Physician

About Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital is a 216-bed community teaching hospital and a major provider of comprehensive medical and behavioral health services to Southeastern Massachusetts. The hospital is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care across a diverse population.

Position Summary

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital is seeking a Per-Diem Psychiatrist at approximately one half-time commitment to provide high-quality psychiatric care in an acute care hospital setting. This position includes direct patient evaluation and treatment as well as consultation-liaison services to medical, surgical, obstetric, and emergency departments. The role is weekday-based with flexible, negotiable hours.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive psychiatric assessments and provide diagnosis and treatment planning for hospitalized patients. • Deliver direct psychiatric care, including medication management, patient education, and therapeutic interventions, on a DMH-licensed inpatient psychiatry unit. • Provide consultation-liaison psychiatry services to medical, surgical, obstetric, and emergency services. • Provide, as assigned, occasional inpatient coverage for psychiatric clinical staff. • Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary care teams, including physicians, nurses, social workers, and allied health professionals. • Document clinical encounters in accordance with hospital policies and regulatory standards. • Participate in care coordination and discharge planning as appropriate. • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Schedule and Hours

Monday-Friday coverage only Approximately half-time per-diem commitment Hours and specific scheduling to be negotiated

Qualifications

• MD or DO with completion of an accredited Psychiatry residency • Board-certified or board-eligible in Psychiatry • Eligible for medical licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Experience and Core Competencies

• Experience or interest in consultation-liaison psychiatry preferred • Core competencies and experience in identifying, assessing, and treating substance use disorders (SUDs), including screening for all substances, understanding co-occurring mental health conditions, and using evidence-based interventions like motivational interviewing, psychopharmacology (including MAT) • Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills and demonstrated success in working in a fast-paced clinical environment that require timely completion of tasks and consistently respectful treatment of patients and staff of diverse backgrounds.