Clinical Assistant/Associate/Professor Faculty - Adult Inpatient

Miami Neuroscience Institute Baptist Health South Florida; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

8 weeks parental and medical leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

University of Florida, College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry seeks a full-time, non-tenure track Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor to join our inpatient psychiatry service. The candidate will provide direct psychiatric care on inpatient units, supervise residents, and contribute to teaching across medical students and trainees.

The role supports growth of psychiatric and behavioral health services, with involvement in education, quality improvement, and multidisciplinary rounds.

Qualifications

• MD/DO degree required.
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited psychiatry residency.
• Board eligibility or board certification in Psychiatry.
• Eligibility for medical licensure in Florida.
• Experience in inpatient psychiatry or consultation-liaison psychiatry.
• Excellence in teaching and clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive inpatient psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Manage complex psychiatric and behavioral health cases, including crisis stabilization.
• Participate actively in multidisciplinary treatment planning and daily rounds.
• Supervise and teach psychiatry residents, medical students, and other trainees.
• Ensure timely access to evidence-based care and compliance with regulatory, documentation, and quality benchmarks.
• Engage in quality improvement activities and support SB330 expansion initiatives.
• Participate in on-call rotation as assigned.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Teaching

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Crisis management

Inpatient psychiatry

Education

MD/DO

ACGME psychiatry residency

Job description

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida College of Medicine is seeking a fulltime, nontenuretrack Clinical Assistant/Associate Professor to join our expanding inpatient psychiatry team. This position is part of a larger initiative supporting the growth of psychiatric and behavioral health services within UF Health and enhancing access to highquality mental health care for our community.

The successful candidate will provide direct psychiatric care to patients admitted to UF Health’s inpatient psychiatric units. This role includes responsibility for conducting psychiatric evaluations, managing complex psychiatric and comorbid medical conditions, coordinating multidisciplinary treatment plans, and ensuring delivery of evidencebased inpatient psychiatric services. Intensive outpatient, partial hospital, or outpatient services may also be a part of the role, depending on the candidate’s interest and expertise.

This faculty role also plays a key part in the department’s educational mission, providing clinical supervision, mentorship, and teaching to psychiatry residents, fellows, medical students, and other trainees. The position is critical in increasing workforce capacity and strengthening the training pipeline for future clinicians. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to excellence in patient care, education, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

• Provide comprehensive inpatient psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
• Manage complex psychiatric and behavioral health cases, including crisis stabilization.
• Participate actively in multidisciplinary treatment planning and daily rounds.
• Supervise and teach psychiatry residents, medical students, and other trainees.
• Ensure timely access to evidence-based care and support compliance with all regulatory, documentation, and quality benchmarks.
• Engage in qualityimprovement activities and support departmental initiatives aligned with the SB330 expansion.
• Participate in oncall rotation as assigned.

Expected Salary:

$250k - 300k; Commensurate with experience

Benefits:

The University of Florida, a top-ranked public research institution, offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to support employees’ health, financial security, and work-life balance.

• Competitive and commensurate with experience.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Life insurance, long-term disability, accident, and illness insurance.
• Retirement savings and investment options with employer contributions.
• Generous paid time off including vacation, sick leave, annual holidays, personal holiday, and winter break.
• 8 weeks of paid parental and medical leave.
• Access to wellness programs, flexible spending accounts, and an employee assistance program.
• Discounts for on-campus and off-campus activities and services

About the University of Florida (UF), College of Medicine

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 a very active inpatient service, psychiatry collaborative program for primary care practitioners, school consultation program, and community consultation services. The Department of Psychiatry 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, the Center for OCD and Related Disorders (COARD) and the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment (CAN). UF is also an active site for the NIH-landmark Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.

UF is an active campus in the heart of a growing city. UF is one of the Top 10 public universities in the nation and one of the largest medical centers in Florida. UF is a leader in the Southeast for innovative, evidence-based treatment programs for a variety of mental health disorders with a strong commitment to the conduct of clinical science. "Why Choose Medicine At UF?"

ABOUT GAINESVILLE

The City of Gainesville holds many distinctions. Located in the northern part of Florida, Gainesville is home to the state’s largest and oldest university (UF), and is one of the state's centers of education, innovation, healthcare, arts & culture, sports, and more. You can find the city routinely listed as one of the best college towns, best places to live, and best places to retire. Known for its preservation of historic buildings and the beauty of its natural surroundings, Gainesville's numerous parks, museums, and lakes provide endless entertainment to thousands of visitors and locals every year. Things to do in Gainesville, Visit Gainesville.

Required Qualifications:

• M.D. or D.O. degree.
• Completion of an ACGMEaccredited psychiatry residency training program.
• Board eligibility or board certification in Psychiatry.
• Eligibility for medical licensure in the state of Florida.
• Experience in inpatient psychiatry or consultationliaison psychiatry.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching and clinical supervision.

Preferred:

• Additional fellowship training (e.g., CL Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry).
• Experience working within an academic medical center.
• Strong communication, leadership, and teambased care skills.
• Commitment to multidisciplinary inpatient psychiatric care and quality improvement.

Selected candidates will provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. Transcripts marked "Issued to Student" will not be considered official. Degrees earned from institutions outside the U.S. must be evaluated by a credentialing service provider approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). The University of Florida is An Equal Employment Opportunity Institution. If accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352/392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800/955-8771 (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.