Psychiatrist - Inpatient Geriatrics - Hartford, CT
Hartford HealthCare · Hartford, CT
Posted October 16, 2026
Hartford Hospital (Hartford) · 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT, US, 06102
- Pay range: $133.17 – $197.16 per hour (about $277K – $410K a year full-time)
- Practice site: Hartford Hospital (Donnelly Building), Hartford, CT
- Schedule: Full Time
- System: Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut’s most comprehensive health system
Geriatric Psychiatrist | Institute of Living | Hartford, Connecticut
The Institute of Living (IOL) at Hartford Hospital, a member of Hartford HealthCare, is seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Geriatric Psychiatrist to join our distinguished faculty as a full-time Attending Psychiatrist on our Adult Inpatient and Outpatient Services.
This position is ideal for a psychiatrist who is passionate about geriatric mental health, resident education, and collaborative, academically oriented practice.
Position Highlights
- Full-time Attending Psychiatrist role
- Adult inpatient and outpatient clinical responsibilities with a geriatric focus
- Active involvement in resident supervision and mentorship
- Opportunity to participate in didactic teaching
- Join a mature, collegial, and experienced psychiatric faculty
- Academic appointment available through our affiliation with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- Excellent multidisciplinary support within Hartford HealthCare's Behavioral Health Network
About the Institute of Living
Founded in 1822, the Institute of Living is one of the nation's oldest and most respected mental health institutions. For more than 200 years, IOL has been at the forefront of behavioral health innovation, research, education, and patient care.
Today, IOL serves as a cornerstone of the Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network, providing comprehensive psychiatric services and advancing the future of mental health treatment throughout Connecticut.
Why Hartford HealthCare?
Hartford HealthCare offers:
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Strong physician leadership and support
- Excellent work-life balance
- Academic and professional growth opportunities
- Access to innovative technologies and evidence-based treatments
- A collaborative system committed to improving community behavioral health
This is a salaried position. While compensation is presented as an hourly rate for consistency across our postings, this position is paid on a salary basis. The hiring range reflects a good faith estimate of pay for this position as of the posting date. Actual pay will be determined based on qualifications, location, internal equity, and other factors that may include hire bonuses, incentive pay plans, loan repayment, administrative stipends, or relocation.
Qualifications
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
- Fellowship training or additional qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry
- Eligible for medical licensure in Connecticut
Employer
Hartford HealthCare
Hartford HealthCare is Connecticut's most comprehensive health system: eight acute-care hospitals, the state's largest behavioral health network, and more than 500 care locations, from Litchfield County to the Long Island Sound shoreline. Its physician-led Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, with more than 2,800 providers, is one of the largest multi-specialty groups in New England.
Hartford Hospital, the flagship, is an 867-bed tertiary and academic medical center and a major teaching hospital for the University of Connecticut. Community hospitals include The Hospital of Central Connecticut, MidState Medical Center, Backus Hospital, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Manchester Memorial Hospital and St. Vincent's Medical Center. Natchaug Hospital anchors behavioral health care in eastern Connecticut.
Physicians practice within system-wide institutes that set one standard of care in every community:
- Heart & Vascular Institute
- Cancer Institute, a strategic partner of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center since 2014
- Ayer Neuroscience Institute
- Tallwood Urology & Kidney Institute
- Behavioral Health Network
Why physicians choose Hartford HealthCare:
- Practice settings from academic and tertiary care to close-knit community and outpatient practices
- Teaching, research and leadership development through the Physician Leadership Institute
- Hospitals consistently recognized with Leapfrog "A" safety grades
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
- A lifestyle with New England character: coastal towns, rolling hills, strong schools, and easy reach of Boston and New York City