Medical Director for USC Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services at UPC/Assistant or Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences (Clinician Educator)

About the role

The Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC is seeking a licensed psychiatrist to serve as Medical Director of our faculty practices that provide psychiatric and behavioral health services to Keck Medicine of USC patients and USC students.

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services (PBHS) at Keck Medicine of USC, who reports to the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences.
• Ensures the efficient and effective operation of PBHS@UPC and PBHS@HSC; ensures both clinics meet key performance metrics; oversees Quality Improvement & Assurance initiatives.
• Works closely with the Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services, Vice Chair for Student Mental Health / CMH Director, department and health system leadership, as well as numerous colleagues and campus and community partners to ensure timely, appropriate, and effective mental health care for USC students and Keck Medicine of USC patients.
• Oversees and works collaboratively with the PBHS@UPC Clinical Director, and PBHS@HSC Director of Behavioral Health Services.
• Fosters a healthy, collegial work culture that aligns with the Department of Psychiatry’s 5-year strategic plan.
• Directly or indirectly supervise and manage all faculty, clinical/non-clinical staff, and residents/trainees of PBHS@UPC and PBHS@HSC, including oversight of clinical schedules, on-call rotations, time-off approvals, HR/Faculty Affairs and similar matters.
• Develops evidence-based services to treat the needs of the target populations of both clinics.
• Develops operating, clinical, and administrative policies and procedures, and ensures compliance.
• Develops and manages budgets for PBHS@UPC and PBHS@HSC; provides financial status reports as needed.
• Conducts regular faculty and staff performance reviews / merit evaluations and provides feedback to clinicians.
• Conducts ongoing utilization review, monitoring of clinical outcomes and quality improvement processes.
• Plans and facilitates weekly multidisciplinary faculty and staff meetings for both PBHS@UPC and PBHS@HSC.
• Attends and contributes to various clinic, departmental, and campus meetings, fostering educational objectives and a consultative collegial environment.
• Creates annual reports, grant proposals, and other reports as needed.
• Spearheads recruitment of faculty psychiatrists and participates in recruitment of faculty therapists and staff of both clinics.
• Provides supervision of clinicians related to high-risk cases and facilitates risk consultation meetings.
• Reviews safety risk management reports and consults with Risk Management as necessary.
• Serves on university, health system, and department committees as desired and assigned.
• Attends Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds, Social Justice Forums, and Department Matters meetings; coordinates periodic service specific Grand Rounds.
• Represents PBHS@UPC and PBHS@HSC on committees and at meetings.
• Responds to requests for information from the community and colleagues.
• Other projects and duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be a State of California Licensed Physician and a board certified or board eligible psychiatrist (must be board certified prior to start).
• Experience leading and managing a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, interns, and staff in an outpatient medical setting.
• Experience in short term treatment, including stabilization and crisis intervention.
• Experience working with university students and/or transitional age youth.
• Experience overseeing Quality Improvement & Assurance initiatives.
• An advanced practice clinician possessing well-developed clinical and psychopharmacological skills and the willingness to support the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines.
• Resilient, self-aware, and able to thrive in a fast paced, demanding environment.
• Effectively works in a highly diverse, multicultural, and LGBTQIA+ affirmative environment.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards of professional practice and to professional integrity.
• Desire to continue to grow as a professional and committed to excellence and lifelong learning.