Psychiatric Times Classifieds. Vol. 1 No. 30

Unique Opportunity for BC/BE Psychiatrist or Psychiatric RNCS

May 21, 2012

Psychiatrist, Concord, Mass. Unique opportunity for board certified/eligible psychiatrist or psychiatric RNCS to join strong psychiatric service at Emerson Hospital. Provide moonlighter coverage between 4 pm Friday and 5 pm Sunday. In-hospital time varies based on number of admissions and consultation requests. Overnight call is home-call only, except for rare emergency visits to the hospital for seclusion/restraint. Continuous back up support provided by full-time psychiatrists who round on existing patients. Compensation is $108K/year without benefits. Position may be split between two qualified applicants who each agree to work two weekends per month. Please contact Robert Stern MD, chair, department of Psychiatry, (978) 287-3512 or rstern@emersonhosp.org

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