The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine invites applicants for a full-time board eligible/board certified Addiction Psychiatrist/Physician, with a fixed-term title of Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor or Clinical Professor. Clinical responsibilities will include providing addiction consult services to help ECU Health Medical Center, and other contracted sites, provide comprehensive evidence-based patient care. The selected candidate will be able to provide a multisystem biopsychosocial addiction evaluation of patients that includes a thorough review of history, diagnostic studies, and co-morbid illness. They will be able to provide assessment for co-occurring conditions and make provisions for treatment, continuation of care or referral for higher level of care when appropriate. The selected candidate will be involved in establishing an addiction fellowship. They will also have the ability to collaborate with other faculty members in conducting clinical research, with the opportunity to initiate projects. Teaching responsibilities include the supervision of medical students; residents and other health care professionals rotating through the clinical facilities serviced by this position. The position also includes teaching in the didactic series in the addiction fellowship once established, adult psychiatry residency, adult psychiatry grand rounds as well as other affiliated lecture needs to further promote and destigmatize the specialty of Addiction treatment.
Minimum Education/Experience
- MD or DO or equivalent degree from an appropriately accredited institution
- Candidate must be board eligible/certified in Addiction specialty (medicine or psychiatry)
- Candidate must be eligible for medical licensure in the State of North Carolina, have a current state and federal prescriptive authority as well as a valid DATA 2000 waiver to prescribe buprenorphine products for the treatment of addiction.
- Candidates must be eligible for clinical privileges at ECU Medical Center under the appropriate staff category and must agree to abide by those privileges as outlined by the current bylaws of these institutions.
- Graduate of a medical school approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the AAMC and the Council of Medical Education of the AMA.
| Employment in this position provides eligibility to participate in the UNC Optional Retirement Program (ORP) which offers matching employer contributions and employee control of investment choices, along with eligibility to participate in various Voluntary Supplemental Retirement Plans (401k, 403b. 457). This position is not eligible to participate in the NC Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System (TSERS). Additionally, this position offers multiple voluntary options for Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance as well as various supplemental plans including Critical Illness, Flexible Spending Accounts, Cancer, and Disability.
License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation
- Must be eligible for medical licensure in the State of North Carolina
- Candidate must be board eligible/certified in Addiction specialty (medicine or psychiatry)
Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education
- Successful completion of an accredited Addiction Psychiatry or Addiction Medicine fellowship training program
- Experience in working collaboratively with other mental health professionals as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in medical education
Special Instructions to Applicant
East Carolina University requires applicants to submit a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position. In addition to submitting a candidate profile online, please submit online the required applicant documents:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letter of Interest
- List of Three References (noting contact information)
Applicants must be eligible to work full time in the United states.
Additional Instructions to Applicant
In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable.
Job Close Date - Positions will be posted until 11:59 p.m. EST on this date. If no closing date is indicated, the position may close at any time after the initial screening date.
Initial Screening Begins
05/27/2024
Rank Level
Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor
Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting
https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/70315
AA/EOE
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