Duke Health Seeks Assistant Professor/Instructor - Adult Acute Care Psychiatrist

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine invites applications for a board-certified/board-eligible Psychiatrist to support acute care services including inpatient psychiatry, general consultation-liaison psychiatry, transplant consultation-liaison psychiatry and emergency psychiatry. Our group is also seeking physicians who are board-certified/board-eligible in both Psychiatry and Medicine for our inpatient Medicine-Psychiatry service. Good candidates are individuals who are interested in working with a growing team of clinicians, researchers, and educators with the goal of enhancing the range and scope of clinical services. This position is a faculty appointment with a rank commensurate with the applicants experience. We are seeking both early career applicants and those interested in a senior leadership opportunity.  

Primary Activities: This clinical faculty position will include participating in individual and team-based clinical activities focused on adults with a range of psychiatric disorders. Clinical responsibilities will include participation in medical and interdisciplinary evaluations and intervention with adults presenting a wide array of needs. The position also will involve supervision of students and trainees, as well as the provision of in-service trainings. Scholarly activities are encouraged and supported.

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