Faculty/Physician - Psychiatry - Thomas Jefferson University

Thomas Jefferson University • Philadelphia, PA

16h

About The Position

From time to time, the Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior has openings for faculty of all rank and welcome all letters of interest. Strong senior mentorship and interesting clinical, education and research opportunities become available in the following areas: Inpatient Psychiatry Full-time position for an inpatient-unit attending, responsible for clinical, educational, and administrative aspects of our 16-bed Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Unit, including quality improvement and meeting accreditation standards. Daily clinical coverage of the unit is shared with multiple psychiatrists. The unit is a key clinical training site that includes Jefferson medical students, residents and fellows. Attending faculty responsibility includes evaluation of new patients, ongoing care, management of comorbid substance abuse, treating comorbid medical issues with appropriate consultation, and coordination of discharge with social work. Outpatient work, in addition to inpatient coverage, is dependent on candidate’s blended interests and expertise. Primary hospital site is the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Addiction Psychiatry Full-time position for a Psychiatrist with interest in addictions and academic medicine. This position involves providing psychiatric care to patients with substance use disorders within a sophisticated network of established substance use disorders programs, all with experienced multi-disciplinary staffing. Board eligibility or board certification by the ABPN or ABPM for addiction psychiatry or addiction medicine is preferred. Consultation-Liaison (CL): Hospital Psychiatric Services / Outpatient Psychiatry Full-time position focused on mainly inpatient consultation with some outpatient clinical work dependent on candidate’s interests and expertise. The Department’s Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry has an established tradition of clinical excellence and scholarship. Neuro-Modulation Full-time position will be focused mainly on providing Neuro-modulation services to the Jefferson Clinical Population and developing an enterprise-wide Neuro-modulation Program. Services will be provided in the appropriate inpatient and outpatient settings, mainly at the Center City Campus with opportunities at other Jefferson Health Divisions. Outpatient Psychiatry Full-time position focused primarily on outpatient medical management with some psychotherapy for a diverse population of patients. Significant opportunities to teach medical students and supervise senior psychiatry residents. All positions include participation in the faculty weekend call schedule, which involves on-site and telephone coverage about every 10-12 weeks as well as weeknight phone coverage 1-2 nights per month. If interested in applying for any of the above positions or in reviewing full job descriptions, please contact our Department Administrator, Stephen Swider, MBA: [email protected].

Requirements

• Full-time position
• Board eligibility or board certification by the ABPN or ABPM for addiction psychiatry or addiction medicine is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Inpatient unit attending, responsible for clinical, educational, and administrative aspects of our 16-bed Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Unit, including quality improvement and meeting accreditation standards.
• Evaluation of new patients, ongoing care, management of comorbid substance abuse, treating comorbid medical issues with appropriate consultation, and coordination of discharge with social work.
• Providing psychiatric care to patients with substance use disorders within a sophisticated network of established substance use disorders programs
• Providing Neuro-modulation services to the Jefferson Clinical Population and developing an enterprise-wide Neuro-modulation Program.
• Outpatient medical management with some psychotherapy for a diverse population of patients.
• Teach medical students and supervise senior psychiatry residents.
• Participation in the faculty weekend call schedule, which involves on-site and telephone coverage about every 10-12 weeks as well as weeknight phone coverage 1-2 nights per month.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees