Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Consultation and Liaison - Clinical Instructor
About The Position
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Department of Psychiatry is seeking a full-time, fixed-term Licensed Clinical Social Work hire. This role will be part of a multidisciplinary team including pediatricians, pediatric psychologists, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) faculty. The position will focus on the North Carolina Children’s Hospital Consultation and Liaison service and the affiliated Behavioral Medical Integrative Health cohort. The primary clinical responsibilities involve assessment, consultation, and treatment for pediatric inpatients, specifically toddlers to older adolescents with chronic medical illnesses. This includes working with parents/guardians on grief-related issues. A portion of the role will involve administrative tasks, managing communication between the CAP team and pediatric physicians, residents, and staff. The position also requires developing an outpatient service for children and families, addressing mental health needs such as depression, behavioral diagnoses, and anxiety, with or without co-occurring medical illness. Direct patient care and clinical case management will be provided to children and families, particularly those with medical illness or trauma, who are receiving care from UNC pediatricians. Consultations will also be provided to children with new diagnoses or frequent hospitalizations while they are inpatients at NC Children’s Hospital. The successful candidate will collaborate with psychiatrists and psychologists on the CAP service, participate in team meetings, and contribute to interdisciplinary treatment planning. Consultation with pediatricians, residents, and allied health services is also a key component.
Requirements
- Licensed Clinical Social Work hire
- Strong multi-disciplinary consultative skills
- Knowledge of the promotion of coping in children and families with medical illness
- Experience in empirically valid models of therapy known to have success in medical populations (e.g., anxiety and depression based CBT skills, Motivational Interviewing, and ACT or similar)
Nice To Haves
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
- Providing assessment, consultation, and treatment in pediatric inpatient settings with a population of toddlers through older adolescents with chronic medical illness.
- Working with parents or guardians involving issues of grief.
- Managing consult communication between the CAP team and pediatric physicians, residents, and staff.
- Developing an active and thriving outpatient service for children and families with or without medical illness.
- Providing independent psychiatric diagnoses including depression, behavioral diagnoses, and anxiety.
- Providing direct patient care and clinical case management to meet the mental health needs of children and families primarily with medical illness or medical trauma.
- Consulting with pediatricians, residents, and allied health services.
- Collaborating with psychiatrists and psychologists on the CAP service.
- Attending team meetings.
- Participating in interdisciplinary treatment planning.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
