Physician - Adult Ambulatory Psychiatrist

Job Title Physician
- Adult Ambulatory Psychiatrist

Requisition Number

Requisition Number FE05061

Working Title

Department Name

Department Name 7H800:

PSYCHIATRY

Work Location

Work Location Lexington, KY

Type of Position

Type of Position Faculty

Position Time Status

Position Time Status Full-Time

Required Education

M.D. degree or equivalent

• Completion of residency in Psychiatry.
• Knowledge of psychiatric practices in a variety of clinical, teaching, and research environments, as well as a demonstrated ability in teaching students at all levels in an academic environment.

• Board eligible/board certified in Adult Psychiatry by the American Psychiatric Association.
• Current licensure, or eligibility to obtain licensure, to practice medicine in the state of Kentucky.

The UK College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry is seeking a residency-trained, board certified/board eligible physician to serve as an ambulatory psychiatrist in its Adult Division. Our Adult Psychiatry and Behavioral Health programs offer an array of specialized programs including:
Adult Affective Disorders Clinic, Psychopharmacology, Anxiety Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Clinic and Supportive Medication Assisted Recovery and Treatment Program ( SMART ). In addition to our inpatient behavioral health program, we offer outpatient services at our Fountain Court location in Lexington, KY. This position will be instrumental to providing ambulatory and inpatient psychiatric services to adults. This position will primarily provide ambulatory psychiatric care and will participate in on-call coverage of our Behavioral Health Unit and related inpatient services.

The successful candidate must be committed to excellence in clinical care as well as teaching, administration, and professional development. Preferred experience includes previous experience in providing psychiatric services to adults, as well as experience in teaching medical students, residents, and other health professionals. The Department employs physicians, psychologists, therapists and other mental health professionals to provide a wide variety of behavioral health and substance use treatment services at multiple locations.

Our clinicians provide care at our UK Psychiatric & Behavioral Health Care Clinic at Fountain Court, Albert

B. Chandler Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Eastern State Hospital, and various other clinics and departments throughout the UK Health Care system and outside organizations throughout Kentucky. Our team of researchers are working to advance the understanding of behavioral health and how behavioral health conditions are managed and treated. Our department has five ACGME
-certified residency training programs which focus on training more than 50 physicians each year to become the future leaders in psychiatry. Our Department strives to provide the highest level of patient care, innovative educational programs, active research in mental illness and advocacy throughout the state of Kentucky and beyond. These pursuits have helped the department win the American College of Psychiatrists’ Award for Creativity in Psychiatric Education not once, but twice.

The Department of Psychiatry’s a Behavioral Health Care Clinic is located near the Hamburg area of Lexington at 245 Fountain Ct., Lexington, KY, 40509. This off-campus location provides free onsite parking for employees and patients as well as a primary care/urgent care clinic and retail pharmacy that is accessible for both patients and employees. In addition, the University of Kentucky provides a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and insurance benefits, a competitive 2:1 retirement match up to 5% of an employee’s base salary,…