Psychiatry - Physician

The Addiction Psychiatrist at Tufts Medical Center provides inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to manage substance use disorders and related complications. The role includes clinical duties in acute withdrawal management and longitudinal care for complex patients, along with academic responsibilities at Tufts University School of Medicine. Candidates must hold an MD or DO, be board certified or eligible in Adult Psychiatry, and preferably have fellowship training in Addiction Psychiatry or Medicine.

The Department of Psychiatry of Tufts Medicine is seeking an Addiction Psychiatrist to join our expanding team of collaborative physicians at Tufts Medical Center, the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine in Downtown Boston.

Primary responsibilities:

• Combination of inpatient (Addiction Consultation-Liaison) and ambulatory addiction treatment
• Addiction CL: Work with multidisciplinary team (resident physicians, SW) to manage acute withdrawal syndromes and sequelae of substance use disorder in hospitalized patients
• Outpatient: Expansion of Tufts’ Ambulatory Addiction services, multidisciplinary work with other departments within TMC, and longitudinal management of complex dually-diagnosed patients
• Academic appointment with Tufts University School of Medicine will be commensurate with experience and academic track record

Required Education/Experience:

• Possess an MD or DO degree from accredited medical school
• Completion of ACGME or AOA-accredit Adult Psychiatry Residency, BC/BE in Adult Psychiatry
• Eligible to obtain a medical license in the State of Massachusetts
• Fellowship training/Board Certification in Addiction Psychiatry or Addiction Medicine is strongly preferred

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