Geriatric Psychiatrist - Greenville, North Carolina

Geriatric Psychiatrist

An academic Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine is seeking afellowship-trained, Board Eligible/Board Certified Geriatric Psychiatristto join a growing academic division.New graduates and visa candidates are welcome to apply.

The position is supported by a newly developed144-bed behavioral health hospital, including24 inpatient beds dedicated to geriatric psychiatry, providing comprehensive services for older adult patients.

Anopportunity to serve as Fellowship Directorfor a new Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship is available for qualified and interested candidates.

Highlights include:

• Employment within anacademic practice model
• Hospital privileges at atertiary academic medical centerand anew behavioral health hospitalin Greenville, North Carolina
• Inpatient and outpatient clinical responsibilities, including outpatient psychiatry clinics, a geriatric-focused primary care center, and inpatient consultation services
• Opportunity to develop and expandconsultation services for multiple local nursing homes
• Collaboration with a team offour neuropsychologists
• Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM schedulewith rotating night call by phone
• 24/7 resident coverage, including first-call responsibility
• Balanced role combiningclinical care, teaching, and scholarly activity
• Opportunity to work within amultidisciplinary, collegial, and growing department
• Salary and academic rank(tenure track or fixed term) commensurate with experience and academic background

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits include:

• Relocation assistance
• Vacation and sick paid time off
• CME days and reimbursement
• Malpractice coverage with tail
• Retirement benefits
• Health insurance through a state health plan, including employer-paid dependent coverage
• Medical and dental reimbursement programs
• Employer-paid AD&D, disability, and life insurance
• Optional supplemental insurance plans, including accident, cancer, critical illness, dental, flexible spending accounts (healthcare and dependent care), life, and vision