Psychiatrist (Part-Time - Hybrid)

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the well-being of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information
Stamps Health Services is an outpatient ambulatory care center that provides health care and health education to students and their spouses/domestic partners. The center is located in a state-of-the-art, 40,000-square-foot facility within the Joseph Brown Whitehead Building, next to our Campus Recreation Center. Stamps Health Services provides care in six areas: Primary care, women's health, Psychiatry, Travel/Immunization/Allergy, Pharmacy, and Diagnostic Services (lab and radiology).

Provide psychiatric assessment and treatment, emergency management and crisis intervention, prescription and management of medication, and patient education. This position will interact on a regular basis with: Students, physicians, Student Health Services staff.. This position typically will advise and counsel: Students, physicians, Student Health Services staff. This position will supervise: NA.

Job Duty 1 -
Demonstrate Effective Leadership: Support the SHS mission, vision and values; develop and maintain best practice standards consistent with healthcare accreditation for ambulatory care; coordinate and collaborate; foster performance improvement; demonstrate effective and professional communication; direct operations in a manner which results in effective provision of care and/or services; participate actively in the evaluation of existing programs and services and the strategic development and implementation of reengineered/new programs and services; work closely with Lead Psychistrist to provide appropriate policies, procedures and guidelines for medical services; demonstrate ongoing commitment to professional development; obtain appropriate continuing medical education, and maintains licensure and Board certification; provide educational opportunities for staff and patients.

Job Duty 2 -
Clinical Care. Provide age appropriate acute, short-term chronic (within the scope of our service), and preventative psychiatric care to students and eligible members of the Institute Community. This mainly includes initial medication and diagnostic evaluations and monitoring of medications of clients. Perform consultation evaluations based on the referring problem(s) and data from the client's intake paperwork. Is able to synthesize subjective and objective data to formulate an age appropriate conceptualization of the client's and referring clinicians concerns. Based on the conceptualization, is able to formulate a specific treatment or referral plan. Skilled in working with a wide range of student issues within the context of the students' age and progress in adult development. Initiate and monitor treatment plan and effectiveness of care for each student with progress documented appropriately in the medical records.

Job Duty 3 -
Contribute to the SHS Service Culture. Work effectively as a team and takes leadership responsibility for completion of tasks when indicated and satisfies expectations regarding work habits. Attend and participate in staff meetings, team meetings and serves on SHS/clinic committees as assigned. Contribute to SHS culture of service to students. Collaborate with other departments (i.e. Housing, Counseling Center, Dean of Students).

Job Duty 4 -
Participate in Performance Improvement activities of Health Services. Constructively looks at ways to improve clinical outcomes research-based methods to improve quality of care (i.e. workflow, treatment effectiveness and strategies for change) to improve therapeutic and clinical performance. Using data from our clinical population develops recommendations to improve services for specific populations.

Job Duty 5 -
Provide consultation to university faculty/staff, students and student families when indicated (and within the legal boundaries of release-of-information) in the care of students. Experience and/or interest in preventative outreach programs. Demonstrate effective and professional communication skills. Participate upon request on campus teams regarding mental health issues at Georgia Tech. Coordinate care with Community Mental Health Agencies as needed.

Job Duty 6 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
MD Degree, completion of accredited Psychiatric residency or equivalent combination of education and experience

Other Required Qualifications
License to practice medicine in the state of Georgia; board certification in general psychiatry.

Required Experience
One to two years of job related experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Experience and familiarity with accreditation (APA, IACS, and or AAHC) requirements and standards for site visit review Brief and focused therapeutic orientation (cognitive behavioral, insightoriented or developmentally based)

SKILLS
Computer skills to include e-mail and Microsoft Office Suite. Strong interpersonal skills and experience working in a team environment; strong leadership and managerial skills; experience working in a multi-cultural setting with a diverse student population, assessment of college students who are referred for medication evaluation and monitoring. Good consultation skills in a university ambulatory care environment; experience with alcohol and drug evaluation and treatment; outreach programming in the university setting.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Salary range: $95,000.00-$105,000.00

Location: Hybrid (Atlanta, GA)

Job grade: S11

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have financial responsibilities.
No, this position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Cd).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening