What are the best job-finding resources for graduating residents in psychiatry?

[firedoor]

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Could anyone suggest resources or share tips on job-finding for those in their last year of (psychiatric) residency? Head-hunters, websites, etc..?

There seem to be a lot of locum tenems positions when doing basic online searches. But personally, I'm looking for more of a permanent, outpatient gig, perhaps in states with which I'm unfamiliar. Thanks!

And hello 🙂...(first post!).

 

[Manicsleep]

Thats a good question. Its also a difficult question.

Are you a member of the APA? You could contact the district branches and put your name out there.

Large HMOs usually are constantly recruiting.

The reality is that you will probably get yourself a job and leave it within a year or 2. Once you actually know the area, it is much easier to get the job you really want.

 

[maranatha]

Don't you get head hunters calling you and sending you e-mails? I just fast tracked into child and was still getting calls and e-mails from head hunters as a 3rd year resident. I think they got my info from the APA, but I'm not sure.

 

[Manicsleep]

Oh yeah, there are the head hunters as well.

I always found that those jobs were a little crappy though. I joined a group, left that group, did some locums and then found a place that I really liked. After I had been here a while I knew what I wanted to do, who I wanted to work with and who I didn't want to work with.

One of the things is that people will try and take advantage of you when you are new. I would almost recommend taking an academic position where you are going for less money for the first year or two and then venture out on your own. You will know the area, you will be respected locally because you have worked as an attending in xyz university hospital and you will always be part of that community.

 

[OldPsychDoc]

The back pages of Psychiatric News, for starters.

 

[Doc Samson]

Could anyone suggest resources or share tips on job-finding for those in their last year of (psychiatric) residency? Head-hunters, websites, etc..?

There seem to be a lot of locum tenems positions when doing basic online searches. But personally, I'm looking for more of a permanent, outpatient gig, perhaps in states with which I'm unfamiliar. Thanks!

And hello 🙂...(first post!).

For academic jobs, it's probably best to pick your location and then contact the local department chairs voicing your interest in a job with a copy of your CV. If you have an attending "connected" to a chair, it's helpful to have them provide an intro (or at least reference them in your contact letter/email).

 

[9point75]

You should really consider getting yourself hooked up with some kind of nursing home or rehab facility. The money's not bad and they've got good food

 

[whopper]

IMHO, if you plan on staying in your area, the best thing you can do is just do the best work you can. Word spreads around. I''ve noticed that the residents that do good work will get more local job offers because the locals will notice those residents are better. By the time you finish residency, you will likely be known by the locals. In several residencies, the attendings of the program may make up in double digits the percentage of total psychiatrists in the county. There may also be several psychiatrists in the program who are in key positions to push your name. Several of your patients will be discharged to other doctors that will read your discharge summaries.

I'd also follow the advice recommended above, though moving out of the area is a different game than what I mentioned. In moving to a new institution in a new area, especially academics, your CV will have much more clout than word of mouth. In the local arena, people have a more intimate level of trust with word-of-mouth, though good word-of-mouth from someone highly respected in the field will carry across academic institutions, though not as well with clinical institutions if they are not aware of the weight of the person.