Faculty - Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Department: SOM Wichita Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Psychiatry & Behavioral Science

Position Title

Faculty - Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Job Family Group

Academic

Job Description Summary

We are recruiting a child and adolescent psychiatrist faculty position at a highly collaborative academic environment with significant opportunities for professional growth, leadership, and innovation.

This is an especially exciting period of growth for our department. Major initiatives include a collaborative program with UT Southwestern and KU experts focused on the use of artificial intelligence in child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship and psychiatric resident education, development of a statewide Neurodevelopmental Disorders Center of Excellence, participation in the Harvard-led Bipolar Action Network, our nationally recognized Digital Mental Health program supported by more than $28 million in funding, and expansion to two psychiatry residency programs through the launch of a new rural psychiatry residency program.

A competitive compensation and benefits package will be offered, including the possibility of recruitment incentives such as relocation assistance, transitional support, and other incentives consistent with university policy and based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate. The faculty position is flexible, and will be tailored to the candidate’s interests in clinical care, education, research, leadership and program development.

Job Description

Job Duties Outlined

Teaching & Education

Supervise, instruct and evaluate child and adolescent psychiatry fellows, psychiatry residents, and medical students on assigned educational clinical rotation(s) in accordance with department policies

Prepare and present formal lectures for psychiatry residents, psychology trainees, and medical students as required by the department

• Prepare and update the educational goals and expectations of assigned educational rotation(s)
• Engage in education committees as assigned
• Complete GME time studies as assigned
• Clinical Services, Inpatient or Outpatient
• Participate in weekend call rotation
• Participate in coverage for other faculty, at the goal set annually by the Chair
• Supervise psychiatric services in the resident child and adolescent outpatient clinic at KUSM-W
• Specialty clinics may be developed with the approval of the Chair
• Provide psychiatric services in the faculty outpatient clinic at KUSM-W. Services may include group sessions, medicine checks, and therapy sessions and a wide variety of clinical services
• Accurate and timely completion of electronic medical record entries for each patient encounter
• Actively collaborate in clinical productivity and initiatives designed to meet RVU and financial benchmarks

Research & Scholarship

Department will support the development of a research program in their area(s) of interest, potentially in collaboration with the KUMC-W Center for Clinical Research

Meet research and scholarly activity requirements for promotion. Examples of promotable activities include: publishing research in peer-reviewed journals; presenting study results at regional/national conferences; applying for grants; publishing case reports; and involvement in health policy development.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications

Education: MD, DO, or foreign degree equivalent.

This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position. The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.

Certifications/Licenses

• Board Certified or eligible in Psychiatry
• Board Certified or eligible in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Licensed or eligible to be licensed to practice medicine in the State of Kansas
• Current DEA certificate
• Good standing with the Board of Healing Arts

Preferred Qualifications

Work Experience

• Clinical experience in an academic psychiatry setting
• Experience teaching medical students and residents

Required Documents

CV

Cover Letter

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.

Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.

One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.

A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. kumc.edu

Employee Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time