Assistant Medical Director and Clinical Assistant​/Associate​/Full Professor - Child Division

Assistant Medical Director and Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Child Division

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Job No: 538004

Work Type: Full Time

Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)

Categories: Medicine/Physicians

Department: MD-PSYCHIATRY

The University of Florida is recruiting for a Full‑Time (1.0 FTE), faculty member and Clinical Assistant/Associate/Full Professor to lead and expand clinical and educational services within the Child Statisticsley Psychiatty Division. The faculty member would serve as an Assistant Medical Director for outpatient services, with opportunity to assume the full Medical Director role after a period of transition. They will provide leadership and oversight for behavioral health clinical services, ensuring high‑quality care and operational efficiency.

Clinical responsibilities could include child psychiatric consultations, services under various consultative contracts, and direct clinical care in outpatient and inpatient settings. This position also contributes to the division's academic mission through teaching, mentorship, and supervisionβολση fellows.

• Leadership & Administration (as Assistant Medical Director):
• Provide oversight and accountability for administration and operations of behavioral health services in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic.ð
• Collaborate with departmental leadership to address growing clinical needs and optimize service delivery.
• Monitor clinical workflows, quality metrics, and compliance standards.
• Assist with recruitment and retention of clinical staff and trainees.
• Participate in departmental committees and strategic planning initiatives.
• Clinical Services:
• Provide services under various consulting contracts, ensuring high‑quality care and compliance with contractual obligations.
• Provide child psychiatric consultations for patients and families, offering expert evaluation and treatment recommendations.
• Deliver direct psychiatric evaluation and treatment for children and adolescents in outpatient and/or inpatient settings.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and case conferences.
• Education & Scholarship:
• Teach and supervise labores Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellows during clinic rotations.
• Contribute to curriculum development and educational programming for trainees.
• Engage in scholarly activities, including quality improvement and clinical research initiatives.

Salary commensurate with educationҵан and experience.

• MD or DO degree from an accredited institution.
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Eligibility for licensure in Florida.

• Experience in mentoring and teaching.
• Proven experience working with student learners, residents, and child fellows.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in clinical and scholarly collaborations at institutional and national levels.
• Strong commitment to clinical teaching and patient care.

Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida are engaged in groundbreaking projects covering a variety of interests through our Centers, labs, and collaborations with other departments. The Department of Psychiatry includes a large outpatient center with various specialty clinics within (including one associated with our Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment), a very active inpatient service, psychiatry collaborative program for primary care practitioners, school consultation program, and community consultation services.

The department spans services across adult, addiction, and child/adolescent specializations, including a freestanding psychiatric hospital, a large consult liaison service at the main UF Shands Hospital, the Florida Recovery Center operated by our Addiction Division, and multiple research centers including the Center for Addiction Research & Education and the Center for OCD and Related Disorders (COARD). UF is also an active site for the NIH‑landmark Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.

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