Psychiatrist — Three Doors, One Hallway: Inpatient (No Call), Forensic, or a Deaf & HoH Specialty Program | Central Connecticut
Updated 11/05/26
Connecticut, United States
Physician
Psychiatry
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Visa Sponsorship
No
Experience Level
2 years
Job description
Job description
Most job postings ask you to fit the role. This one lets you pick the role that fits you.
We are hiring three full-time psychiatrists in Central Connecticut — three genuinely different practices, one shared promise: Monday–Friday, 8:00a–4:30p. Pick your door:
DOOR ONE — Inpatient Adult Psychiatry (State Hospital Setting)
The unicorn: full-time inpatient psychiatry with NO call and NO weekends. Care for adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders — evaluations, admissions and discharges, medication management, advanced risk assessments, and treatment planning — while helping oversee a multidisciplinary team. This seat carries a true leadership component: utilization review, QA/QI, and program development, with occasional court testimony as a state witness.
DOOR TWO — Outpatient Forensic Psychiatry (Justice-Involved Adults)
Serve adults 18+ with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders who are involved with the justice system, at a community mental health center. Psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and collaborative treatment planning with a multidisciplinary forensic team and community supports. Forensic or corrections experience preferred. Initial 3-month term, with potential to extend.
DOOR THREE — Outpatient Psychiatry, Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program
A specialty program few psychiatrists ever get the chance to practice in: outpatient care for adults 18+ with serious mental illness in a dedicated Deaf and Hard of Hearing program at a community mental health center. Evaluations, medication management, and ongoing treatment planning, working with interpreters as part of the care model. Community mental health / CCBHC-type experience is a plus. Initial 3-month term, with potential to extend.
We are hiring three full-time psychiatrists in Central Connecticut — three genuinely different practices, one shared promise: Monday–Friday, 8:00a–4:30p. Pick your door:
DOOR ONE — Inpatient Adult Psychiatry (State Hospital Setting)
The unicorn: full-time inpatient psychiatry with NO call and NO weekends. Care for adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders — evaluations, admissions and discharges, medication management, advanced risk assessments, and treatment planning — while helping oversee a multidisciplinary team. This seat carries a true leadership component: utilization review, QA/QI, and program development, with occasional court testimony as a state witness.
DOOR TWO — Outpatient Forensic Psychiatry (Justice-Involved Adults)
Serve adults 18+ with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders who are involved with the justice system, at a community mental health center. Psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and collaborative treatment planning with a multidisciplinary forensic team and community supports. Forensic or corrections experience preferred. Initial 3-month term, with potential to extend.
DOOR THREE — Outpatient Psychiatry, Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program
A specialty program few psychiatrists ever get the chance to practice in: outpatient care for adults 18+ with serious mental illness in a dedicated Deaf and Hard of Hearing program at a community mental health center. Evaluations, medication management, and ongoing treatment planning, working with interpreters as part of the care model. Community mental health / CCBHC-type experience is a plus. Initial 3-month term, with potential to extend.
Job Responsibilities
- Assessment and treatment of psychiatric illnesses and substance use disorders in adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders
- Medication management and collaborative treatment planning
- Advanced-level psychiatric and substance abuse risk assessments
- Work within multidisciplinary, recovery-oriented treatment teams
- Inpatient setting additionally: clinical oversight and supervision of treatment teams (which may include psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, social workers, therapists, and clerical staff); consultation on difficult and complex cases; utilization review; QA/QI initiatives; clinical program development; education and training including grand rounds and case conferences; court testimony as a state witness when required
Qualifications
- Board Certified in Psychiatry (ABPN, or BC in Adult Psychiatry or Child & Adolescent Psychiatry): required for the inpatient role, preferred for the outpatient roles
- Connecticut medical license; a temporary Connecticut license may be granted for up to one year
- Experience with serious mental illness populations
- Preferred backgrounds, by setting: state hospital / inpatient / public behavioral health and addiction psychiatry, with leadership or supervisory experience (inpatient); forensic or corrections psychiatry and jail diversion programs (forensic); community mental health, CMHC/CCBHC settings, and experience serving underserved populations (Deaf & HoH program)
- Full-time availability required
Working Hours
- No call and no weekends for the inpatient role; no call or overtime identified for the outpatient roles
- Assignment lengths: 9 months (inpatient); initial 3 months with extension potential (outpatient roles)
- Outpatient roles start ASAP (November 2026)
- Credentialing approximately 2–3 weeks
- Central Connecticut — state-operated inpatient and community mental health settings
Skills
Reply to this posting and tell us which setting fits you — inpatient, forensic outpatient, or the Deaf & HoH program. Compensation is discussed directly; competitive packages for the right psychiatrist. Every application gets a real conversation, not a form letter.
Psychiatry the way it should be scheduled. Choose your door.
By applying you agree to our Terms of Service