Child Psychiatrist Jobs in North Carolina

Department Psychiatry - General - 412202

Posting Open Date 01/05/2023

Open Until Filled Yes

Position Type Permanent Faculty

Working Title Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Open Rank

Appointment Type Fixed Term Faculty

Vacancy ID FAC0004389

Full-time/Part-time Full-Time Permanent

Hours per week 40

FTE 1

Position Location North Carolina, US

Proposed Start Date 09/03/2023

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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.

OUR VISION

Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.

Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

Position Summary

The UNC Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is seeking a psychiatrist to provide inpatient clinical services to children and young adults in the Child & Adolescent inpatient and outpatient programs. This is a full-time fixed term (clinical) position. The rank will be based on the qualifications of the applicants. We anticipate hiring a child and adolescent psychiatrist to work in the adolescent inpatient setting and an adult or child adolescent psychiatrist on the young adult unit at the new Child & Adolescent Psychiatry facility in Butner, NC. The position will be at least 50% inpatient and opportunity for up to 100% inpatient. The position can include outpatient work including in-person and/or virtual care services. Duties also include teaching/supervising fellows, residents, medical students and other trainees from a variety of disciplines.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Applicants must have an MD or DO, be BC/BE, and be eligible for North Carolina licensure.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

The successful candidate should have strong clinical skills and demonstrated teaching skills necessary to enable them to successfully provide educational and training experiences for medical students, residents, fellows, other health care trainees, and clinicians. Candidates should have clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults.

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.