Assistant Professor/Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Professor/Clinical Associate Professor, Professor/Clinical Professor (EHRA Faculty)

• Located inland off of the North Carolina coast, Greenville is 45 miles east of interstate 95, just over an hour to Raleigh and a little over an hour to the pristine beaches of the Crystal Coast of North Carolina.
• Home to East Carolina University (ECU), a vibrant university with an annual enrollment of more than 24,000 students.
• Numerous waterways and the Greenville Greenway System are perfect for boating, kayaking, fishing, hiking and camping.
• Mild climate perfect for year-round outdoor activities.
• Cost of living below the national average, diverse and affordable housing and excellent educational opportunities, both public and private.
• Investment of more than $500 million in downtown Greenville’s revitalization bringing new restaurants, shops, businesses and residents to the area.

• Work with the Service Chief, Inpatient Unit (BHU) Administrator, the Inpatient Unit (BHU) Medical Director, and other leadership staff at the hospital and ECU to establish and maintain a unit (Med- Psych Program) that is capable of treating stable medicine patients who have co-morbid psychiatric

• Work in concert with the Chief of Service, the Medical Director of the Unit, and the Hospital Administration to carry out the policies of the Board of Directors of the Hospital and to review professional standards of practice within the Med- Psych Program.

• Develop policies and procedures in concert with the Chief of Service, the Medical Director of the Unit, and appropriate departments of the Hospital, the Hospital administration and the medical staff to assure quality patient care, active treatment, appropriate level of professional and technical staff and personnel and review professional standards of practice.

• Develop in concert with the Medical Director of the Unit and the Hospital appropriate in-service and continuing education programs for the Hospital staff and medical staff.

• Prove medical leadership for Med- Psych Program through regularly scheduled meetings including participation in the unit leadership management meeting and other committees as requested by the program administrator or unit Medical Director.

• Review all professional practices within the Med-Psych Program and take appropriate action where indicated.

• Provide all other services required to ensure that the Med-Psych Program is run in an efficient prudent manner so as to provide patients with the best possible care.

• Assist the Medical Director in ensuring compliance with the medical staff bylaws of the Hospital by all medical staff members with privileges with respect to the Program.

• Provide the Chief of Service, the Medical Director, and the Hospital with timely information and reports related to all Med-Psych treatment programs to the extent appropriate and in accordance with the Physician’s primary obligation to ensure confidentiality of certain patient information.

• Ensure compliance with Program Quality Assurance and Utilization Review (“QA and UR”) policies and procedures.

• Assist the unit Medical Director in providing direction to hospital and program staff in maintaining those standards of care established by national agencies including the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).

• MD or DO from an appropriately accredited institution, or completed foreign medical education accepted and recognized for ECFMG Certification.
• Graduate of a medical school approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the AAMC and the Council of Medical Education of the AMA.
• Graduate of an approved combined medicine-psychiatry or family medicine-psychiatry residency training program or satisfactory completion of training in both internal or family medicine and psychiatry.
• Board certified or qualified in both psychiatry and internal or family medicine
• Eligible for medical licensure in the State of North Carolina.
• Clinical experience working with persons, in inpatient settings, who have significant general medical and psychiatric co-morbidities.

• Experience in working collaboratively with other mental health professionals as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Clinical experience working with persons who have developmental disabilities.
• Experience in conducting clinical research.
• Experience in medical education.
• Experience in psychiatric administration and management.

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable.