UNIV - Clinical Assistant Professor - Psychiatry: Forensics

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences is seeking a Psychiatrist to become a faculty member and provide outpatient care as an attending physician. The attending will provide outpatient psychiatry services such as being responsible for the psychiatric management of patients assigned to schedule. The position may also include academic opportunities for teaching and providing supervision for students, residents and fellows. The job duties will also include outpatient medication management in a correctional setting under two contracted agreements within the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. One agreement will be with OMH to provide salary support for 40% of the forensic physician’s effort. The other agreement will be with Lexington County Detention Center to provide salary support for 50% of the forensic physician’s effort. An additional site that the physician shall practice will be with MUSC Orangeburg under an agreement to provide salary support for 10% of the physician’s effort.

Requirements

• M.D. or D.O.
• Board certified or board eligible in the medical specialty of Psychiatry.
• Ability to perform job functions in an upright position.
• Ability to perform job functions while walking/mobile.
• Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions.
• Ability to bend at the waist.
• Ability to perform 'pinching' operations.
• Ability to fully use both hands/arms.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders.
• Ability to fully use both legs.
• Ability to reach in all directions.
• Possess good finger dexterity.
• Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions.
• Ability to maintain olfactory sensory function.
• Ability to lift and carry 150 lbs., unassisted.
• Ability to lift objects, up to 75 lbs., from floor level to height of 36 inches, unassisted.
• Ability to lower objects, up to 75 lbs., from height of 36 inches to floor level, unassisted.
• Ability to lift and carry patients weighing up to 300 lbs., assisted.
• Ability to push/pull objects, up to 200 lbs., unassisted.
• Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected.
• Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand.
• Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance.
• Ability to match or discriminate between colors.
• Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception.
• Good peripheral vision capabilities.
• Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction.
• Ability to hear and understand whispered conversations at a distance of 3 feet.
• Must be able to maintain bi-lateral hand movement skills.
• Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements.
• Ability to be qualified physically (by medical personnel) for respirator use, initially and annually.
• Ability to maintain a valid driver's license.
• Computer literacy.
• Ability to learn and use new processes, tools and equipment as required.

Nice To Haves

• Teaching and supervision for students, residents and fellows.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient psychiatry services.
• Be responsible for the psychiatric management of patients assigned to schedule.
• Provide academic opportunities for teaching and supervision for students, residents, and fellows.
• Perform outpatient medication management in a correctional setting.
• Practice at MUSC Orangeburg.

Benefits

• Salary commensurate with rank, qualifications, expertise, and accomplishments
• Relocation assistance
• Excellent retirement options, including a pension and optional tax deferred contributions
• Sovereign Immunity malpractice coverage
• 22 days of annual leave
• 15 days of sick leave
• 13 paid holidays
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program eligibility
• EPIC medical record platform

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level