C&A Psychiatrist

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Division

Job Title: C&A Psychiatrist

Position #00839799 – Requisition #37729

Job Summary:

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist must demonstrate clinical experience and excellence with children and adolescents and the ability to manage different acuity levels, including working with children in outpatient, inpatient units, emergency department, partial hospitalization, consultation-liaison, and primary and specialty care settings. Faculty serve in our Outpatient Clinic, Inpatient units, Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP), Eating Disorders, Research, and our North and Colorado Springs locations. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to apply and implement evidence-based approaches to care. A history of teaching and mentoring residents, and medical students, and working with milieu staff is also desired.  Scholarly activities are encouraged and supported. The psychiatrist position will serve a diverse population of patients

Please note, that this is an open-rank position and could be categorized as Instructor, Senior Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor based on experience and qualifications as indicated below

Along with open rank, there may be an opportunity to work in additional clinical and/or research settings based on skillset and program needs. 

Key Responsibilities:

·       Able to perform initial psychiatric diagnostic interviews, develop and follow through with treatment plans, and maintain timely and focused documentation through the electronic medical record.

·       Ability to apply and implement evidence-based approaches to care including using evidence-based guidelines for prescriptions and monitoring medications in the pediatric population

·       Develop, train, and supervise trainees of various disciplines.

·       Carry a caseload in setting such as our outpatient clinic (including subspeciality clinics) and the Neuropsychiatric Special Care (NSC) units (inpatient psychiatric unit and partial hospitalization program setting).

Work Location: This role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.

Why Join Us:

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education and patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado - that treat more than two million adult and pediatric patients each year. Innovative, interconnected and highly collaborative, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus delivers life-changing treatments, patient care and professional training and conducts world-renowned research fueled by over $704 million in research grants. For more information, visit www.cuanschutz.edu. 

The Department of Psychiatry is one of the largest units in the UCD-SOM and is comprised of 5 Divisions. The CU Department of Psychiatry sets the standard for Education and Training of leaders in psychiatry and mental health care, conducts ground-breaking Research that aims to eradicate suffering due to psychiatric and substance use disorders, provides