Adult, Assistant/Associate/Professor - Adult/Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Job Description

Assistant/Associate/Professor Adult/Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

The Robert E. Larner, MD College of Medicine at the University of Vermont and the University of Vermont Health Network are seeking a full-time Psychiatrist faculty member at the Assistant/Associate/ Professor level on the clinical scholar pathway. This physician will join our team of professionals to provide inpatient, emergency, and consultative child and adult psychiatry services. These services will be provided at the University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (UVMHN-CVPH) in the Clinton County/Plattsburgh Region of New York State. UVMHN-CVPH offers excellent sub-specialty coverage with ED visits above 50,000. This position will be part of the Adirondack Division in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont. UVM Psychiatry is known internationally as a center of excellence for innovative empirically-based assessment and treatment. 

The selected candidate will be responsible for direct patient care along with, potentially, supervision and teaching of residents, and medical students. An appreciation of the importance of and satisfaction from working as part of an innovative service model and an ability to work collaboratively are essential. An interest in clinical research, teaching, and/or public health is a plus.  Knowledge of evidence-based medical practice is essential. 

Applicants must have a medical degree and be board certified/eligible in psychiatry. Experience in inpatient academic settings would be preferred, but new graduates will be considered.  Applicants from individuals with subspecialty training (child or adult, C/L, geriatric, addictions) in psychiatry are especially welcome.

Plattsburgh and Clinton County offer a family-oriented community on Lake Champlain, near the Adirondacks, Olympic-Lake Placid region, and Montreal. Plattsburgh is 1 hour from the main UVM campus in Burlington, VT. 

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The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and/or service. Applicants are requested to include in their cover letter information about how they will further this goal. 

The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category legally protected by federal or state law. The University encourages applications from all individuals who will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the institution.