"Assistant/Associate Professor of Internal/Family Medicine in Psychiatry and Health Behavior"

Job Summary

Job ID 292545
Position # 40074253

The Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, in the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is seeking a faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor to serve as a certified/board eligible Internal/Family Medicine Provider, to join us through the Partnership with AU and DBHDD (Georgia Dept of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities) deployed to East Central Regional Hospital. This position will serve the community through the partnership by providing clinical care to patients in an in-patient setting.

The East Central Regional Hospital campus is located on 310 acres and operates a 260 licensed, accredited inpatient bed unit in three major program areas: Adult Mental Health, Forensic Services, and Developmental Disabilities.

This position does not meet the requirements to be on a tenure track.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care to patients equivalent to 90% of the work commitment at East Central Regional Hospital
• In the course of providing clinical care to ECRH patients engage in clinical supervision with MCG fellows, residents and students
• Expand academics and training for family medicine at ECRH
• Attend at least 80% of departmental meetings and Grand Rounds
• Maintain licensure and certifications required for appointment and credentialing with Augusta University
• Complete all training for Augusta University and DBHDD quarterly, bi-annually, or annually

Required Qualifications

MD, DO, MBBS or equivalent. Training in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Must be Board-eligible or Board-Certified in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.

Assistant Professor- Early level career as a faculty member with appropriate post graduate training.

Associate Professor- Mid level career faculty member with at least five years at rank of Assistant Professor or comparable training, background, and experience.

Required faculty employment qualifications for all USG institutions and all academic ranks within these institutions shall be:

• Consistent with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)'s requirements for institutional accreditation;
• Evidence of ability as a teacher;
• Evidence of activity as a scholar and ability in all other duties assigned;
• Successful experience (which will necessarily be waived for those just entering the academic profession who meet all other requirements); and,
• Desirable personal qualities judged on the basis of personal interview, complete biographical data, and recommendations.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

This position is fiscal year based and works year-round.

The intended work commitment or full-time equivalent (FTE) for this position is 1.0 and considered full-time.

Assistant Professor- Salary and compensation is commensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds.

Associate Professor- Salary and compensation is commensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds.

Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and much more!

Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

Rank and salary are determined at the time of hire and are based on a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, education, credentials, specialty, training, etc. while also considering internal equity and market data.

Advancement through the faculty ranks at Augusta University is only through the annual Promotion and Tenure process in which faculty may apply if eligible (typically five-year increments). For more information on ranks, please review the Augusta University Promotion and Tenure Website.

College/Department Information

The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) is one of the nation's largest medical schools by class size, with 304 students per class. The MCG educational experience is anchored by the main campus in Augusta, with regional clinical campuses for third- and fourth-year students across the state, and two four-year campuses located in Athens (in partnership with the University of Georgia) and in Savannah (in partnership with Georgia Southern University). MCG's expanding partnerships with physicians and hospitals across Georgia currently provide more than 350 sites where students can experience the full spectrum of medicine, from complex care hospitals to small-town solo practices. MCG and its teaching hospitals also provide postgraduate education to approximately 575 residents and fellows in 50 different Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved programs. Our researchers and clinicians focus on what most impacts the health of Georgia's and America's children and adults, including cardiovascular biology and disease, cancer, neurosciences and behavioral sciences, public and preventive health, regenerative and reparative medicine, personalized medicine and genomics. Our physician faculty also share their expertise with physicians and patients at about 100 clinics and hospitals statewide.

Location

Our Health Sciences Campus:
1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912