Chief of Child and Adolescent Services

Avance Psychiatry, a part of Avance Centers of Excellence, located in Raleigh, is dedicated to cutting-edge, research-based treatments for psychiatric conditions in adults, adolescents, and children. Inherent to Avance Psychiatry mission is making providers feel valued and supported with quality work/life balance and respectful supervision.

Avance Psychiatry stands out in the psychiatric community for its focus on the integrated approach for psychiatric disorders that includes collaboration with behavioral therapists and primary care. It is led by a team of experienced and respected psychiatrists with expertise in clinical care, research, and education in General Psychiatry, Addictions, Medical Pain, Treatment Resistant Disorders, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. We believe in rational, patient-centered management with pharmacology, behavioral therapy, and family involvement.

Specialized treatments, such as ketamine infusions, buprenorphine, and Spravato, are utilized as appropriate. Ongoing research at the clinic affords us the opportunity to stay on the leading edge of psychiatric care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a passion for comprehensive and patient-centered psychiatric care.
• Demonstrate a record of leading clinical change.
• Demonstrate clinical proficiency, strategic development, and understanding of medical practice operations, including leading a first-rate clinical practice.
• Demonstrate excellent supervisory, managerial, and leadership skills, including, but not limited to, team cohesion, excellent patient care and experience, and effective fiscal management of the operation.
• Support CMO and Chief of Psychiatry in clinical and administrative services, promote quality initiatives across the Avance Care footprint.
• Drive a culture of clinical standardization and organizational development.
• Build teams, collaborate, establish responsibilities and accountability, lead through partnership.
• Ability to lead team(s) to grow the psychiatry practice to financial independence.
• Have a working knowledge of the economics of running a practice.
• Experience with virtual health delivery and operations.

Additional

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accomplishes all tasks as assigned or as they become necessary.

Qualifications:

• Board Certified Physician.
• Practicing Physician with a minimum of 5 years of experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as professional journals, safety rules, procedure manuals, and government regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals effectively.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from clinic staff, providers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to think logically in order to troubleshoot, analyze situations, make independent decisions, and delegate responsibility and duties.
• Proficient computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, e-mail systems, and web-based programs.
• Possess strong and effective communication skills, both written and verbal.

Expectations of Employees:

• Adheres to Avance Care’s Policy and Procedures.
• Demonstrates strong critical thinking and clinical judgment.
• Works as a team player.
• Uses strong computer skills.
• Uses strong attention to detail.
• Performs administrative duties as workload necessitates.
• Maintains company confidentiality in all areas.
• Maintains a positive, respectful attitude, high team spirit, and morale.
• Communicates between providers, team members, and patients.
• Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.

Avance Care provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to religion, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, alienage or citizenship status, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.