Inpatient Psychiatrist
End Date: 6/30/2024
Location: Newark, Delaware
Position Type: Physician
Shift: Day Shift, No Rotation
ChristianaCare is actively recruiting for a BC/BE inpatient psychiatrist to work on the Wilmington campus located in Wilmington, Delaware. This is a 321 licensed bed teaching hospital that underwent a $ 210 million renovation expansion project in 2016 that brought unprecedented access to expert care, the latest technology and innovative systems of care to the residents of Wilmington, Delaware.
Why Christiana Care:
Work in a new, spacious (21,000 square feet) 30 bed voluntary-only inpatient psychiatry unit.
Average LOS is seven days.
Join a multidisciplinary team that includes three psychiatrists, advanced practice nurse, staff nurses including an admitting RN, social workers, occupational therapists and drug and alcohol counselors.
This is a teaching opportunity with ChristianaCare psychiatry residents and medical students.
Excellent work life balance with 1:8 call schedule and generous weekend call pay in addition to base salary and annual incentive bonus.
Qualifications:
BE/BC in psychiatry
Fellowship training preferred
Eligible for license in state of Delaware
ChristianaCare:
ChristianaCare is one of the country's most dynamic health systems, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, medical aid units, three hospitals (1,300 beds), a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women's health. We rank 21st in the nation for hospital admissions and 6th for admission of stroke patients.
Benefits of living in the Delaware Valley:
Working for ChristianaCare offers the best of urban and suburban living with multiple housing options, excellent restaurants and entertainment venues, quality public and private schools and a short driving distance to popular Delaware and New Jersey beaches. The location provides easy access to Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York City - all within a short drive or train ride from Newark, DE.
ChristianaCare is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
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EEO Statement: Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
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