Employment Opportunities - Psychiatrist
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Academic Adult Psychiatrist

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) Department of Supportive Oncology seeks a fulltime Adult Psychiatrist to join our interprofessional team serving an adult oncology population. This position offers an exciting career opportunity within a vibrant clinical and academic environment, where faculty can focus on clinical innovation, education, and/or research.

To succeed in this role, you will have a faculty appointment at the Instructor or Assistant Professor level at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and clinical privileges at both DFCI and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). To be considered, you must have completed a Consultation-Liaison Fellowship and be board certified/eligible in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.

Why you should join us

Our department houses broad innovation, education, and research efforts. We seek candidates who wish to pursue academic interests in psychosocial oncology such as the management of psychiatric disorder comorbid with cancer, symptom management, substance use disorder, collaborative care, and equitable access and quality of psychosocial services to underserved populations. Our department is deeply committed to high-quality mentorship and sponsorship of new faculty in their academic pursuits and provides numerous opportunities for mentorship of learners at all levels. A broad pool of academic opportunities and mentorship are also available
throughout the DFCI, affiliated HMS hospitals, and the broader HMS communities. The Boston and Harvard community offers unparalleled opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration and mentorship with world-class academics.

Ready to join us? Here’s what you’ll do 

  • Work closely with our interprofessional teams of psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, and palliative care colleagues to provide state-of-the-art psychiatric care to oncology patients within both our outpatient and inpatient clinical services.
  • Participate in extensive formal and informal teaching activities at DFCI, affiliated HMS hospitals, and the HMS Center for Palliative Care. Trainees include fellows in consultation-liaison psychiatry, residents, medical students, and other clinicians rotating with Psychosocial Oncology.


Salary, benefits and compensation

Salary, benefits and compensation will be commensurate with experience and hospital policies. We offer a wide range of choices and programs that support the diverse range in family structure and life stages of our staff, including but not limited to:

  • Health well-being – Nutrition classes, discounted gym memberships, and vision & mammography mobile vans
  • Whole well-being – Professional development opportunities and adoption assistance
  • Financial well-being – Tuition reimbursement, financial seminars, individual retirement consultations
  • Community well-being – Employee resource groups, volunteer opportunities, and staff recognition & awards

At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are committed to having faculty who offer multifaceted experiences. Our organization strives to support our faculty in balancing work and personal obligations.

If interested in applying to this role, please send a cover letter detailing your clinical, educational, and academic interests along with your CV to: Amanda Bryant, Department of Supportive Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215

Or email to: [email protected]

For more information on the Department of Supportive Oncology: https://www.dana-farber.org/cancer-care/treatment/supportive-oncology

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute will endeavor to make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete the job application or to participate in an interview, please email us your request at [email protected]

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law 

Websites:
https://www.dana-farber.org/research/departments-centers/psychosocial-oncologypalliative-care
https://www.dana-farber.org/cancer-care/treatment/adult-psychosocial-oncology


Inpatient, Outpatient And Specialty Treatment Program

Psychiatrist Positions At McLean Hospital

Full Time And Part Time 


McLean Hospital, America’s top-ranked free-standing psychiatric hospital, is inviting applications for Psychiatrists with roles available in inpatient (Dissociative Disorders and Trauma; Dual Diagnosis, Adolescent Inpatient, Psychotic Disorders) and specialty programs (TMS/ECT/Ketamine) located in Belmont, McLean SouthEast (MSE) (satellite location in Middleborough, MA) and Arlington, MA.  These include staff psychiatrist, coverage roles, and potential leadership positions.  

These positions combine clinical care and teaching of residents and fellows, with Harvard Medical School appointments. We encourage both Adult Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry trained candidates to apply.  

Salary and recruitment package in accordance with Hospital policies, and a Harvard Medical School appointment at the academic rank of Lecturer, Instructor, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (full or part-time) will be contingent on meeting the requirements for an HMS appointment and candidate qualifications, including a Massachusetts medical license, and being board-certified/board-eligible. 

Applicants should submit a letter of interest and a curriculum vitae, along with the names and addresses of three references, to the Registrar and Professional Staff Office at [email protected]

All McLean team members are expected to consistently demonstrate our values of integrity, compassion, respect, diversity, teamwork, excellence and innovation in their work activities and interactions. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.