Position DescriptionThe TTUHSC Department of Psychiatry is dedicated to the TTUHSC mission to enrich the lives of others by educating students to become collaborative health care professionals, providing excellent patient care, and advancing knowledge through innovative research. TTUHSC School of Medicine is a community based medical school in that we collaborate with community hospitals as training sites instead of owning our own. This allows us to provide a varied training experience for our residents and medical students and for faculty to fulfill their unique interests in the practice and science of psychiatry.
Rank of Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor and applicable salary are dependent upon candidate's qualifications and experience.
Major/Essential Functions- Provides supervision and teaching to medical students and residents in Psychiatry.
- Work with learners to provide patient care to psychiatry patients.
- Conduct educational activities and/or research related to mental health.
- Provide clinical services to patients.
- Teach residents in the field of Psychiatry.
- Provide proportional call coverage to hospitals and ED consults.
- Participate in clinical research and scholarly activity.
- Provide administrative and academic direction to the department and all its pursuits following all institutional and School of Medicine policies and procedures.
- Provide leadership and mentoring to the faculty m education, research and clinical care.
- Recruit the best possible staff and faculty to carry out the department' and School of Medicine's missions.
- Assure efficient administrator and responsible financial management of the department.
- Audits conducted by various institutional groups on the department must show appropriate and sufficient management and control of business, personnel, finance, and billing/coding processes.
- Collaborate with and support co-endeavors with the University Medical Center and Covenant Medical Center seeking new opportunities with the teaching hospitals that will strengthen the teaching and clinical missions of the department and school.
- Assure high quality teaching programs for students, residents, fellows, faculty and post- graduates.
- Maintain high quality residency and fellowship programs with all the necessary accreditations, and recruit the best possible residents and fellows to the School of Medicine.
Required Qualifications- Medical Degree (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
- Foreign Medical Graduates Only: ECFMG Certification OR Equivalency Certification.
BenefitsTTUHSC is committed to creating an environment where our team members can do their best work, with programs and benefits to support head-to-toe well-being. Explore just a few of the advantages of being a TTUHSC team member:
- Health Plans + Supplemental Coverage Options - Individual health insurance provided at no cost for full-time team members
- Paid Time Off - Including holidays, vacation, sick leave and more
- Retirement Plans
- Wellness Programs
- Certified Mother-Friendly Workplace
Additionally, TTUHSC invests in the success of our team members by providing opportunities for personal and professional growth, including lifelong learning programs, recognition programs, and health and wellness initiatives. Team members also enjoy a variety of other perks, such as special membership rates at local gyms and golf courses, access to state-of-the-art software and facilities, and discounts on travel, technology, entertainment and more.
Pay StatementCompensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website at https://app4.ttuhsc.edu/payplan.
