"Assistant/Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry - SMS-3460"

The incumbent will function as a faculty member in the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The incumbent will cover services such as outpatient psychiatry in SIU Psychiatry locations and partnering agencies as well as providing hospital services at Springfield Memorial Hospital and St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. The incumbent will provide clinical and didactic training and establish lines of research.

Teaching

• Carry out delegated responsibilities concerning the instruction of medical students, residents and fellows in the discipline of psychiatry. This includes participation in and direction of formal rounds, conferences, and seminars: leadership and instruction during formal and informal clinic, outpatient and inpatient. Ensures the clinical teaching of residents and students on the clinical services occurs effectively.
• Participate in residency and fellowship didactics as assigned.
• Present at Grand Rounds or Interdisciplinary conferences.
• Provide clinical supervision to residents in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Moderate Resident or Fellowship Journal Club and case conferences as needed.
• Serve as a mentor for Psychiatry Clerkship.
• Serve as a moderator for Psychiatry Student Journal Club.

Service (Patient Care)

• Maintain professional outpatient practice in accordance with SIU HealthCare policy.
• Provide consultation-liaison coverage at HSHS St. John's Hospital and Springfield Memorial Hospital.
• Participate in call schedule and other routine faculty coverage duties.

Administration/Professional Services

• Participate in administrative meetings as assigned.
• Serve on departmental and school committees as required and represent the department as needed to other organizations.

Requirements

• Must have an MD or DO degree.
• Must have completed an ACGME approved residency training in psychiatry and two years in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship.
• Must be licensed or eligible for licensure with the State of Illinois.
• Must be board certified/eligible in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Will be expected to achieve and maintain board certification within three (3) years, if not board certified at the time of hire.
• Must have experience providing services to multicultural populations; experience dealing with underrepresented minority populations; and be sensitive to the needs of minority populations.