Associate Professor or Professor (WOT), Psychiatrist - Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences | VA Puget Sound
Position Overview
Organization: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Title: Associate Professor or Professor (WOT), Psychiatrist - Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences | VA Puget Sound
Position Details
Position Description
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System is seeking candidates for one full-time faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor without tenure by reason of funding in either the clinician-teacher or faculty-scientist pathway. Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research/scholarship, and service.
This position will provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment and diagnostic services for Veterans with a broad range of psychopathology receiving care within the Addiction Treatment Center (ATC), including services for patients with complex psychopathology requiring advanced diagnostic and intervention skills.
Job Duties
Program Management:
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Provides broad program management responsibilities of a clinical care team, including leadership in the development, implementation, evaluation, and oversight of a complex program responsible for comprehensive clinical care of Veterans.
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The physician leads a multidisciplinary team that may include psychologists, physicians, social workers, nurses, and other health care professionals and trainees. The manager of this program oversees the following personnel: 2.7 psychologists; 1.0 MSW; 1.0 administrative support; cadre of research funded staff as needed.
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Responsible for the development, implementation, and oversight of operational policies and procedures for the treatment team, with the approval of the affiliated Program Director and/or Service Line Leader.
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Conducts ongoing program evaluation and data-driven quality improvement projects that monitor the effectiveness of clinical operations within their respective program(s).
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Organizes and leads team meetings in order to facilitate case disposition, care management, effective delivery of clinical interventions, and the adherence to administrative demands.
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Monitors and distributes provider-specific workload reports to team members and ensures provider adherence to workload standards.
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Plans work to be accomplished by team members, including establishing priorities, timelines for completion, and necessary adjustments therein.
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Ensures timely access to care of patients assigned to the team, in accordance with local and national policies.
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Initiates and maintains liaisons with associated VA health care programs in order to effectively coordinate services.
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Monitors compliance of team members with VA performance measures and effectively shapes provider practice patterns to improve standing on performance measures.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
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The physician has direct or indirect (through subordinate supervision) administrative and professional supervision of subordinates.
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Functions as the first line supervising authority (i.e., rater) for 2 program managers/ employees. For these individuals, the incumbent provides administrative, as well as clinical, supervision and/or consultation as appropriate.
Clinical Responsibilities
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Demonstrates expertise in using and contemporary interview and assessment methods for mental disorders and/or behavioral health conditions.
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Provides education to patients and family members regarding mental disorders and best practices approaches to treatment.
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Provides comprehensive assessment of Veterans at imminent risk of harm to self and/or others (including grave disability), and facilitates admission for acute psychiatric hospitalization.
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Provides evidence-based pharmacotherapy for an assigned panel of patients, with evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions as indicated and appropriate.
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Responsible for ordering, monitoring, and responding to all necessary laboratory and radiological assessments.
Education & Training:
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Provides clinical supervision and instruction for medical trainees assigned to the primary work setting.
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Holds a faculty appointment at the University of Washington or other affiliated university that requires accomplishments in clinical supervision, training, and education (clinical or clinician teacher faculty appointment).
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Provides clinical supervision and/or training for other trainees not part of a medical training program.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8am - 4:30pm
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is an integral component of the UW School of Medicine and shares UW Medicine’s mission to ‘Improve the Health of the Public.’ We accomplish this by providing the best care we can today, conducting research to develop better treatments for tomorrow, and inspiring and training the next generation of health care professionals for the Pacific Northwest. Our core values include openness, transparency, integrity, engagement, collaboration, and mutual respect. Our department is the third largest within the School of Medicine. As the only academic psychiatry department serving Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho, we are committed to improving access to psychiatric care and consultation throughout the greater Pacific Northwest. Our educational programs include a required medical student clerkship for 260 medical students per year at some 30 sites across the WWAMI region, a nationally competitive psychiatry residency program with more than 90 psychiatry residents in Seattle and in two regional residency tracks in Idaho and Montana, subspecialty fellowships in addiction, child and adolescent, consultation-liaison, perinatal mental health and geriatric psychiatry, a nationally renowned scientist-practitioner psychology internship program, and numerous post-doctoral clinical and research fellowships. Learn more: https://psychiatry.uw.edu/
Conditions of Employment
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U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.
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All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
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Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
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Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
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You may be required to serve a probationary period.
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Subject to background/security investigation.
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Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
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Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
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Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
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Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Salary The base salary range for this position will be commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.
The base salary range for an Associate Professor WOT position will be $19,584 - $21,667 per month ($235,008- $260,004 annually).
The base salary range for a Professor WOT position will be $20,000 - $25,000 per month ($240,000 - $300,000 annually).
This position is paid directly by the VA Puget Sound and receives no UW compensation. Please refer to the VA Puget Sound for information about compensation for this position.
Qualifications
Qualifications
An M.D. or D.O. or foreign equivalent, current medical licensure, and eligibility for a Washington State medical license. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens (permanent residents may be appointed only if it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens)
Instructions
Please submit the following via Interfolio:
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
- (3) References
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.
Benefits Information
A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.
Commitment to Diversity
The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
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Disability Services
To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.