Faculty - Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

University of Kansas Medical Center•Wichita, KS

About The Position

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is recruiting a child and adolescent psychiatrist faculty member for a highly collaborative academic environment with opportunities for professional growth, leadership, and innovation. The department is expanding its educational and clinical programs and is involved in initiatives including artificial intelligence in child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship and resident education, a statewide Neurodevelopmental Disorders Center of Excellence, the Harvard-led Bipolar Action Network, a funded Digital Mental Health program, and a new rural psychiatry residency program. The faculty position 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 is offered, with possible recruitment incentives such as relocation assistance and transitional support, consistent with university policy and the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience. Responsibilities include teaching and supervising trainees, providing psychiatric services in outpatient settings, participating in weekend call and faculty coverage, and conducting research and scholarly activity. The position also involves accurate medical record documentation and participation in clinical productivity initiatives.

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 for licensure 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 clinical rotations in accordance with department policies.
Prepare and present formal lectures for psychiatry residents, psychology trainees, and medical students as required.
Prepare and update educational goals and expectations for assigned educational 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 annual goal set 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 appropriate.
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 initiatives designed to meet RVU and financial benchmarks.
Develop a research program in areas of interest, potentially with the KUMC-W Center for Clinical Research.
Meet research and scholarly activity requirements for promotion, such as publishing peer-reviewed research, presenting at conferences, applying for grants, publishing case reports, or 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.
Accruing vacation and sick leave beginning upon hire.
Ten paid holidays.
One paid discretionary day after six months of employment.
Paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave after 12 months of employment.
Retirement program with a generous employer contribution.
Additional voluntary 457 or 403b retirement programs.
Potential recruitment incentives, including relocation assistance and transitional support, consistent with university policy and candidate qualifications.