Job Description

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida College of Medicine seeks an accomplished psychiatrist and academic leader to serve as Clinical Professor and Chief of Adult Psychiatry. This senior faculty position provides strategic, clinical, operational, and academic leadership for Adult Psychiatry programs across the UF Health system.

The Chief of Adult Psychiatry will oversee a comprehensive portfolio of inpatient, outpatient, and specialty psychiatric services while advancing excellence in patient care, education, research, faculty development, and program growth. The successful candidate will serve as a key departmental leader and collaborator, working closely with UF Health and College of Medicine leadership to shape the future of behavioral health services within a nationally recognized academic health center.

In addition to divisional leadership responsibilities, and depending on interest and clinical area of specialty, the incumbent may also serve as Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry and Medical Director of UF Health Shands Psychiatric Hospital, or as the Medical Director of the Adult Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic and Administrative Leadership

Provide strategic and operational leadership as Chief of Adult Psychiatry, overseeing adult psychiatric services across inpatient, outpatient, consultation liaison, and specialty programs.
Work closely with the service directors, medical directors, and Department leadership to ensure excellence in clinical quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and program performance across all sites.
Depending on expertise and interest, serve as Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry and Medical Director of UF Health Shands Psychiatric Hospital.
Collaborate with departmental, College of Medicine, and UF Health leadership to advance strategic initiatives, program growth, and operational effectiveness.
Recruit, mentor, and develop faculty and staff while fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and accountability.

Clinical Service

Maintain an active clinical practice as an outpatient attending psychiatrist, as an inpatient attending psychiatrist at UF Health Shands Psychiatric Hospital, or as a consultation liaison psychiatrist at UF Health Shands Medical Surgical Hospital.
Provide direct patient care for individuals with complex psychiatric conditions.
Model excellence in patient-centered, evidence-based psychiatric care.

Specialty Program Leadership

Working with the departmental leadership and current faculty, support the growth and advancement of new approaches to psychiatric care, including but not limited to neurostimulation and interventional psychiatry services, through innovation, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice.

Academic and Research Activities

Contribute to the department's educational mission through teaching and mentorship of medical students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty.
Support clinical, translational, and scholarly activities that advance the department's academic mission and national reputation.
Participate in departmental, college, hospital, and professional service activities.

Service & Institutional Engagement

Serve on departmental, college, and hospital committees.
Contribute to policy development, strategic planning, and institutional initiatives.
Represent the department in regional, national, and professional organizations as appropriate.

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