Faculty

Stanford PMHW; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine is seeking a full-time faculty member to provide clinical care in a new initiative for personalized, biologically-based psychiatry that aligns with precision health.

Physician applicants must have a medical degree and training in internal or family medicine with an interest in mood disorders, possess or be eligible for a California medical license, and participate in clinical care and research

Qualifications

• Medical degree or equivalent and training in internal or family medicine.
• Interest in mental health, especially mood disorders.
• California medical license eligible or licensed.

Responsibilities

• Review prior medical and psychiatric records, perform physical exams and measure vital signs.
• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and develop treatment plans.
• Collaborate with the Clinic Director and translational mental health team on research trials.
• Oversee care involving ketamine, FDA-approved meds for other conditions, and TMS; manage IV start if needed.

Skills

Clinical care

Mood disorders expertise

Research collaboration

Education

Medical degree or equivalent

California medical license eligible

Job description

Internal or Family Medicine Physician
Clinical Assistant Professor
Center for Precision Mental Health,
Translational Precision Mental Health Clinic
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University School of Medicine

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine is seeking a full-time faculty member to provide clinical care in a new initiative for personalized, biologically-based psychiatry that aligns with the School of Medicine’s focus on precision health and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science’s focus on precision mental health.

We are seeking physicians motivated by the opportunity to focus their expertise in a setting in which biological insights about mood disorders are directly translated from research to the clinic.

Physician applicants must have a medical degree or equivalent degree and have completed training in internal or family medicine with a particular interest in mental health, especially mood disorders. Applicants will possess or be fully eligible for a California medical license. Duties of this position entail reviewing prior medical and psychiatric records, conducting physical exams and measuring vital signs, performing comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, and developing a treatment plan in collaboration with the Director of the Translational Precision Mental Health Clinic using all information gathered about a patient. This information may include results from cognitive testing, blood tests, pharmacogenetic data, and functional MRI. The position will also entail the clinical management of participants in research trials involving experimental and novel therapies, including ketamine, Schedule I substances, medications that are FDA-approved for other conditions (e.g., pramipexole, guanfacine), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Ketamine administration will require starting IV lines. The physician will work closely with the Director of the Clinic and be part of a thriving clinical translational team.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.