Director-Child & Adolescent Psychiatry -133

Duties

The successful candidate will practice in the area of child and adolescent psychiatry. In addition to providing excellent patient care, the successful candidate will also be actively involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows. This position oversees the child psychiatry mental health clinical service line as it spans from ambulatory to inpatient services for children's mental health in the WVU Medicine System. Also included is oversight of the clinical needs and integrational programs within WVU Children’s Hospital via consultation and liaison services and collaborative care needs of pediatric mental health services.

Responsibilities

This leadership position reports directly to the Vice Chair of Clinical Services and to the Chairman of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry. Additional responsibilities will include:

• Conceptualization, coordination, and collaboration with departmental leadership regarding the strategic mission of the department as it applies to pediatric mental healthcare,
• Coordination and collaboration with other departments and divisions within West Virginia University that express needs related to pediatric mental health,
• Collaborate with and oversee clinical supervision of other child and adolescent psychiatrists and affiliated APPs who provide medical psychiatric services to children,
• Lead Child Division meetings and serve as the leader in community engagement, advocacy and research oversight and clinical care of the service line,
• Oversee the recruitment, retention and professional development of faculty and staff that meets the needs of the department in pediatric mental health services,
• Work with educational leadership within the department to meet the clinical training needs of multidisciplinary trainees in pediatric mental health.

Qualifications

Candidate must have an MD or DO degree or foreign equivalent and be eligible for state medical licensure. Successful candidate must have completed an accredited psychiatry residency program as well as child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship program. Successful candidates must be ABPN board certified/eligible in child and adolescent psychiatry. All qualifications must be met by the time of appointment.

Candidates with background and experience in external relations, integrated/collaborative pediatric behavioral and mental health care, complex processes across organizations, client and patient needs, community and organizational development, and educational programming for a variety of health care learners are encouraged to apply.

Pay

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Schedule

United States of America (Exempt)

Company

UHA University Health Associates

Cost Center

8020

Address

930 Chestnut Ridge Road Morgantown West Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University & University Health Associates are an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – and WVU is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity.