Leadership Position | University of Colorado Dept. of Psychiatry | Nonprofit, Tuition Benefits, Academia, Research +More

Job Summary: The Center for Dependency, Addiction, and Rehabilitation (CeDAR) Addiction Psychiatry Medical Director will provide administrative oversight for a team of addiction psychiatry physicians, addiction psychiatry advanced practice providers, and psychologists as well as provide direct patient care at CeDAR.

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Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical care at CeDAR, mentor trainees and junior faculty, conduct their own research (not mandatory depending upon promotion track), and participate in the life of the Department through attending Grand Rounds, serving on committees, and being involved in other Department activities.
• Works closely with UCH Leadership and Departments of Psychiatry and Family Medicine leadership to ensure the adequacy of psychiatric and medical staffing to provide administrative leadership and clinical care across CeDAR’s continuum of care.
• Assures that all CeDAR patients receive an appropriate psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, medical screening, and medical/psychiatric evaluation whenever indicated, and that all medical/psychiatric care is appropriate. Recruit and supervise psychiatrists and APPs. Ensure adequate supervision of medical students, residents, and addiction psychiatry fellows.

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Qualifications:

- Education: MD and/or DO

- Experience:

Assistant Professor:

· 1-3 years of clinical experience at rank or equivalent experience and currently faculty member within the Department of Psychiatry.

· Board Certification or ability to be certified in Addiction Psychiatry.

Associate Professor:

· 4-7 years of clinical experience at rank or equivalent experience and currently faculty member within the Department of Psychiatry.

· Board Certification or ability to be certified in Addiction Psychiatry.

Professor:

· 7+ years of clinical experience at rank or equivalent experience and currently faculty member within the Department of Psychiatry.

· Board Certification or ability to be certified in Addiction Psychiatry.

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About University of Colorado Denver -AMC, Department of Psychiatry

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education, and patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado - that treat more than two million adult and pediatric patients each year. Innovative, interconnected and highly collaborative, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus delivers life-changing treatments, patient care and professional training and conducts world-renowned research fueled by over $650 million in research grants. For more information, visit www.cuanschutz.edu.

The Department of Psychiatry is one of the largest units in the UCD-SOM and is comprised of 5 Divisions. The CU Department of Psychiatry sets the standard for Education and Training of leaders in psychiatry and mental health care, conducts ground-breaking Research that aims to eradicate suffering due to psychiatric and substance use disorders, provides ready access to state of-the-art mental health preventions and interventions across the continuum of care, and collaborates with the community and other key stakeholders to promote well-being among all Coloradans. We accomplish this vision in a manner that respects, values and advocates for the dignity and worth of each individual and family.