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Psychiatry - Physician at Tufts Medical Center - Tufts Medicine summary:

This position is for a board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist to provide comprehensive inpatient care on a 20-bed medical-psychiatry unit at Tufts Medical Center, focusing on patients with complex medical and behavioral health needs. Responsibilities include psychiatric evaluation, treatment planning, medication management, crisis intervention, and multidisciplinary collaboration. The role also involves teaching, quality improvement, and participating in shared call duties in a hospital setting.

The Department of Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center is seeking a dedicated and compassionate psychiatrist to join our multidisciplinary team on a 20-bed medical-psychiatry (med-psych) inpatient unit. This position offers the unique opportunity to provide comprehensive psychiatric care to patients with complex medical and behavioral health needs in a collaborative hospital setting.

Responsibilities:

• Full-time inpatient role with shared call and teaching responsibilities
• Provide psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment planning for patients admitted to the med-psych unit (Pratt 2).
• Manage acute psychiatric conditions in the context of coexisting medical issues.
• Collaborate closely with medical and surgical consultants, nurses, social workers, and occupational therapists, to coordinate integrated care.
• Conduct daily patient rounds and participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings.
• Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications and other relevant therapies.
• Provide crisis intervention and ensure patient safety through appropriate risk assessment and management.
• Document clinical encounters and contribute to discharge planning and follow-up recommendations.

Qualifications:

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
• BC/BE in Psychiatry
• Valid state medical license (or eligibility for licensure in Massachusetts)
• You are BC/BE in Psychiatry
• Experience or interest in managing patients with comorbid psychiatric and other medical conditions
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills
• Interest in teaching, quality improvement, and program development

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Keywords:

psychiatry, inpatient psychiatric care, medical-psychiatry unit, psychotropic medications, psychiatric evaluation, crisis intervention, multidisciplinary team, hospitalist psychiatrist, behavioral health, acute psychiatric conditions

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