About this opportunity
American Psychiatric Association lists this Clinical Assistant/Associate/Professor Faculty - Adult Inpatient opportunity in gainesville, Florida. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
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.
Additional Requirements
Selected candidates must 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/ or the Florida Relay System at 800/ (TDD). Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law.
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Worksite address
gainesville, FL, 32635, US
Who can apply
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