Stony Brook University Department of Psychiatry is undergoing tremendous growth.  Our adult outpatient psychiatry service is expanding and we are looking for individuals who welcome the challenge and satisfaction of providing outpatient psychiatric care to a diverse population win collaboration with a motivated group of clinicians, educators and researchers.

The Clinical Assistant Professor of Interventional Psychiatry will serve as an Attending Psychiatrist in the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Program.  Responsibilities include direct patient care in the adult outpatient clinic, including diagnostic evaluations, follow-up care, telepsychiatry and teaching and supervision of medical students, residents and fellows. 

This position offers clinical opportunities to work with multiple advanced treatment modalities such as pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, ketamine intra nasal or intra venous therapies (KINT or KIVT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapies, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapies - to treat patients with treatment-resistant mood disorders as well as research opportunities with these novel treatment modalities.

Research, teaching and clinical supervision of psychiatric residents and medical students and other trainees are integral parts of this position, along with direct involvement in process improvement and program development.

We are a fast growing program and service which adheres to the consultation model of service delivery and are looking to further impact the health of the population we serve through the addition of new therapies.

The attending psychiatrist will perform evaluations and treatment of patients with Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) for/with advanced antidepressant therapies such as Pharmacotherapy, Psychotherapy, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Ketamine Intra Nasal or Intra Venous Therapy (KINT or KIVT), Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT), Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS), as well as other advanced antidepressant treatment modalities. 

Shifts totaling 40 hours per week (with hospital weekend/holiday on call, if needed).  There are also opportunities for clinical research involving psychiatric inpatient and outpatient treatment and in collaboration with other departments.

Required Qualifications:
M.D./D.O. (or foreign eqivalent) with Board Eligibility or Board Certification in Adult Psychiatry.  Eligibility for New York State licensure.

Preferred Qualifications:
Clinical experience in an Adult Psychiatry Outpatient Program. Experience in transcranial magnetic brain stimulation. Track record of research/teaching experience in Psychiatry. Experience with treating patients with Ketamine.

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For questions regarding this position, please contact Michele Chituk at michele.chituk@stonybrookmedicine.edu.

Special Notes

Tenure/Non-Tenure Track position.  FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.  To qualify for tenure and/or a senior faculty appointment, the candidate must meet the criteria established by the School of Medicine (School of Medicine's Criteria for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure).

Anticipated Start Date:  As soon as possible.

Campus Description

Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives:  education, research and patient care.  It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools -- Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare -- as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County.  With 624 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center.  Stony Brook Children's, with more than 180 pediatric specialists in 30 specialties, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region. In the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building, two floors are occupied by Stony Brook University Cancer Center?s outpatient services, and four floors are devoted to cancer research.  Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential core values at Stony Brook Medicine.  We believe we do our best and most impactful work when we leverage our diverse, equitable and inclusive perspectives.  We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

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