Psychiatrist - Assistant Medical Director - Adult Mood Disorders Unit - Westport, CT
Hartford HealthCare · Westport, CT
Posted October 16, 2026
St. Vincent's Behavioral Health (Westport) · 47 Long Lots Road, Westport, CT, US, 06880
- Pay range: $133.17 – $197.16 per hour (about $277K – $410K a year full-time)
- Practice site: 47 Long Lots Road, Westport, CT
- Schedule: Full Time
- System: Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut’s most comprehensive health system
Medical Director, Adult Mood Disorders Unit
The Shores Mental Health | Hartford HealthCare
Westport, Connecticut
Are you a passionate Psychiatrist seeking a leadership role that combines clinical excellence, teaching, and program development? Hartford HealthCare's The Shores Mental Health, the flagship behavioral health service line of Hartford Healthcare’s Fairfield region and primary teaching hospital for Quinnipiac University’s Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, is seeking a Medical Director for our Adult Mood Disorders Inpatient Unit to lead a dedicated multidisciplinary team while shaping the next generation of psychiatrists through resident and medical student education.
As the clinical leader of the Adult Mood Disorders Unit, you will play an integral role in patient care, faculty development, and academic advancement within one of New England's largest and most comprehensive behavioral health systems.
Position Highlights
- Medical Director leadership role within a specialized Adult Mood Disorders Unit
- Lead and collaborate with an experienced multidisciplinary treatment team
- Provide direct inpatient psychiatric care to adults experiencing mood, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders
- Participate in resident supervision and medical student teaching
- Academic appointment eligibility through Quinnipiac University's Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
- Dedicated academic time with Hartford HealthCare's Psychiatry Residency Program
- Monday through Friday schedule
- No required after-hours
- Optional moonlighting opportunities for additional income
- Access to Hartford HealthCare's Provider Leadership Development Institute and Office of Provider Wellness
About The Shores Mental Health
The Shores Mental Health, the behavioral health service line of St. Vincent’s Medical Center, is one of Connecticut's largest behavioral health programs, providing a comprehensive continuum of care including:
- 76-bed freestanding psychiatric hospital in Westport
- Adult, dual diagnosis, and child/adolescent inpatient services
- Emergency Department and consult-liaison psychiatry services
- Geriatric psychiatry services
- Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP)
- Outpatient behavioral health clinics throughout Fairfield County
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
- Matching 401(k)
- Generous paid time off
- CME allowance and dedicated CME time
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Malpractice coverage
- Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
About Hartford HealthCare
Hartford HealthCare's Behavioral Health Network is the largest and most integrated behavioral health system in New England. Our physician-led organization includes a robust network of hospitals, medical groups, and specialty services dedicated to delivering innovative, high-quality care while fostering professional growth and wellbeing.
Live and Work in Fairfield County
Located between New York City and Boston, Westport offers coastal living, nationally recognized schools, vibrant cultural attractions, and easy access to major metropolitan areas. Enjoy the perfect balance of professional opportunity and exceptional quality of life.
Advance your leadership career while making a meaningful impact on patients, trainees, and the future of behavioral healthcare at Hartford HealthCare.
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
- MD or DO degree
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
- Eligible for unrestricted Connecticut medical license
- Interest in academic psychiatry, teaching, and leadership
- Commitment to patient-centered, evidence-based behavioral healthcare
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