Academic Geriatric Psychiatrist

Tufts Medicine; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Tufts Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry seeks an outstanding Academic Geriatric Psychiatrist to join our growing faculty at the new Behavioral Health Hospital in Malden, MA. You will care for older adults with complex psychiatric illness within a large academic framework and help shape a premier geriatric program.

As part of Tufts Medicine and Tufts University School of Medicine, you will teach medical students and residents, contribute to curriculum development, and participate in research on

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry.
• ABPN Added Qualification (Subspecialty Certification) in Geriatric Psychiatry preferred but not required.
• Eligible for unrestricted medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• DEA registration (or eligibility).
• Demonstrated commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care.
• Interest in interdisciplinary collaboration, teaching, and academic medicine.
• CPR certification and de-escalation/restraint training (training provided upon hire as needed).

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and treatment for older adults admitted to our 48-bed inpatient geriatric psychiatry service, one of the largest academic geriatric psychiatry units in New England.
• Help lead the continued clinical development, quality improvement, and future growth of the inpatient geriatric psychiatry program.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary colleagues including psychiatry, neurology, geriatric medicine, neuropsychology, nursing, psychology, pharmacy, rehabilitation therapies, and social work.
• Join a nationally recognized Department of Psychiatry committed to innovation in dementia care, neuropsychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, neuromodulation, and behavioral health.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Teaching & mentorship

Academic medicine

Education

MD or DO from an accredited medical school

Job description

Build the Future of Academic Geriatric Psychiatry

The Department of Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center is seeking an outstanding Academic Geriatric Psychiatrist to join our growing faculty at the new Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital (TMBHH) in Malden, Massachusetts.

Tufts Medicine, the leading integrated academic health system in Massachusetts, and Acadia Healthcare, the nation's largest standalone behavioral health provider, have partnered to create this state-of-the-art 144-bed behavioral health hospital, designed to transform behavioral healthcare delivery while serving as a primary teaching hospital for psychiatric education across Tufts Medicine and Tufts University School of Medicine.

This is a unique opportunity to help build one of the nation's premier academic geriatric psychiatry programs, caring for older adults with complex psychiatric illness, dementia, behavioral disturbances, and co-occurring medical conditions in a highly collaborative academic environment.

Join a department that is redefining behavioral healthcare through exceptional clinical care, innovative education, and transformative research. If you are passionate about caring for older adults while helping build the next generation of academic geriatric psychiatry, we invite you to become part of our growing team at Tufts Medicine.

Position Highlights

As a member of the Department of Psychiatry faculty, you will:

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and treatment for older adults admitted to our 48-bed inpatient geriatric psychiatry service, one of the largest academic geriatric psychiatry units in New England.

• Help lead the continued clinical development, quality improvement, and future growth of the inpatient geriatric psychiatry program.

• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary colleagues including psychiatry, neurology, geriatric medicine, neuropsychology, nursing, psychology, pharmacy, rehabilitation therapies, and social work.

• Join a nationally recognized Department of Psychiatry committed to innovation in dementia care, neuropsychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, neuromodulation, and behavioral health.

Academic Opportunities

As an academic faculty member at Tufts University School of Medicine, you will have the opportunity to:

• Teach and mentor medical students, psychiatry residents, geriatric psychiatry fellows, psychology trainees, and other interdisciplinary learners.

• Participate in curriculum development and educational innovation.

• Collaborate with faculty engaged in clinical, translational, and health services research.Pursue scholarly activities in areas including dementia, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), neuropsychiatry, neuromodulation (including ECT), delirium, late-life depression, health services research, and Alzheimer's disease therapeutics.
  Develop academic interests with mentorship and opportunities for promotion through Tufts University School of Medicine.

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school.

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry.

• ABPN Added Qualification (Subspecialty Certification) in Geriatric Psychiatry preferred but not required.

• Eligible for unrestricted medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

• DEA registration (or eligibility).

• Demonstrated commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care.

• Interest in interdisciplinary collaboration, teaching, and academic medicine.

• CPR certification and de-escalation/restraint training (training provided upon hire as needed).

Why Join Tufts?

The Department of Psychiatry is experiencing unprecedented growth across clinical care, education, and research. We are recruiting outstanding faculty who are excited to build innovative programs, collaborate across disciplines, and help shape the future of behavioral healthcare.