Addiction Psychiatrist

The Behavioral Health Service Line is seeking a full-time Addiction Psychiatrist to join our Program at Staten Island University Hospital. This high visibility position offers the right candidate an opportunity to work with a committed team of professionals to provide care for patients in our ambulatory clinic. The ideal candidate will be a BC/BE Psychiatrist having completed a fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry or a physician who has completed a fellowship in Addiction Medicine.

Highlights include:

1. Evaluating patients for medication assisted treatments
2. Coordinate patients progress and treatment plans with the treatment team
3. Responsible for prescribing buprenorphine and other medications as indicated
4. Supervise residents and medical students
5. Participate in community and professional education/consultations around medication assisted treatments

Required Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Addiction Psychiatry or Addiction Medicine
• Current licensure as a physician in the State of New York
• Active Buprenorphine waiver (DATA 2000)
• ACLS or other certification, as required by department. Certification must be obtained within one (1) month of employment.
• Experience with stabilization and withdrawal management and settings

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders
• Experience in an addiction rehabilitation environment
• Experience with therapeutic groups (preferably addiction-oriented), therapeutic communities, and inpatient care

Benefits at Northwell Health include:

• Nationally competitive salaries
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Four weeks vacation plus paid conference/CME time
• Academic appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
• Advanced education opportunities
• College Tuition reimbursement for dependent children

Qualified candidates should forward their CV to Alice Perkins at aperkins2@northwell.edu.