Adult Outpatient Psychiatry (Option for Partial) – Brown Academic Appointment

Join a team of six other psychiatrists working just a short walk to the beaches of Newport, RI. This adult, outpatient position is based on the main campus of Newport Hospital treating 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. Newport Hospital is part of Lifespan Physician Group (LPG), the largest multi-specialty group of physicians in Rhode Island and the major affiliate of Brown Medical School and Brown University.
 
About the position:

• Full time, M-F
• Patient panel consists mainly of with mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD and psychosis
• Option to incorporate partial hospital program into your practice
• Outstanding administrative support
• Weekend call is no more than 1:6
• See 12-16 patients per day depending on the number of new patients
• Potential for clinical teaching and academic appointment to Brown University
• J1 and H1b visa friendly

 The benefits:

• Competitive Compensation
• EMR is EPIC
• Ability to set your patient load
• Diverse patient population (clinically, culturally and economically)
• Dynamic leadership team that values work-life balance
• $3500 CME/Practice allowance + 1 week
• Excellent benefits
• 4 weeks PTO
• 401K
• Additional moonlighting shifts available

 About you:

• Flexible team player, enjoys diversity of covering other services occasionally when needed, such as inpatient, consult, or PHP
• Have a good grasp of med management
• Desire to be in a community-based setting
• Compassionate

 About the facility:

• Newport Hospital has 129 licensed beds
• 15 inpatient psychiatric beds 
• 880 Employees, 352 physicians

The Newport, RI area:
New England’s best kept secret, 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.
 
 

A not-for-profit organization, Lifespan is overseen by a board of volunteer community leaders who are guided by its mission: Delivering health with care.  

As Rhode Island's largest healthcare system and private employer, our employees represent a broad spectrum of experience, occupations and cultural backgrounds who are guided by our shared values of C.A.R.E.:

Compassion: Delivering care and comfort with empathy and kindness.
Accountability: Taking ownership of actions and their consequences.
Respect: Placing the highest value on every individual’s well-being regardless of personal professional differences.
Excellence: Always providing safe, high quality, innovative care and service.

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

Lifespan teaching hospitals are among the country’s top recipients of research funding from the US National Institutes of Health. The hospitals received $92 million in external research funding in fiscal 2019. All Lifespan-affiliated partners are charitable organizations that depend on support from the community to provide programs and services. 

Lifespan, Rhode Island's first health system, was founded in 1994 by Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital. A not-for-profit comprehensive, integrated, academic health system with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Lifespan's present partners also include Rhode Island Hospital's pediatric division, Hasbro Children's Hospital; Bradley Hospital; Newport Hospital; Gateway Healthcare; and Coastal Medical. 

Lifespan is committed to investing in our dedicated and talented workforce, improving the health of our local economy, and providing job and advancement opportunities at all levels for employees at our facilities. We value the cultural richness of our workforce and are committed to diversity and inclusion in our hiring practices.

Across our affiliates , we promote a culture of well-being, offering a holistic package of benefits to our employees and their families, while always keeping the patient at the center of our work. Put simply, we embrace our mission of Delivering health with care.

Across our state and region, we extend our expertise and services into the communities where people live, learn, work, play and pray. Lifespan coordinates hundreds of programs, events, and community service activities every year, benefiting as many as 30,000 Southern New Englanders.