Inpatient Psychiatry Medical Director | Clinical Leadership | Bridgeport, CT

Healthcare United is seeking a Board-Certified Psychiatrist for a full-time Inpatient Psychiatry Medical Director role in the Bridgeport Area, CT, with an established independent community teaching hospital and behavioral health program.

Location

Southern Connecticut, convenient to Bridgeport, New Haven, and surrounding communities.

The Medical Director will combine direct inpatient psychiatric care with clinical leadership of an established adult and geriatric behavioral health service.

The inpatient psychiatric program provides short-term, crisis-oriented treatment within a 14-bed adult and geriatric unit. Clinical responsibilities include psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, medication management, interdisciplinary coordination, and discharge planning.

The Medical Director will also support clinical standards, quality improvement, team development, physician and advanced practice provider collaboration, and the continued advancement of inpatient behavioral health services.

What You Can Expect

• Clinical Scope: Adult and geriatric inpatient Psychiatry
• Leadership: Medical oversight of inpatient psychiatric services
• Patient Care: Assessment, diagnosis, medication management, and treatment planning
• Practice Setting: 14-bed inpatient psychiatric unit within a community teaching hospital
• Team: Multidisciplinary behavioral health clinicians, nursing, social work, and support staff
• Quality: Opportunity to influence clinical standards, safety, and program development
• Schedule: Full-time; exact leadership/clinical allocation not specified

Contact Healthcare United with your current CV to discuss the leadership structure, compensation package, and next steps.

Requirements

• MD or DO
• Completion of an accredited Psychiatry residency
• Board Certified in Psychiatry
• Active or eligible Connecticut medical license
• Active DEA registration or ability to obtain
• Inpatient Psychiatry experience
• Leadership or Medical Director experience strongly preferred
• Strong medication-management and treatment-planning skills
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary behavioral health teams
• Strong clinical, administrative, and communication skills
• Current CV required

Benefits

The compensation and benefits package may include the following, subject to position-specific terms and eligibility:

• Competitive compensation based on current MGMA Psychiatry benchmarks and leadership scope
• Medical and prescription coverage
• Dental and vision insurance
• Pre-tax retirement savings plan
• Paid vacation, holiday, and sick time
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Flexible Spending Account options
• Employee wellness resources
• Free parking
• Tuition assistance
• Clinical leadership and program-development opportunity