Community Preceptor - Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine

Job Title Community Preceptor

• Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine Position Number MRPBM-2024-05 Vacancy Open to All Candidates Department EHH BSOM Psychiatry and Behav Med Department Homepage https://psychiatry.ecu.edu/ Advertising Department PSYCHIATRIC MEDICINE - ADMIN Division ECU Health/BSOM Classification Title Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Professor Working Title Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Professor Number of Vacancies Varies Full Time Equivalent (FTE) .74 or less Full Time or Part Time Part Time Anticipated Recruitment Range. Salary offered may be outside of this range as impacted by budget, UNC salary administration, and/or candidate qualifications. Commensurate with qualifications Position Location (City) Greenville Position Type Faculty (Teaching) Job Category Faculty (Teaching) Primary Function of Organizational Unit

The Brody School of Medicine (BSOM) at East Carolina University is the fourth oldest medical school in North Carolina; it was chartered to increase the supply of primary care physicians serving the state, to improve the health and well-being of the region, and to train physicians who will meet the health care needs of the state.

Under the leadership of the Dean and Executive Dean, the BSOM grants both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees plus Master's degrees in Public Health and Biomedical Sciences with a student body of ~ 470 students and 450 faculty members and research scientists.

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine is dedicated to providing excellence in education, patient care, scholarship, and service in mental health. We strive to foster a collaborative environment committed to improving the health and well-being of the people of eastern North Carolina and beyond. We support and advance evidence-based practice, sound scientific principles, and compassion in addressing the needs of our learners, our patients, our colleagues, and our community.

Job Duties

he Brody School of Medicine (BSOM) is committed to the goals of its mission: to increase the supply of primary care physicians serving the state, to improve the health and well-being of the region, and to train physicians who will meet the health care needs of the state. The key to achieving this mission is to assure that students receive a significant portion of their clinical education in the community practices throughout our region. This dedicated network of community physicians provides an invaluable real-world, practical experience that helps set our medical students apart when they begin their residency training.

As temporary, clinical faculty members with the BSOM Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, preceptors are community physicians who have met the established criteria and have agreed to provide a two- or four-week educational experience for 1-4 medical students fulfilling their psychiatric medicine clerkship each academic year (April

• March). Students will assist in patient care in either the ambulatory or hospital setting under the direct supervision of the preceptor, participating as fully as possible in their preceptor's daily activities.

In this role, the Community Clinical Preceptor will be responsible for:

1.Understanding the goals and objectives of the psychiatric medicine clerkship and its list of the required clinical activities that all medical students must complete during their clerkship as well as any periodic updates to these documents.

2.Participating in periodic site visits with BSOM Psychiatric Medicine Clerkship Leadership.

3.Supervising third-year medical students as they engage patients in their clinical practice environment by:

• Obtaining appropriate histories and physical exams based on each the chief complaint of each patient that they assess.

• Formulating their own differential diagnosis, assessment, and initial diagnostic and therapeutic plan for each patient that they assess.

• Receiving each student's verbal presentations of their patient encounters

• Reviewing any written or electronic documentation provided including: patient encounters, prescriptions, and patient care orders.

• Providing patient care education and anticipatory guidance as appropriate.

4.Providing timely verbal feedback regarding patient care skills, communication, medical knowledge base, systems-based practice, practice-based learning, overall performance, and professionalism.

5.Utilizing the BSOM's current electronic learning management system to provide a timely evaluation of each student's patient care skills, communication, medical knowledge base, systems-based practice, practice-based learning, overall performance, and professionalism during their preceptorship.

Anticipated start date

• July 1, 2024

Contingent upon the availability of funds

Minimum Education/Experience

MD or DO from an appropriately accredited institution;·

Board-certified or board-eligible in Psychiatry and/or Addiction Medicine;

Full NC medical license and physical practice in the state of North Carolina;

Agree to serve as a clinical preceptor for 1-12 medical students each academic year (April-March)

License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation

Board-certified or board-eligible in Psychiatry and/or Addiction Medicine; and Full NC medical license and physical practice in the state of North Carolina

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education License or Certification Required by the Department Special Instructions to Applicant

East Carolina University requires applicants to submit a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position. In addition to submitting a candidate profile online, please submit online the required applicant documents:

Curriculum Vitae

Letter of Interest

List of Three References (noting contact information)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

At the time of employment, a copy of required licensures/certifications, a criminal background check, and proper documentation of identity and employability are required

Additional Instructions to Applicant

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.

Job Open Date 06/10/2024 Open Until Filled Yes Job Close Date

• Positions will be posted until 11:59 p.m. EST on this date.
  
  If no closing date is indicated, the position may close at any time after the initial screening date.
  
  Initial Screening Begins 06/17/2024 Rank Level Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/71673 AA/EOE

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