Physician - Child Outpatient Psychiatrist

Job Summary

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine is seeking a residency-trained, board certified/board eligible Assistant or Associate Professor or Professor. The successful candidate must be committed to excellence in clinical care as well as teaching, administration, and professional development. Preferred experience includes experience in providing psychiatric services to children and adolescents, as well as experience in teaching medical students, residents, and other health professionals. This position will be instrumental to providing ambulatory psychiatric services to children and adolescents as well as providing psychiatric consultation and medication management to children and adolescents throughout Kentucky via an existing clinical contract. This position will primarily provide ambulatory psychiatric care and will participate in on-call coverage of our Behavioral Health Unit and related inpatient services.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Demonstrated ability to relate and communicate with internal and external faculty, staff, and other clients of the department.

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?

No

Preferred Education/Experience

Preferred experience includes experience in providing psychiatric services to children and adolescents, as well as experience in teaching medical students, residents, and other health professionals.

Benefits

The University of Kentucky provides a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and insurance benefits, a competitive 2:1 retirement match up to 5% of an employee’s base salary, discounts to local, regional and national businesses, paid vacation and temporary disability leave (sick time) and 14 paid holidays each year.