Employment Opportunities
Full-Time 
JANUARY 2025 Listings

Associate Chair, Specialty Psychiatry (MD/DO)
Worcester, MA

 Reliant Medical Group, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a dynamic, highly skilled and experienced physician leader to join our team in the eastern and central regions of the state. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live. 

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make health care better for everyone. 

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

Position highlights:

  • Analyze complex situations and develop effective strategies.
  • Contribute to service line strategy development, setting goals and metrics.
  • Lead clinical operations, bridging the gap between medical practice and administrative functions.
  • Monitor patient outcomes and identify areas for improvement.
  • Advocate for patient needs.
  • Forecast budget needs and manage financial performance.
  • Collaborate with a talented team of professionals.
  • 0.5 FTE for administrative duties (20 hours weekly) and 0.5 FTE for direct patient care duties (20 hours weekly). 

Compensation and benefits highlights:

  • Straight salary based on quality, not quantity
  • Dedicated CME time and allowance
  • Excellent PTO package
  • Robust retirement package, including employer-funded contributions
  • Company-paid malpractice insurance and tail coverage
  • Physician partnership opportunities within OptumCare 

What makes an Optum organization different?

  • Be part of a best-in-class employee experience that enables you to practice at the top of your license.
  • We believe that better care for clinicians equates to better care for patients.
  • We are influencing change collectively on a national scale while still maintaining the culture and community of our local care organizations.
  • Practice medicine autonomously in an ambulatory setting partnering with primary care within a sustainable and thriving national health care organization. 

Reliant Medical Group joined Optum in 2018 to be part of the greater vision to make health care better for everyone. At Reliant, you’re part of a community-based, multi-specialty, clinician-led medical group in Central and Boston MetroWest, Massachusetts, where everyone works collaboratively on a common purpose: improving the quality, cost and experience of health care. Supported by a patient-centric business model, integrated care teams focus on the best patient care rather than volume. Recognized nationally for an innovative, sustainable care model, we offer a full range of outpatient primary care and over 30 different specialties, including hospital medicine, comprehensive radiology services and urgent care. Together, we’re making health care work better for everyone. 

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role and will provide development for other roles you may be interested in. 

Required qualifications:

  • MD or DO with experience leading MD and APC psychiatry clinicians
  • Board certification in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry or General Adult Psychiatry
  • Eligibility for full licensure in the state of Massachusetts
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) may be required based on specialty. 

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere. OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law. 

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. 

For more information, contact Nate Plummer, Senior Provider Recruiter: [email protected]  or apply online at https://careers.unitedhealthgroup.com/job/21355807/associate-chair-specialty-psychiatry-md-or-do-reliant-medical-group-atrius-part-of-optum-worcester-ma/ 

Inpatient Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist Opportunities

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) 

The CHA Center of Excellence for Child & Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health Care at Somerville will provide a transformative continuum of patient- and family- centered care for diverse youth with mental health needs. Including specialized autism spectrum/ neurodevelopmental beds at our Somerville Campus. Cambridge Health Alliance is already one of the region’s leading providers of behavioral and mental health care. 

We are passionate about helping children and their families, join our expanding team and make a difference! 

CHA provides Competitive Salaries starting at $300,000! 

  • Provide clinical care to patients during periods of inpatient/partial hospitalization
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive treatment plans
  • Participate in teaching opportunities with psychiatry residents, fellows, and other mental health trainees
  • Work in a collaborative practice environment with an innovative clinical model allowing our providers to focus on patient care and contribute to population health efforts
  • Fully integrated electronic medical record (Epic) and robust interpreter service
  •  Academic appointments are available commensurate with criteria of Harvard Medical School 

CHA is a teaching affiliate of HMS.  This position carries an HMS appointment of Instructor, Assistant or Associate Professor, commensurate with HMS appointment criteria, candidate qualifications and commitment to teaching responsibilities. 

Qualified candidates will be BC/BE in psychiatry and share CHA’s passion for providing the highest quality care to our underserved and diverse patient population. 

Please submit CV’s through our secure website at www.CHAproviders.org, or by email to Melissa Kelley at [email protected]. The Department of Provider Recruitment may be reached by phone at (617) 665-3555 or by fax (617) 665-3553. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.

Seeking Medical Director for Community Behavioral Health Clinic based in the Merrimack Valley

Vinfen is seeking a Medical Director for our Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CBHC) based in Lowell. Working a part-time schedule (and ability to increase to full-time) the Medical Director leads a comprehensive medical team in the provision of community-based services within a continuum of care, for people and families impacted by mental health, substance use and co-occurring disorders. The Medical Director is responsible for the clinical and medical oversight and quality of care across all CBHC Programs and is an integral part of the development and management of a model designed to support individuals and families in the community, reduce use of emergence rooms for behavioral health, increase flexibility of service delivery through bundled payments, provide seamless access to outpatient, urgent and crisis interventions, psychopharmacology, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and increased use of social supports and community-based staff.

The successful candidate will have:

  • MD is required. Medical license and board certification in Psychiatry in Massachusetts required. Dual certification in Adult Psychiatry and other related areas, such as Substance Abuse or Child Psychiatry preferred.
  • DEA certification to prescribe medication required.
  • Malpractice insurance required. Insurance options available through Vinfen
  • Current Federal DEA and State Controlled Substances Certificates are required.
  • Ability to successfully pass a CORI, reference, multi-state background, and professional licensure check.

Vinfen's competitive offer package includes:

  • Competitive salary and sign on bonus
  • Ability to accrue up to five weeks of time off within first year
  • Time off to attend conferences
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance for employees working 20 hours or more
  • Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
  • Company paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance
  • Retirement savings programs, including a fully funded, employer sponsored retirement plan and an employee funded 403 (b) plan
  • Malpractice insurance offered with no tail
  • $1,000 in reimbursement for continuing medical education credits
  • Reimbursement for cost of renewing licenses
  • Virtual New Employee Orientation and Virtual Training
  • Laptop and iPhone provided

For more information, please send a CV and letter of interest to [email protected]

Founded in 1977, for 40 years Vinfen has been a leading nonprofit human services organization that "transforms lives" by building the capacity of individuals, families, organizations and communities to learn, thrive and achieve their goals. To learn more about Vinfen, and/or to apply to this or other Vinfen positions, please visit our website at www.vinfen.org/careers.

Vinfen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.


Vinfen is hiring for Psychiatrists for Outpatient and Community-Based teams

Vinfen, the largest provider of community based clinical services in Massachusetts, is seeking Psychiatrists to provide consultation to our outpatient and community-based teams. The Psychiatrists will work with interdisciplinary teams to provide evidence-based outpatient, intensive home, and community-based services to adults and adolescents with severe, persistent mental illness living in the Merrimack Valley or Greater Boston area.

In conjunction with team leadership and clinical staff, the Psychiatrists will advise on risk mitigation for Persons Served with high-risk behaviors, suggest appropriate interventions to guide treatment and work with team leadership to collaborate with various health care providers to gain access to needed health care.

The number of scheduled hours will be negotiated upon interview with current needs being between 20 and 40 hours per week. The successful candidate will have a valid license to practice medicine in Massachusetts in addition to prior experience working in related settings.

Vinfen's competitive offer package includes:

  • Competitive salary and sign on bonus
  • Ability to accrue up to five weeks of time off within first year
  • Time off to attend conferences
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance for employees working 20 hours or more
  • Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
  • Company paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance
  • Retirement savings programs, including a fully funded, employer sponsored retirement plan and an employee funded 403 (b) plan
  • Malpractice insurance offered with no tail
  • $1,000 in reimbursement for continuing medical education credits
  • Reimbursement for cost of renewing licenses
  • Virtual New Employee Orientation and Virtual Training
  • Laptop and iPhone provided

For more information, please send a CV and letter of interest to [email protected]

Founded in 1977, for 40 years Vinfen has been a leading nonprofit human services organization that "transforms lives" by building the capacity of individuals, families, organizations and communities to learn, thrive and achieve their goals. To learn more about Vinfen, and/or to apply to this or other Vinfen positions, please visit our website at www.vinfen.org/careers.

Vinfen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.