Clinical Instructor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Job Info

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Department:

Emergency Medicine-Psychiatry - 411202

Posting Open Date:

12/19/2022

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Position Type:

Permanent Faculty

Working Title:

Clinical Instructor

Appointment Type:

Fixed Term Faculty

Vacancy ID:

FAC0004378

Full-time/Part-time:

Full-Time Permanent

Hours per week:

40

FTE:

1

Proposed Start Date:

01/16/2023

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 Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina is seeking a fully licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) to work overnights in the Emergency Department on a full-time basis. The Clinical Social Worker is responsible for the screening, ongoing evaluation, and treatment of patients presenting with mental health or substance abuse complaints. Professional work in augmenting the primary health care physician in making psychiatric diagnosis and providing psychiatric treatment including but not limited to giving a psychiatric diagnosis, providing supportive therapy and providing resources and disposition collaboration with the multi-disciplinary crisis team. This position always functions in an Emergency setting. This position is 40 hours per week overnight.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Master's degree in Social Work and licensed in the state of North Carolina.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

Applicant should have Emergency Department, hospital, and crisis service experience.

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities:

Not Applicable.

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