Inpatient Psychiatry, Newport, RI - Brown Academic Appointment Optional

Brown University Health has an opening for a BC/BE psychiatrist at our community-based Newport Hospital, an affiliated hospital of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Working as part of a well-supported team there is continuity of care with a full consult service, expanding outpatient services and well-established relationships within the community. You will treat patients with a variety of mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD and psychosis. Our programs encompass a comprehensive view of mental health that includes and integrates the biological, psychological and social dimensions of care.  This position requires a 2025 start.

About the Position:

• 15 bed unit, covered by two psychiatrists
• Patients aged 18+, unit accepts elderly patients depending on functional status
• Inpatient behavioral health team includes nurses, psych techs, social workers, recreation therapist
• Call schedule is shared equitably within the group, typically 1:6 week
• Potential to teach medical and PA students with an academic appointment to Brown or Johnson & Wales if desired
• EMR is EPIC
• J1 & H1B visa eligible

About the Benefits:

• Competitive Compensation, Additional compensation for on-call duties
• Diverse patient population (clinically, culturally and economically)
• $3500 CME + 1 week
• 4 weeks PTO
• 7 Holidays, 3 Floating Holidays
• 401K with a generous match
• Additional moonlighting shifts available

The Newport, RI area:
New England’s best kept secret, with easy access to the state capitol, international airports, excellent schools and a diverse community. Rhode Island boasts magnificent natural beauty, abundant recreational opportunities, great schools, vibrant cultural arts, plus a cost of living that’s a fraction of nearby Boston and New York City. Newport is within convenient driving distance of Boston; New York City; and Providence. It is an ideal location that makes it easy to escape to premier attractions such as Narragansett Bay, miles of beautiful beaches, and seaports. The area features extraordinary sunsets, water sports, hiking, cycling and skiing.

Formed in 1994, Brown University Health is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprising three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, Saint Anne's Hospital and Morton Hospital, community hospitals offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; and Brown Health Medical Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island.

Brown University Health teaching hospitals are among the country’s top recipients of research funding from the US National Institutes of Health. The hospitals received $145 million in external research funding in fiscal 2023. All Brown University Health hospitals are charitable organizations that depend on support from the community to provide programs and services.