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Mount Sinai

Addiction Medicine Physician

New York, NY

$240K - $275K/yr

This hybrid role involves clinical supervision of fellows in both inpatient and outpatient settings ... Clinical supervision to addiction medicine fellows in their outpatient addiction continuity clinic

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Addiction Medicine Physician

Mount Sinai

New York, NY

$240K - $275K/yr

Full-time

Posted 24 days ago

Mount Sinai rating

7.7

Company rating: 7.7 out of 10

Based on 296 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

162nd of 895 rated healthcare providers

Job description

Mount Sinai West is seeking a full-time Addiction Psychiatrist or Addiction Medicine Physician to join its Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai West. This hybrid role involves clinical supervision of fellows in both inpatient and outpatient settings, alongside direct patient care. The position offers a faculty appointment at the Icahn School of Medicine, providing opportunities for clinical teaching and career development within a leading academic medical system.

Practice Info

  • Inpatient Addiction Unit and Outpatient Program co-located on the ninth floor of Mount Sinai West Hospital in Midtown Manhattan
  • Staffed by an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, mental health clinicians, nurses, and trainees
  • Clinical supervision to a small census of inpatients cared for by psychiatry residents or addiction psychiatry/addiction medicine fellows
  • Clinical supervision to addiction medicine fellows in their outpatient addiction continuity clinic
  • Outpatient clinic provides full-spectrum of addiction pharmacotherapy, including injectable buprenorphine products
  • Academic position with a faculty appointment at the Icahn School of Medicine

Responsibilities

  • Provide clinical supervision to addiction psychiatry and addiction medicine fellows in both inpatient and outpatient settings
  • Provide clinical care to a small census of inpatients admitted to the Inpatient Addiction Unit
  • Provide clinical supervision to addiction medicine fellows in their outpatient addiction continuity clinic
  • Provide direct patient care in the outpatient clinic
  • Provide clinical teaching of medical students, residents, and fellows in addiction psychiatry and addiction medicine
  • Collaborate with colleagues as an integral part of a health system

Compensation

  • Compensation range from $240,000 to $275,000 annually
  • Does not include bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits
  • Salary range listed is for full-time employment

Requirements

  • MD/DO from an accredited medical school
  • Completion of an ACGME-accredited fellowship in addiction psychiatry or addiction medicine
  • ABMS or AOA Board Certified or Board Eligible in addiction psychiatry or addiction medicine if within 3 years of fellowship graduation
  • Ability to obtain a full and unrestricted New York State medical license
  • Ability to obtain a full and unrestricted DEA license
  • Collaborative, proactive, and dedicated work ethic
  • Commitment to high-quality, cost-effective health care
  • Desire to learn and grow professionally within a team-oriented, performance-driven department
  • Preference is accorded to candidates with fellowship training in Addiction Psychiatry or Addiction Medicine or with previous clinical experience in providing medication-assisted treatment for people with substance use disorders

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