Overview

　　Medical Director of Acute Care Psychiatric Services

　　Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene / Cheshire Medical Center

　　Keene, NH

　　Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene / Cheshire Medical Center is currently seeking a Medical Director to lead and help build our Acute Care Psychiatric Services at our collegial and community-centered practices located in beautiful Keene, New Hampshire.

　　In this role, serving as Medical Director of Acute Care Psychiatric Services, you will work with the Chair of Psychiatry to build our acute care psychiatry services. You will provide psychiatric consultations to the ED and inpatient medical units and provide outpatient psychiatric evaluation and medication management services at Cheshire Medical Center’s Doorway Department, which launched its Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) program in September 2020. You will work in coordination with the Doorway team and provide MAT psychiatric services to patients with substance use disorders and co-occurring behavioral health issues. Collaborating with an RN and clinical team, you will coordinate client care and assist with insurance pre-authorization, referrals, and caseload management. In addition, you will supervise psychiatric advanced practice providers in these areas.

　　This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to develop a sustainable service within a rural, underserved community. If you are an experienced Psychiatrist, passionate about making a difference and building something truly impactful, we want to hear from you.

　　What Dartmouth Health has to offer you:

　　Established patient base

　　Ties to the Academic Medical Center

　　Inclusive and collegial environment

　　Competitive compensation, benefits, and relocation

　　Dedicated CME time and funds

　　What New Hampshire has to offer you:

　　Unmatched quality of life

　　Four seasons and an outdoor lifestyle

　　Access to major cities and airports

　　Proximity to mountains and hiking trails

　　Driving distance to the seacoast/ocean

　　Abundance of local lakes for boating and swimming

　　No sales or state income tax in NH!

　　Keene is a picturesque college town in Southwestern New Hampshire that is an ideal place to call home. Keene has a strong sense of community with a vibrant downtown area, excellent public schools, and 4-season outdoor recreation opportunities.

　　Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene (D-H Keene) is a 240 physician and associate provider, multi-specialty community practice and a division of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock system based in Lebanon, New Hampshire. This diverse group of professionals is committed to quality and patient safety, continuous process improvement and clinical measurement. D-H Keene is a nationally recognized leader in population health and the patient-centered medical home care delivery model. It is innovative and collaborative in its use of integrative medicine, value-based care, accountable-care models and electronic health records. It is the largest community practice in the Dartmouth Health System which boasts a leading medical center and medical school.

　　The Dartmouth Health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Dartmouth Cancer Center, Dartmouth Health Children’s; 4 affiliated hospitals and 30 Dartmouth-Hitchcock ambulatory clinics across the region. With destinations like Boston, New York, the seacoast and ski country within driving distance, the opportunities – both career and personal – truly make New Hampshire the ideal place to work and play.

　　Dartmouth Health is highly dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive group of faculty, staff, and trainees to meet the vast needs of our community and patient populations. We are especially interested in applicants who are able to work effectively with and care for individuals from all backgrounds, including but not limited to: racial and ethnic minorities, women, individuals who identify with LGBTQ+ communities, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and/or individuals from lower income backgrounds. We invite applicants to state in their cover letter how their professional and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth Health’s commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

　　To confidentially learn details, please contact:

　　Juliann Hamblin, CPRP-DEI

　　Physician Recruiter

　　[email protected]

　　Cover Letters should be addressed to:

　　Melinda Asbury, MD, PhD

　　Chief of Psychiatry

　　Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene

　　Cheshire Medical Center

　　Responsibilities

　　Qualifications

　　Required Licensure/Certifications

　　Board Certified/Board Eligible in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)

　　Must obtain and maintain a medical license in the states of New Hampshire and Vermont

　　Don't meet every single requirement?

　　Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

　　Area of Interest:Physician;

　　FTE/Hours per pay period:1.00 - 1.00 - 40 hrs/week;

　　Shift:Day;

　　Job ID:21004;

　　Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. We do not exclude or treat people differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.