Physician - and trainee mental health program

Job Description

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is seeking a Psychiatrist for the Student and Trainee Mental Health Program (STMH).

The Student and Trainee Mental Health (STMH) Program at Mount Sinai is seeking a dynamic physician to join our expanding team. Situated on the Upper East Side of New York City, adjacent to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, STMH is a unique and rewarding program that evaluates and treats medical students, house-staff (residents and fellows), graduate students, and postdoctoral trainees from programs across the Mount Sinai Health System. STMH has grown significantly in the past few years, in keeping with our mission of expanding in-house access to high quality, evidence-based mental health care for our students and trainees.

This is a full-time, outpatient position with a mix of on-site and remote/tele-health work, with late hours on at least 2 days of the week, to meet the needs of the population we serve. There are no on-call responsibilities. The position is available from July 2026.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Staff Psychiatrist/Assistant Professor

Service: Student and Trainee Mental Health program - Outpatient

Purpose of Position:

• Provide psychiatric evaluations and treatments in an outpatient faculty practice for Mount Sinai Health System students (medical and graduate), post-doctoral trainees, and house-staff, ensuring appropriate longitudinal care.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree; completion of an ACGME-accredited psychiatry residency program; and be board certified/board eligible for General Adult Psychiatry

• New York State medical license

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and to work as a member of a team

• Excellent clinical and psychopharmacological knowledge

• Training/experience working with a student population is desired

• Experience working with specialized populations - such as individuals with substance use-related problems, individuals with ADHD, and/or other specific conditions

• Experience working with the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities

• Interest/training in specific psychotherapeutic modalities is preferred

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and a demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of individuals/groups

• Understanding of best practices in diagnostic evaluations, psychotherapy, and pharmacotherapy

• Bi-lingual/multi-lingual applicants are encouraged to apply

• Excellent writing and computer skills, and ability to manage responsibilities of timely documentation in an electronic health record

Additional Information:

• Additional opportunities for faculty practice, teaching, and/or clinical research exist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

• Includes an academic appointment at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai at a rank commensurate with experience and qualifications

Compensation range from 240K to 280K (not including bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits)

Salary Disclosure Information:

Mount Sinai Health System provides a salary range to comply with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialties, historical productivity, historical collections, and hospital/community need. As such, an actual salary may fall closer to one or the other end of the range, and in certain circumstances, may wind up being outside of the listed salary range. The salary range listed is for full-time employment and does not include bonuses / incentive compensation or benefits.

Please specify Job Title of interest and send CV with Cover Letter to:

Physician Recruitment Department

Mount Sinai Health System

[email protected]

Responsibilities

• Provide direct psychiatric assessment and ongoing treatment (medication management, psychotherapy) of students and trainees

• Function as an integral part of a collaborative team which includes psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers

• Contribute to psycho-education and outreach efforts to the Mount Sinai student and trainee community

About Us

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About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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