Open Rank - Inpatient Correctional Psychiatry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Job Info

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Department:

Psychiatry - General - 412202

Posting Open Date:

07/19/2023

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Position Type:

Permanent Faculty

Working Title:

Open Rank - Inpatient Correctional Psychiatry

Appointment Type:

Fixed Term Faculty

Vacancy ID:

FAC0004610

Full-time/Part-time:

Full-Time Permanent

Hours per week:

40

FTE:

1

Position Location:

North Carolina, US

Proposed Start Date:

01/02/2024

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 Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine is seeking a General Psychiatrist to expand the clinical services to accommodate increased patient volume and clinical needs. We anticipate hiring a full-time psychiatrist who is interested in working with inpatient correctional psychiatry as well as other opportunities across psychiatric specialty programs including general adult outpatient psychiatry, child psychiatry, gender programs and other patient populations. 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, should have general psychiatry experience and be BC/BE.
• Applicants must be eligible for North Carolina licensure.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

The successful applicant will have strong clinical skills and experience working with a wide population of patients.

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities:

Not Applicable.

Special Instructions:

Interested candidates may apply by going to https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/261929 and attaching a curriculum vitae, cover letter, copy of certifications/licenses. In additional to letter writers, please include the names of 2-3 additional references.

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