Primary Care Mental Health Integration - Outpatient Consultation Psychiatrist

Lehigh University; Burlington (VT); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Vermont seeks an outpatient consultation psychiatrist for its Primary Care Mental Health Integration program. This full-time role involves leading a team, providing psychiatric evaluations, and utilizing telepsychiatry, contributing to mental health services accessibility in underserved regions. Candidates must have a medical degree, be board certified in psychiatry, and have a commitment to inclusive excellence.

Qualifications

• Medical degree and board certified in psychiatry required.
• Fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry preferred but not mandatory.
• Candidates should reside in New York or Vermont.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient psychiatric evaluations and follow-up.
• Supervise licensed mental health clinicians.
• Engage in team collaboration and telepsychiatry.

Skills

Collaborative Care

Telepsychiatry

Patient Evaluation

Education

Medical Degree

Board Certified in Psychiatry

Job description

Primary Care Mental Health Integration – Outpatient Consultation Psychiatrist

The Robert E. Larner, MD, College of Medicine at the University of Vermont and The University of Vermont Health Network are seeking a full-time faculty member at the Assistant/Associate/Professor level to practice outpatient consultation psychiatry through the Primary Care Mental Health Integration Division for the University of Vermont Health Network Department of Psychiatry. This attending psychiatrist will be part of a team of licensed clinical social workers and mental health clinicians in outpatient primary care offices affiliated with the University of Vermont Health Network. We are emulating the American Psychiatric Association’s Collaborative Care model, and the attending psychiatrist will have flexibility in their work to include e-consultation and telepsychiatry from their home in addition to providing caseload consultation to mental health clinicians and other team members remotely.

We are currently hiring team members for our continued network expansion of our primary care mental health integration program at the University of Vermont Health Network outpatient primary care offices in New York State at our partner hospitals. These may include your choice of primary care outpatient sites at Champlain Valley Physician Hospital, and / or Alice Hyde Medical Center. You will lead and recruit for a growing team focused on clinical implementation of the collaborative care model with the goal to expand access to mental health services in these underserved areas. The selected candidate will see outpatients for psychiatric evaluations, provide short-term follow-up and supervise licensed mental health clinicians. Clinical psychiatric consultations can be done via telepsychiatry which allows the applicant the ability to work remotely or from home for much of their clinical time, although on-site presence to establish relationships with referring providers, and to foster the growth of the program and consulting relationship is also an important part of the role.

Applicants must have a medical degree and be board certified or board eligible in psychiatry. They also must reside in either New York or Vermont, and either have or can attain both a New York and Vermont medical license. Additional fellowship training in child and adolescent psychiatry and / or comfort in seeing patients across the full age and lifespan would be desirable for the role, however it is not necessary for application.

The Robert Larner, MD, College of Medicine of the University of Vermont Psychiatry Service hosts medical students on clerkships and electives, sponsors a residency in psychiatry, and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry.

The University of Vermont is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to inclusive excellence through their teaching, service, and scholarship. Our community embraces and advances the values of Our Common Ground: openness, respect, responsibility, integrity, innovation, and justice while upholding the highest standards of professionalism, driven by a passion for lifelong learning and improvement. Cultural humility, kindness, and respect form the foundations upon which the college strives to elevate professionalism in all its endeavors. Professionalism is demonstrated through integrity, accountability, compassion, altruism, and social responsibility.

Successful candidates will exhibit a strong commitment to the tenets of Our Common Ground and the principles of professionalism. Applicants are requested to include in their cover letter information about how they will enhance the impact of Our Common Ground values and professionalism, and advance inclusive excellence at LCOM and among the populations the college serves through teaching, service, and scholarship.

The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/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 category legally protected by federal or state law.

Applicants must apply online at: www.uvmjobs.com under Position No. 00027520. Applications must include:

CV

Cover letter summarizing qualifications and how they will enhance the impact of Our Common Ground values and professionalism, and advance inclusive excellence at LCOM and among the populations the college serves through teaching, service, and scholarship.

Contact information for three references

Questions about this opportunity may be directed to: Sara Pawlowski, MD, Division Chief, Primary Care Mental Health Integration via email [e-mail]

Review of applications will begin immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Employment is subject to a successful background check.