Medical Director of Acute Care Psychiatric Services

Medical Director of Acute Care Psychiatric Services – Keene, NH Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene / Cheshire Medical Center 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:

Paige Livingston, CPRP Physician Recruiter page.e.livingston@hitchcock.org

Cover Letters should be addressed to: 

Melinda Asbury, MD, PhD Chief of Psychiatry Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene Cheshire Medical Center

• 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