Psychiatry Physician

Established multi-site healthcare organization in Newark, NJ is seeking a qualified professional to join its outpatient behavioral health team. This individual will provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and treatment planning while working alongside therapists, social workers, primary care providers, and advanced practice clinicians.

Overview

• Outpatient psychiatry position
• Newark, New Jersey
• Full-time employed opportunity
• Salary range: $270,000-$305,000, commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401(k)
• Collaborative multidisciplinary behavioral health team
• Primarily adult outpatient psychiatric care
• Bilingual candidates preferred
• Open to both MDs and DOs
• New graduates encouraged to apply
• Opportunity to serve an underserved patient population
• Future potential eligibility for loan forgiveness programs pending organizational designation

Requirements

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Completion of an accredited Psychiatry Residency
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
• Active New Jersey medical license (or ability to obtain)
• Active DEA registration
• NJ CDS license (or ability to obtain)
• Strong background in psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and psychopharmacology
• Experience in outpatient psychiatry preferred
• Comfortable working within a collaborative care model
• EMR proficiency

Position Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and assessments
• Diagnose and treat psychiatric and behavioral health conditions
• Develop individualized treatment plans
• Prescribe and manage psychiatric medications
• Monitor treatment effectiveness and medication side effects
• Provide consultation to primary care and behavioral health teams
• Participate in crisis intervention and psychiatric stabilization as needed
• Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses and treatment options
• Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation
• Participate in interdisciplinary case reviews and clinical meetings

Sell for this Organization

• Growing organization now operating 12 sites
• Mission-driven leadership with a strong focus on delivering quality care to underserved communities
• Large, established patient base and integrated behavioral health model
• Very receptive to training and mentoring newer professionals
• Historically strong success onboarding and developing early-career physicians
• Organization is pursuing FQHC Look-Alike status, potentially creating future loan repayment opportunities for qualifying providers
• Stable, expanding healthcare system with significant investment in behavioral health services

Disclosure: The hourly rates and/or salaries listed may or may not reflect total compensation packages including bonus and fringe benefits, etc., nor are the advertisement(s) posted a guarantee of a certain compensation package for a position or bona fide offer of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.