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Inaugural MUSC Florence Psychiatry Residency Program Director

MUSC Health, Florence, South Carolina, United States, 29506

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The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

and

MUSC Health Florence

are seeking an outstanding candidate for the role of Residency Program Director, to lead and grow a new Community Psychiatry Residency Program at the

MUSC Health Leatherman Center for Behavioral Health

in Florence, South Carolina, part of the MUSC Regional Health Network.

Based at the new Leatherman Center for Behavioral Health in Florence, the MUSC Florence Psychiatry Residency will offer the opportunity to initiate and grow a new community-based Psychiatry Residency Program, finalize the curriculum, recruit and mentor psychiatry residents and participate in medical student education, leadership and clinical care in the MUSC Health system.

The program director will have the responsibility, authority, and accountability for: administration and operations; teaching and scholarly activity; resident recruitment and selection, evaluation, and promotion of residents, and disciplinary action; supervision of residents; and resident education in the context of patient care, including compliance with all applicable program requirements for an ACGME accredited residency program. The program is based in MUSC Health Florence under the RHN Graduate Medical Education Office/DIO. The director will be responsible for the recruitment, supervision and evaluation of residents and core faculty as well as program evaluation, development, and improvement under GME. The chosen candidate must be eligible for a faculty appointment at the Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine. The program will maintain an affiliate relationship with the College of Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The University Library and College of Medicine for educational resources and departmental advisory support will be available to the Program Director.

Other responsibilities

Program development, growth and adherence to ACGME accreditation standards

Ensuring compliance with MUSC-Regional Network GME policies and procedures

Didactic/clinical teaching and supervision of in the Psychiatry program

Providing direct patient care as part of the faculty practice, including call coverage

Participation in quality improvement and research programs and other collaborative activities within the MUSC community.

Candidates must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to relate to groups at all levels within the organization, including students, residents in training, office staff, faculty, and senior leadership. In addition, candidates should display initiative, a positive attitude, flexibility, commitment to institutional goals and objectives, and must hold themselves and others to the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct.

Salary and academic rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy

Graduation from an ACGME accredited residency program

Outstanding educational and administrative skills

A minimum of 3 years of leadership experience in the field of medicine

Current certification in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Three years of experience as an Associate Program Director or Program Director in Psychiatry.

Hold and maintain an unrestricted medical licensure in the State of South Carolina

Hold and maintain an unrestricted DEA and SC- controlled substance registration

Preferred Qualifications

Regional or national leadership experience in medical education and GME

Significant accomplishment in field-related scholarship

We will provide

Competitive compensation and benefit package

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility

MUSC affiliate faculty appointment, and the resources which accompany an academic regional medical center, such as access to the MUSC medical library and an affiliated relationship to specialty academic departments.

Leatherman Center of Behavioral Health The MUSC Health Leatherman Behavioral Care Pavilion services will include:

A rapid access center to provide walk-in triage and assessment and offer transition to care.

Telepsychiatry services to strengthen access to psychiatric services throughout the region.

Sixteen adult and four adolescent beds for crisis services to rapidly stabilize patients.

Intensive Outpatient / Partial Hospitalization Programs that provide counseling services and medication management for adults and adolescents.

A 63-bed inpatient psychiatric unit to treat patients needing more acute care.

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