Fellowship Program Director, Clinical Assist/Assoc/Professor – Addiction Medicine

Classification Title:

Fellowship Program Director, Clinical Assist/Assoc/Professor – Addiction Medicine

Job Description:

The Opportunity

 The College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry is recruiting for a Program Director for our Addiction Medicine Psychiatry fellowship program.  This individual will join the Addiction Medicine Division which includes a robust set of clinical services, research activities and educational activities that support and enhance the Addiction Medicine Psychiatry fellowship.  

Job Duties Overview

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida (UF), in Gainesville, Florida is seeking an Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Addiction Medicine. The position is a full-time (1.0 FTE), non-tenured multi-mission track faculty position. The Program Director will be responsible for overseeing and improving the Addiction fellowship program, by implementing changes based on current accreditation requirements as well as hiring, training and mentoring the fellows. Additionally, the position will provide inpatient and outpatient services in our Addiction Medicine division at the UF Health Psychiatric Hospital and UF Health Florida Recovery Center. Responsibilities include but are not limited to, unit administration and operations; clinical teaching and scholarly activity; patient care; and supervision and education of residents in clinical setting by promoting the mission of Addiction Medicine at the University of Florida.

The successful applicant for this position will report to the Vice Chair & Chief of the Addiction Medicine division.

Expected Salary:

Commensurate with training and experience

Minimum Requirements:

Applicants must have:

• M.D. or D.O. degree.  
• Licensed in or eligible for licensure in the State of Florida
• Possess prior clinical experience in a teaching hospital
• Board certified/board eligible in Addiction Medicine through ABAM/ASAM
• Completed fellowship in Addiction Medicine
• Experience in administrative or educational leadership in academic psychiatry 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Interest and experience in addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry
• Ability to work in a teaching environment and collaborate with therapists and other allied health professionals
• Strong interpersonal communication skills

Compensation and Benefits

As one of the nation’s top public research university, the University of Florida is dedicated to providing robust benefits options to support the wellbeing their employees. The university offers a range of complementary and affordable benefit options to meet your family’s financial, educational, and health needs. Eligibility varies by position and FTE.

• Salary commensurate base on candidate's experience
• Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Flexible spending accounts, employee wellness program, and employee assistance program
• Financial security via our life and long-term disability insurance, accident and illness insurance, and retirement savings plans
• Generous paid time off work options including vacation, sick leave, annual holidays, and personal holiday, winter break, and paid parental and medical leave
• Enjoy discounts for on and off-campus activities and services

The Department of Psychiatry

The UF Department of Psychiatry is a leader in innovative, evidence-based treatment programs for a variety of mental health and substance use disorders. Treatment teams within UF Health Psychiatry specialize in dual diagnosis. They are experienced in managing treatment plans for multiple co-occurring disorders. Clinical faculty, fellows and residents provide subspecialty care using transcranial magnetic stimulation, parent-child interaction therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and specific treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder and addiction.

We are nationally recognized for our research on addiction, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, physicians and health professional’s substance abuse, Tourette’s disorder, basic and clinical psychopharmacology, neuroimmunology, gene-environment interactions in abnormal repetitive movements, dynamic functional magnetic resonance imaging and proteomics.

UF Health Psychiatric Hospital

Formerly known as Shands Vista, UF Health Psychiatric Hospital is located on a private, picturesque, 18-acre campus that offers comfort and serenity to people in crisis.  Our 81-bed facility provides a full range of confidential, effective services. UF Health Shands Psychiatric Hospi