Assistant Program Director,
Psychiatry Residency Program & Staff Psychiatrist
Hackensack Meridian Health
Ocean University Medical Center
Brick, New Jersey
Hackensack Meridian Health is looking for a dedicated, academically minded psychiatrist to serve as Staff Psychiatrist and Assistant Program Director for the Psychiatry Residency Program at Ocean University Medical Center (OUMC).
In this role, you'll keep an active clinical practice while helping shape the education of future psychiatrists. Working closely with the Program Director, you'll help build an excellent learning environment, mentor residents in clinical work and scholarship, and support the program's ACGME standards. We're looking for a psychiatrist who enjoys teaching, values collaboration, and is committed to high-quality, patient-centered care.
Position Highlights:
Balanced clinical and academic role: The position is 70% clinical, 20% academic, and 10% administrative , so you can practice psychiatry while also taking part in medical education.
Educational leadership: Work with the Program Director to shape curriculum, didactics, and resident evaluation in a growing residency program.
Teaching and mentorship: Teach and supervise psychiatry residents, fellows, and medical students, and guide residents in research and quality improvement.
Collaborative environment: Report to the Chair of Psychiatry at OUMC and the Regional Chair of Psychiatry for the HMH Southern Region, with the support of a large health system.
System-wide resources: Work within HMH's continuum of behavioral health services, including the Urgent Care Center with Behavioral Health in Neptune, NJ.
Key Responsibilities:
Staff Psychiatrist
Provide full-time clinical psychiatric services (at least 40 hours per week, not counting call and weekend rounds) at OUMC and other assigned locations.
Teach and supervise psychiatry residents, fellows, and medical students in the clinical setting.
Serve as collaborating physician for Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) as needed.
Respond quickly to Emergency Department consultation requests and follow Medical Staff Bylaws on consultations.
Take part in quality improvement work, including setting performance measures, reviewing outcomes, and improving care processes.
Serve on committees and task forces, and take part in the call schedule, including coverage of the Urgent Care Center with Behavioral Health in Neptune, NJ.
Assistant Program Director (working with the Program Director)
Educational environment: Maintain a learning environment that develops residents in all ACGME core competencies, and help schedule didactic and clinical education and keep its quality high.
Curriculum and conferences: Help prepare and run a well-organized curriculum. Make sure conferences are scheduled during protected time and that core conference attendance targets are met.
Faculty and resident oversight: Help select and evaluate faculty, monitor resident supervision at all sites, and assess each resident's competence.
Accreditation and compliance: Help prepare ACGME and HMH GME documents. Make sure the program follows ACGME and Review Committee policies, institutional requirements, and grievance and due process procedures.
Resident duty hours and well-being: Put duty-hour and moonlighting policies into practice, and make sure backup support is available when patient care gets unusually demanding.
Resident selection and advancement: Follow institutional policies on resident selection, evaluation, promotion, supervision, and disciplinary action.
Scholarship: Support resident scholarly work by mentoring them in research and quality improvement.
Qualifications:
M.D. or D.O. from an accredited medical school
Board certification in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Minimum of 5 years of post-residency clinical experience
Experience in, or strong interest in, graduate medical education, such as core faculty, teaching, or resident supervision
Familiarity with ACGME requirements preferred
Strong passion for teaching, mentorship, and collaborative care
Must have, or be eligible for, a New Jersey Medical License, CDS, and DEA
Submit Cover Letter and CV for immediate consideration to:
Ashley Strac
Physician Recruiter
Email: Ashley.Strac@hmhn.org
Phone: 848-332-2841
187893
HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The minimum base hourly salary for this position is $272,438. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good-faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.
The starting base salary is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted base salary based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:
Specialization : Area of specialization and sub-specialization.
Labor Market Data : Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
Experience : Years of relevant experience in the areas of specialization and sub-specialization.
Leadership: Relevant experience as a department chair or chief, practice group leader, or other leadership roles.
Education and Certifications : Degrees attained, residencies, fellowships, board certifications, research, and publications.
Productivity : Levels of productivity, quality, and patient satisfaction.
Skills : Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the specialty and/or sub-specialty.
Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.
In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits. The final compensation and benefits package will be discussed during the interview process.
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.
