Assistant Professor/Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Professor/Clinical Associate Professor, Professor/Clinical Professor (EHRA Faculty) Position Available In Pitt, North Carolina

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This is a full-time faculty position to serve as the Associate Medical Director for the Inpatient Psychiatry Service. This 52 bed service houses acute beds, combined MI-ID beds, and combined Med-Psych beds in a 900+ bed tertiary care academic medical center serving Eastern and coastal North Carolina. This position will serve as the lead psychiatrist for the Med-Psych program housed in the inpatient service. The hospital provides acute, intermediate, rehabilitation, and outpatient health services to more than 1.4 million people in 29 counties. The position emphasizes a leadership role and an active engagement in clinical, educational, and scholarly activities. The Associate Director will report to the Medical Director of the Inpatient Service and will be a member of the senior leadership team within the Department. The position offers an excellent blend of administrative and leadership opportunities; clinical care; teaching; and scholarship in this growing, multi-disciplinary, and collegial Department. The position will remain open until filled. Responsibilities 1. Provide direct care to patients in inpatient and outpatient settings. 2. Serve as the Associate Medical Director for the inpatient program (Behavioral Health Unit) at ECU Health Medical Center and, in this role: Work with the Service Chief, Inpatient Unit (BHU) Administrator, the Inpatient Unit (BHU) Medical Director, and other leadership staff at the hospital and ECU to establish and maintain a unit (Med- Psych Program) that is capable of treating stable medicine patients who have co-morbid psychiatric Work in concert with the Chief of Service, the Medical Director of the Unit, and the Hospital Administration to carry out the policies of the Board of Directors of the Hospital and to review professional standards of practice within the Med- Psych Program. Develop policies and procedures in concert with the Chief of Service, the Medical Director of the Unit, and appropriate departments of the Hospital, the Hospital administration and the medical staff to assure quality patient care, active treatment, appropriate level of professional and technical staff and personnel and review professional standards of practice. Develop in concert with the Medical Director of the Unit and the Hospital appropriate in-service and continuing education programs for the Hospital staff and medical staff. Prove medical leadership for Med- Psych Program through regularly scheduled meetings including participation in the unit leadership management meeting and other committees as requested by the program administrator or unit Medical Director. Review all professional practices within the Med-Psych Program and take appropriate action where indicated. Provide all other services required to ensure that the Med-Psych Program is run in an efficient prudent manner so as to provide patients with the best possible care. Assist the Medical Director in ensuring compliance with the medical staff bylaws of the Hospital by all medical staff members with privileges with respect to the Program. Provide the Chief of Service, the Medical Director, and the Hospital with timely information and reports related to all Med-Psych treatment programs to the extent appropriate and in accordance with the Physician’s primary obligation to ensure confidentiality of certain patient information. Ensure compliance with Program Quality Assurance and Utilization Review (