Faculty - Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

University of Kansas Medical Center•Wichita, KS

About The Position

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita is recruiting a child and adolescent psychiatrist faculty member for a collaborative academic environment offering opportunities for professional growth, leadership, and innovation. Department initiatives include a collaboration with UT Southwestern and KU experts on artificial intelligence in child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship and psychiatric resident education; development of a statewide Neurodevelopmental Disorders Center of Excellence; participation in the Harvard-led Bipolar Action Network; a nationally recognized Digital Mental Health program supported by more than $28 million in funding; and expansion to two psychiatry residency programs with a new rural psychiatry residency program. The faculty role is flexible and may be tailored to the candidate’s interests in clinical care, education, research, leadership, and program development. The department will support development of a research program in the faculty member’s areas of interest, potentially in collaboration with the KUMC-W Center for Clinical Research. A competitive compensation and benefits package will be offered, with possible recruitment incentives such as relocation assistance and transitional support, consistent with university policy and the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Requirements

MD, DO, or foreign degree equivalent.
Board certified or eligible in Psychiatry.
Board certified or eligible in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Licensed or eligible to be licensed to practice medicine in Kansas.
Current DEA certificate.
Good standing with the Board of Healing Arts.

Nice To Haves

Clinical experience in an academic psychiatry setting.
Experience teaching medical students and residents.

Responsibilities

Supervise, instruct, and evaluate child and adolescent psychiatry fellows, psychiatry residents, and medical students on assigned educational clinical rotations in accordance with department policies.
Prepare and present formal lectures for psychiatry residents, psychology trainees, and medical students as required by the department.
Prepare and update educational goals and expectations for assigned rotations.
Participate in education committees as assigned.
Complete GME time studies as assigned.
Participate in the weekend call rotation.
Provide coverage for other faculty at the goal set annually by the Chair.
Supervise psychiatric services in the resident child and adolescent outpatient clinic at KUSM-W.
Develop specialty clinics with the Chair’s approval, as applicable.
Provide psychiatric services in the faculty outpatient clinic at KUSM-W, potentially including group sessions, medication checks, therapy sessions, and other clinical services.
Complete electronic medical record entries accurately and promptly for each patient encounter.
Collaborate in clinical productivity and initiatives designed to meet RVU and financial benchmarks.
Meet research and scholarly activity requirements for promotion, which may include publishing peer-reviewed research or case reports, presenting at regional or national conferences, applying for grants, and contributing to health policy development.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage beginning on day one.
Health expense accounts with generous employer contributions for employees participating in a qualifying health plan.
Employer-paid life insurance.
Long-term disability insurance.
Additional voluntary insurance plans.
Paid vacation and sick leave accruing upon hire.
Ten paid holidays.
One paid discretionary day after six months of employment.
Paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, and military service, and parental leave after 12 months of employment.
Retirement program with a generous employer contribution.
Additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b).
Possible recruitment incentives, including relocation assistance and transitional support, consistent with university policy and candidate qualifications and experience.