pounds, as well as assist with weights of more than one-hundred (100) pounds. Requires the ability to stand for extended periods of time, bend or twist their body, as well as visual acuity.

Shift
Days

Tags
North Fork of Long Island. 2-3 days in Greenport with opposing days in Riverhead and/or Mattituck.

Salary Range
$290,000-$315,000 annually

Position
Psychiatrist

Open Date
7/8/2026

This position is currently accepting applications.