Discipline Chair for Psychiatry

VCOM -
Louisiana

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Part-time | Full-time

Qualifications

Computer operation
Psychiatry
Clinical psychiatry
Medical License
Computer skills

Full Job Description

Job Title: Discipline Chair for Psychiatry and Neuro-Behavioral Sciences

Department: Clinical Affairs Date: July 28, 2021

FLSA: Exempt Work Location: Louisiana Campus

Employee Category: T/R Faculty Work Schedule: As directed in contract

Reports to: Associate Dean for
Clinical Affairs

Percent Employment: Full-time or part-
time. The Clinical time may be leased by the
College to an outside clinical entity OR if the
physician prefers, he/she may be responsible
for the clinical practice dues.

Direct Reports: Administrative Assistant

I. Job Summary:

The Discipline Chair of Psychiatry assumes the leadership role for providing oversight and
implementation of the Psychiatry curriculum for OMSI, OMSII, OMSIII and OMSIV at the
VCOM Louisiana Campus. In accomplishing this task, the Discipline Chair of Psychiatry will
collaborate with their counterparts at other VCOM campuses. The Discipline Chair of
Psychiatry is responsible for the development and teaching of the Psychiatry on-campus course
for OMSI and OMSII, as well as the Psychiatry clinical core rotations and elective experiences
for OMSIII and OMSIV. This involves recruitment, development, and retention of qualified
and credentialed Psychiatric faculty who will serve as on-campus lecturers and clinical preceptors
for VCOM students. The Chair will assist in the development and implementation of CME.
The Discipline Chair of Psychiatry will work closely with the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs,
and other administrative personnel/faculty to insure that the mission of VCOM is successful.

II. Job Duties:
1. Assure the development and delivery of the on-campus Psychiatry curriculum, (OMSI and

OMSII) serving as course director for Psychiatry. This includes the recruitment,
development, and retention of appropriately qualified/credentialed faculty to provide
teaching and instruction of the on campus Psychiatry curriculum (OMSI and OMSII).

2. Assure the Psychiatry lecturers submit clinical lectures and appropriate test questions in the
appropriate format to Medical Education in a timely manner.

3. Assure the development and monitoring of the Psychiatry Clinical rotations, the on line
syllabus, objectives and post rotation exams for the OMS rotations, and other duties as listed
in the Chair job description.

4. Develop appropriate test questions for the End of Year Psychiatry Rotation exam.
5. Observe student progress on the Psychiatry rotations and meet with students who are having

difficulty.
6. Visit each Psychiatry clinical site annually and meet with the faculty, providing faculty

development as needed.
7. Provide on campus duties a minimum of one day per week.
8. Attend the Chair meetings in person or by videoconferencing monthly.
9. Provide appropriate oversight and supervision to staff providing administrative support.
10. Assure the Psychiatry website is appropriately updated and the portal site is kept current for

students and a website page for public to see.
11. Serve as a mentor to the Psychiatry Interest Group.

12. Assist in the collaborative development and ongoing updating process of the College
curriculum and clinical programs, and participate as required in the college faculty/staff
committees charged with this task.

13. Assure the College remains current with policy (federal, state and local), and academic trends
within his disciplines.

14. Serve as a liaison for the College with other academic sites, national colleges and agencies,
and appropriate entities that align with the Physician’s discipline.

15. Maintain knowledge of opportunities for Residency Training and mentor students wisely to
choose Psychiatry as a career.

16. Represent the College in a positive and productive manner in areas as assigned by the Dean
and Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs

17. Such other duties that fall within the administration of the Physician’s discipline as agreed
upon from time to time with the Dean and Associate Dean that do not extend past the time
commitment the Physician and College have mutually agreed upon.

18. Participate in faculty development and faculty meetings.
19. Obtain/Maintain literacy in your field.
20. Be familiar with and adhere to the administrative and academic practices, policies and

procedures of the College as set forth in the Faculty Handbook, College Catalog and College
Policies Manual.

21. Submit an annual Faculty Activity report.
22. Participate in committees and student interviews College as assigned by the Dean or

Associate Dean.
23. Where applicable, participate in research and other scholarly academic pursuits of benefit to

the college to include grant writing for research as applicable.
24. Where applicable, participate in approved professional organizations and activities of benefit

to the college.
25. Perform other duties as assigned from time to time by the Associate Dean for Clinical

Affairs, and/or the Campus Dean.

III. Required Qualifications:
Education: DO or MD from an accredited medical school

Licensure or certification: Board Certification in Psychiatry (by AOA or ABMS). Licensed to
practice medicine in the state of Louisiana.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years clinical experience since successful completion of accredited
postgraduate program (residency) in Psychiatry.

Skills required for this position include:

Excellent interpersonal and communications skills

Strong team player

Commitment to college values

Basic computer proficiency

Exhibit appropriate professional demeanor

Proven leadership

Preferences are given to applicants who have the following skills or attributes:

Prior experience in medical student education (clinical teaching/precepting of students

and prior experience in post graduate Psychiatry training (clinical teaching/precepting of
residents)

Prior experience in Clinical and/or Basic Bench Research involving Psychiatry,

Neurology or Behavioral Science

Prior publications in the medical and/or behavioral/psychological sciences. (Peer

reviewed journal articles, book chapters, books, case reports, etc.)

Prior experience in administrative medicine where a leadership position has been filled

with demonstrated success.

Successful candidate will be subject to a criminal history background check.

Regular, reliable or predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.

IV. Working Conditions and Efforts: The physical demands and work environment characteristics

described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully
perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The position requires a rapid
pace, some days with long hours to meet expectations, long distance driving to rural sites, and
the ability to organize, interpret, and utilize a large volume of information.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to ambulate
(may be with use of assisted devices); sit; stand (or accommodate for standing); use hands and
vision for teaching the osteopathic examination and for teaching / providing treatment; use
office equipment such as computers; speak to large and small groups of individuals for teaching;
hear heart sounds, lung sounds and conversation for the purpose of teaching students how to
hear and interpret those sounds and for practice; perform moderate telephone and poly-com
communication / usage; occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; drive
distances up to five hours or to fly on occasion to clinical sites, depending upon the location of
the core teaching hospitals.

Work environment: Office, clinical practice, classroom, laboratory, clinical skills teaching
environments and clinical sites constitute working environments. Outside travel required is 15%
to 20% of time. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal. The pace of the
work requires a rapid pace to synthesize and organize large volumes of material, while includes
those required for clinical practice and clinical teaching and prioritizing duties.

This position is classified as exempt, at the Professional level, because it requires the
advanced knowledge of a “learned professional” in which to meet the job duty
requirements.

Employment with VCOM is “at-will”. This means employment is for an indefinite

period of time and it is subject to termination by the employee or by VCOM, with or

without cause, with or without notice, and at any time. Nothing in this position

description or any other policy of VCOM shall be interpreted to be in conflict with or to

eliminate or modify in any way, the “at-will” employment status of VCOM employees.

V. VCOM Core Values: The employee is expected to adhere to all VCOM polices. As the
environment is a professional college, VCOM faculty/ staff are expected to dress and behave in
a professional manner at work. VCOM faculty / staff are expected as VCOM employees, to be
a person who obeys all laws and professional expectations of an upstanding citizen of the
community. VCOM expects all employees to maintain a positive attitude in all working
relationships with all VCOM departments, employees, medical students, prospective medical
students, interns, and residents and to treat all others engaged in the duties of the employment,
with mutual respect.

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