"Instructor/Assistant Professor at CUMC"

Summary Description:

Columbia University College of Physician’s and Surgeons’ Department of Psychiatry is seeking dynamic Addiction psychiatrists to join the innovative Outpatient Programs at Columbia University Medical Center.

OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRY CLINIC:

Full time positions at the Instructor and Assistant Professor levels are available for addiction psychiatrists in a community oriented Adult Outpatient setting within the psychiatry and medicine service at New York Presbyterian Hospital. Join a dynamic interdisciplinary team providing outpatient mental health care within article 31 OMH licensed and art 28 DOH licensed primary care clinics. There will also be opportunities to work within the inpatient psychiatry consultation liaison program to provide assessments and linkage to outpatient care.

For all positions, responsibilities will include a combination of providing direct patient care, including assessment and treatment. This is a rich training environment with opportunities to teach Columbia Medical Students, psychology, psychiatry and social work trainees.

Clinical work will consist mostly of providing comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and treatments. Psychiatrists generally focus on 30-minute visits geared towards medication management. The setting would be in the outpatient primary care and community psychiatry clinics. There will be an integrated care component with services co-located within a primary care clinic or inpatient medical service. There will also be a component of virtual telehealth. The settings require flexibility, consultative skills, and active collaboration with other providers and team members.

Opportunities for professional development in an academic medical center include Direct patient care, team leader, teaching Columbia medical students and psychiatry residents; Bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not essential. Applicants must have a NYS license and DES certificate. Columbia University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The outpatient psychiatry clinic is a HRSA National Health Service Corps approved location.

• MD or doctorate degree in related field.
• Assistant Professor or Instructor Level requirements: Assistant professor requires board certification in psychiatry and 2-3 years post-residency clinical experience. Instructor level requires graduation from a psychiatric residency program.

• Assistant Professor or Instructor Level requirements: Assistant professor requires board certification in psychiatry and 2-3 years post-residency clinical experience. Instructor level requires graduation from a psychiatric residency program.
• Applicants must have a NYS license and DEA certificate.

• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not essential.

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.