Addiction Specialty Physician

General Information

As part of the UT Southwestern Medical Center clinical team in Psychiatry, you will join in an evolving effort to push ahead of the traditional boundaries of medicine, deliver cures and transform patient care. In our growing downtown Dallas campus, we have psychiatrists, psychologists, neuroscientists and many varied students advancing the development of neurotherapeutic interventions for challenging brain disorders, discovering advanced understanding of the causes of psychiatric illnesses and cures. At UT Southwestern, your ideas and skills will be put to work in ways that serve you, our patients, our community, and the world. Our 3,000 UT Southwestern faculty foster teamwork and teach the skills that best reflect the changing landscape of therapeutics and health care delivery. Our research environment is one of the most advanced in the world, and the day-to-day quest for discovery will inspire your best work.

Profile

We are seeking an Addiction Specialty physician committed to providing healthcare services to patients in need of addiction and/or substance use related care. This position will serve at an affiliated county hospital – Parkland Health.

The selected candidate must have an M.D./D.O., be board certified or board eligible in their primary specialty (e.g. General Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine) and must have completed specialty training in Addiction (Addiction Psychiatry and/or Addiction Medicine) and/or be board certified or board eligible in Addiction specialty.

While Texas licensure is not required for consideration or selection, it is a pre-requisite for starting in the position. The ideal candidate will have a commitment to an academic career. Bilingual Spanish is a plus. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule. Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishments and experience.

Skills or Special Abilities:

• Must be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of the appropriate specialty practice assessment techniques and treatment processes;
• Must be able to determine objectives, set priorities, and establish and meet target dates;
• Must be able to work effectively with other health care professionals and serve as a subject matter expert resource to health care providers at Parkland Health and UTSW;
• Must be able to demonstrate effective leadership/clinic management skill;
• Must be able to demonstrate patient centered/patient valued behavior;

Highlights of the Opportunity

• Generous compensation with a guaranteed salary and wRVU productivity incentive, as well as 10 days per year to attend conferences, with professional allowance
• Excellent comprehensive, low-cost health insurance (effective on start state), dental, vision, retirement plan, life insurance, and disability benefits. To learn more, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/
• As employees of a public, State of Texas organization, physicians are entitled to $1 million in identity theft protection and many employee discounts
• No need for malpractice tail insurance: med/mal is occurrence based
• No state income tax
• Eligible site for public student loan forgiveness program and NIH loan repayment program

Mission/Vision

Discover, Educate, and Heal the Mind, Body, and Brain

The Department of Psychiatry’s vision is to meet the behavioral health needs of diverse communities across North Texas and beyond by increasing equitable access to psychiatric care and the latest advancements in neuroscience and psychiatry and preparing an effective workforce to achieve these objectives.

Team

Our department offers expertise in broad specialty and subspecialty areas of psychiatry and opportunities to collaborate with experts in our field. To serve the diverse communities of North Texas and maintain the excellence of our institution, we welcome faculty candidates who will bring additional dimensions to our research, teaching, and clinical mission, including underrepresented groups.

Work-Life Balance

Our generous leave program offers several paid leave options, extended illness bank, paid family leave, and holidays (including floating holidays that can be used anytime).

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.  As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

Appointment rank will be commensurate with academic accomplishment and experience. Consideration may be given to applicants seeking less than a full-time schedule.

To learn more about the benefits UT Southwestern offers, visit https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/employees/hr-resources/