Physician

The IOP Psychiatrist provides professional mental health services within the Adult Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), overseeing clinical care and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, evidence-based treatment. This role is essential for managing patients with complex psychiatric needs, often transitioning from inpatient care or requiring intensive support to avoid hospitalization.

Patient care in Lawrence + Memorial Hospital's intensive outpatient program (IOP) involves individual treatment plans aimed at helping each patient maximize personal goals for better health. The IOP is group therapy that provides services to adults who benefit from the structure of an intensive clinical program but do not require inpatient care.

• Responsibilities

  • Provide direct and consulting care to in-patients and/or out-patients.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory agency requirements (e.g. JCAHO).
  • Review clinical staff performance to ensure quality of care and efficient use of resources.
  • Maintain clinical activity by full participation in departmental clinical workload.
  • Participate in medical staff leadership activities, especially respiratory care and intensive care.
  • Prepares for, attends and participates in team meetings and daily huddle
  • Collaborates in developing team priorities, patient goals, and care plans
  • Keeps problem list, medication list and patient care plan updated for team members
  • Approves orders and referrals for health maintenance

Experience

• Clinical experience in psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and group-based therapy.
• Experience working with patients in intensive outpatient settings, especially those transitioning from inpatient care or at risk of hospitalization.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong diagnostic and treatment planning skills.
• Ability to manage a caseload of patients with complex psychiatric needs.
• Familiarity with dual-diagnosis treatment and evidence-based modalities such as CBT and DBT.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to Yale New Haven Health's core values: integrity, patient-centered care, respect, accountability, and compassion

Education

• Doctorate in Medicine (MD or DO) from an accredited institution.
• Completion of an accredited psychiatry residency program.

Licensure

• Valid medical license to practice psychiatry in the state of Connecticut.
• Board certification (or eligibility) in Psychiatry.

Application Instructions:

Excited to join our team?

Apply or contact our recruiter at chasity.laplante@yale.edu or Book time with Chasity LaPlante: Psychiatry Interview

All final candidates will need to provide three letters of reference.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.