Physician / Psychiatry / New York / Permanent / UPSTATE NEW YORK INPATIENT PSYCH

Plattsburgh, NY: We seek TWO confident PSYCHIATRISTS to join the expanding mental health service of a progressive 300-bed community hospital on a plush 45-acre campus, complete with ponds and walking paths. Come to this welcoming community on scenic Lake Champlain, across from Burlington, Vermont, where compassionate healthcare providers take pride in caring for friends and neighbors.Your role will be to provide primarily inpatient (along with outpatient, emergency, and consultative) psychiatry services with a medical center where 160+ physicians serve 170,000 area residents. Healthgrades lists them as a Top 100 Hospital for Cardiac Care. In addition to hosting a Family Medicine Residency Program, Emergency Medicine residents and medical students complete clinical rotations here.The new Psychiatrists will be hired in collaboration with the University of Vermont. You will have a faculty posting with their College of Medicine as an Assistant or Associate Professor on the clinical scholar pathway. They need both Adult and Child/Adolescent Psychiatrists. Subspecialty training in child/adolescent, and/or experience in inpatient, outpatient, and academic settings, is ideal.Inpatient psychiatry facilities here include an 18-bed Adult Unit and a 12-bed Child/Adolescent Unit. Care is delivered with a multidisciplinary approach. This medical center sees around 50,000 emergency room visits annually. The University of Vermont Medical Center, a level I trauma center, is just 1 hour away. The incoming Psychiatrists will be part of a new division in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont, whose Psychiatry unit is known internationally as a center of excellence for innovative family-based empirical assessment and treatment. Plattsburgh is an excellent place to teach or learn all much bigger than what you might expect in a rural area.You will have an interesting role that combines direct patient care with, potentially, supervision and teaching of child psychiatry fellows, residents, and medical students, as part of an innovative model that emphasizes the importance of collaboration. Call is shared across a large team, so your share is just 1 weeknight/month and 3-4 weekends/year. Candidates with interests in clinical research, teaching, and/or public health will receive priority consideration. MDs and DOs are equally welcome here. This is an Equal Opportunity Employer.You will earn a competitive salary of $275K/year with benefits including relocation assistance and student loan repayment. Also provided: liability insurance, medical, dental and vision insurance, disability and life insurance, plenty of paid time off for vacations, 2 weeks of paid leave plus a budget for your CME, participation in a retirement plan, and more. Details will be shared with qualified candidates.The Champlain Valley is characterized by rolling hills, meadows and pastures right down to the waters of giant Lake Champlain, the largest lake in the US after the 5 Great Lakes. Plattsburgh is a picturesque community of 38,000 located right on the water and at the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. This is a key gateway between the US and Canada. With immediate proximity to the French-speaking Province of Quebec, you will find many bilingual signs, menus and hospitality staff. Just an hour south of Montreal, Plattsburgh is considered its US suburb. Plattsburgh feels larger than it is and its becoming something of an international destination for Canadians who fly into their international airport.Downtown Plattsburg features dozens of museums and historic attractions that tell the colorful story of the regions past. There is a distinct local charm here that celebrates local artisans, business, agriculture and history including the War of 1812, which saw two major battles fought here.The cost of living is below the national average. Site Selection Magazine has listed Plattsburgh as a Top City for Business Development for 8 years running. This is a family-oriented city offering public and private schools, plus local colleges including the State University of New York, with over 6000 students and a solid nursing program. Plattsburghs housing options include single-family homes, townhouses and apartments.Scenery and recreation are plentiful here with water, mountains, parks and trails right at your fingertips. Enjoy incredible year-round activities such as hiking, biking, skiing, snowboarding, bass fishing, golf, boating, sailing, windsurfing and even scuba diving or just relax on one of several beaches. You will also find apple orchards, vineyards and microbreweries to explore. Travel is convenient via highway, rail, plane or boat. The Lake Placid Olympic Village and Burlington are each just an hour away. Burlington is Vermonts largest city, with over 200,000 people, the University of Vermont, shopping malls and theaters and another international airport. Plattsburgh is 2.5 hours north of Albany. Experience life on the water in Plattsburgh - contact us for more information today.We are offering:Desirable location on major lake in northeastern New YorkSecure employment with academic medical center2 roles available for Adult and Child/Adolescent PsychiatryFaculty appointment expected with University of VermontRelocation assistance provided Focus on inpatient care with some outpatient/ER consultsInterest in clinical research, teaching, public health are desirableMD/DO equally welcomeSalary of $275K/year plus many benefits Student loan repayment availableLiability, health, dental, vision, life and disability insurancePlenty of paid time off for vacations2 weeks of additional PTO plus a budget for your CMEConvenient proximity to Burlington VT and Montreal, Quebec