Department Chair, Psychiatry & Health Behavior (MCG)
Job ID: 273904
Location: Augusta University
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary:
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Job Summary
MCG is conducting a national search for a distinguished physician leader to serve as the next Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior. The successful candidate for Chair of Psychiatry and Health Behavior will be a nationally recognized academic psychiatrist with strong leadership skills, a reputation for excellence, and record of achievement in clinical work, education, research, and administration.
The new Chair must demonstrate a leadership style that is focused on the success of the faculty in all their endeavors; commitment to the Chairs role in institutional, as well as departmental leadership; deep understanding of the role of culture in organizational success; and a willingness to be both strategic and tactical in achieving department objectives. The next Chair must be passionate about seeking consensus, but not afraid to make difficult decisions or lead change. Serving as an advocate and trusted steward of the department, the new Chair will lead change and expansive growth to usher in a new and exciting era.
The new Chair will be an energetic visionary leader, who is capable of clearly articulating the unparalleled potential of the department, and who leads in a way others will follow. The new Chair must demonstrate transparency, a deep sense of professionalism, commitment to belonging in all its forms, an unwavering ethical compass, and strong support for interdisciplinary and inter-professional collaboration.
Independent of the Chairs personal experience and productivity in research, the Chair will actively work to cultivate, broaden, and leverage the scholarship of the faculty, actively seeking out and promoting opportunities provided by the exceptional resources at MCG and Wellstar MCG Health. The Chair will demonstrate passion for the mentorship and development of faculty and fellows, including multidisciplinary efforts that will assure successful relationship building and alignment of a variety of stakeholders.
Ensuring the highest level of patient satisfaction, quality and safety, the Chair will demonstrate commitment to the clinical service needs of the department and Wellstar MCG Health, as well as the academic and research missions of the medical school. Working in conjunction with leadership, the new Chair will work to capture market share by expanding offerings to new and/or existing communities for improved access across the continuum.
This position will hold the rank of Professor. Tenure status will be determined based on experience and research.
Responsibilities

• Responsible for education, clinical, and research missions of the department.
• Lead efforts in building cross-disciplinary programs.
• Support and develop departmental education and research programs.
• Oversight of recruitment, retention and professional development of departmental faculty.
• Cultivate relationships locally, statewide and nationally.
• Oversight of departmental administrative and budgetary operations.
• A highly respected active practitioner.
• Possess dynamic leadership skills and administrative expertise.
• Lead in a manner that supports and contributes to the success and unity of the department, the school, the campus community, and Augusta.
• A proven track record of progressive leadership experience within a matrixed institution and the ability to integrate comprehensive mental health services to meet the needs of the growing clinical enterprise.
• Articulate a compelling vision for the future of the department within a highly regarded academic medical center and to the community in general.
• Demonstrate expertise at building strong internal and external relationships, with a track record of working collaboratively with academic partners, physicians, physician leaders and management teams and/or affiliated partnerships to support the implementation of clinical programs and quality initiatives.
• Be a systems thinker who demonstrates an understanding, innovative thinking, and an expertise with various operating entities of an integrated healthcare system including both ambulatory and inpatient operations.
• Be a consensus-oriented individual who displays respectful courage and is highly influential in their ability to encourage people forward.
• Understand the organizational landscape and ability to anticipate the critical issues, opportunities, and threats in the foreseeable future.
• Demonstrate the ability to drive the implementation of strategic and annual operating plans that ensure people, systems, and processes are coordinated, integrated, and aligned.
• Demonstrate experience in aligning, expanding, and sustaining innovative quality, safety, and performance improvement initiatives that achieve superior clinical quality, favorable financial outcomes, and high patient/physician/employee satisfaction.
• Contribute to the improvement of mental health care delivery by the advancement of the departments role in the transformation and evolution of a regional and statewide health strategy.
• Develop and mentor the academic careers of faculty/fellows and be skilled in the recruitment of outstanding new faculty to build high performing, cohesive teams and cultivate a pipeline of next generation leaders within the department.
• Collaborate across institutions in the continued development of the clinical enterprise to foster and uniquely broaden multidisciplinary clinical education and research innovations.
• Promote an environment of accountability and continuous improvement by establishing and monitoring concrete performance measures to drive achievement of targeted outcomes.
• Support MCG's goal to recognize the value of all employees and contribute to a positive, collaborative culture that leads to commitment to the organizations success.

Required Qualifications

• Medical degree(MD, MD/MPH, MD/MBA,MD/PhD) or equivalent.
• Board certified in Psychiatry or appropriate subspecialty.
• Eligible for licensure in the state of Georgia.
• Eligible for a faculty appointment at the Professor level in the Medical College of Georgia

Candidates at the Professor level must possess external funding at the NIH R01 level and demonstrate potential for its continuation.
Professor- Senior level career faculty member with at least five years at the rank of Associate Professor or comparable training, background, and experience.
Required faculty employment qualifications for all USG institutions and all academic ranks within these institutions shall be:

' Consistent with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)'s requirements for institutional accreditation;
' Evidence of ability as a teacher;
' Evidence of activity as a scholar and ability in all other duties assigned;
' Successful experience (which will necessarily be waived for those just entering the academic profession who meet all other requirements); and,
' Desirable personal qualities judged on the basis of personal interview, complete biographical data, and recommendations.

Shift/Salary/Benefits
This position is fiscal year based and works year-round.
The intended work commitment or full-time equivalent (FTE) for this position is 1.0 and considered full-time.
Professor- Salary and compensation is commensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds.
Salary and compensation is commensurate with education, experience, and achievements. The salary is subject to availability of funds.
Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and much more!
Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.
Rank and salary are determined at the time of hire and are based on a variety of factors including but not limited to experience, education, credentials, specialty, training, etc. while also considering internal equity and market data.
Advancement through the faculty ranks at Augusta University is only through the annual Promotion and Tenure process in which faculty may apply if eligible (typically five-year increments). For more information on ranks, please review the Augusta University Promotion and Tenure Website:
https://www.augusta.edu/faculty-affairs/promotionandtenure.php
College/Department Information
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND HEALTH BEHAVIOR
The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior is comprised of a team of professionals committed to discovering and providing innovative solutions to mental health problems by educating health professionals, providing compassionate service, advancing science, and inspiring a love of learning. The department is committed to an integrated approach to understanding and treating mental health disorders through research, education, and patient care.
Faculty experts in the department contribute to the knowledge and advancing future care through research in areas including depression, suicide, insomnia, schizophrenia, addiction, children's mental health, forensic psychology and more. The department has a strong history of extramural funding, especially in the areas of schizophrenia, depression, brain stimulation, and suicide, with the strongest support coming from the National Institutes of Mental Health.
The department has clinical programs for child and adolescents, eating disorders, geropsychiatry, schizophrenia and mood disorders, dialectical behavior therapy, therapeutic neuro stimulation, health behavior, as well as a comprehensive addiction management program. The department is home to accredited ACGME-approved fellowship training programs in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry and addiction medicine; as well as other training programs in forensic psychology, serious mental illness, womens health psychology, child and adolescent psychology, and psychotic disorders.
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA
The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) is the 13th-oldest continuously operating medical school in the United States and the third oldest in the Southeast. Among eleven colleges and schools that comprise Augusta University, MCG, as its founding school and the flagship of the University System of Georgia, continues to thrive by providing exceptional learning experiences for physicians in training and other advanced-degree health sciences professionals. MCG ranked among the best schools in 2021 by US News & World Report in two areas, #68 Primary Care and #84 Research.
MCG began classes in 1829 with seven students and three faculty members. Almost 200 years later, MCG has grown to 304 medical students with 3,627 total faculty across 23 academic departments, and approximately 135 sites. With a faculty-student ratio of 7:1, it is the states leading provider of physicians of the four Georgia-based medical schools.
MCG's educational experience is anchored by the main campus in Augusta and has two additional four-year partnership campuses in Athens (University of Georgia) and Savannah (Georgia Southern University). MCG also has regional campuses for third- and fourth-year students in every corner of the state: Southwest Clinical Campus (Albany), Southeast Clinical Campus (Brunswick and Savannah), and Northwest Clinical Campus (Dalton and Rome). MCG offers clinical training in more than 350 sites across the state providing students experience in the full spectrum of medicine, from tertiary/quaternary care hospitals to small-town solo practices. MCG and its teaching hospitals provide postgraduate education to nearly600 residents in 51 different programs. Approximately 50 percent of MCG graduates remain in Georgia to practice, well above the national average.

About Us
Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values make Augusta University an institution like no other.
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Location
Augusta University
Our Health Sciences Campus:
1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912
Conditions of Employment
All selected candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.
If applicable for the specific position based on the duties: the candidate will also need to have a credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage.
Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive an Augusta University vehicle.
For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.
All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive [patient, student, employee, financial, business, etc.] information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Augusta University is proud to be an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants from underrepresented groups, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.
How To Apply
The search committee for the Chair, Psychiatry & Health Behavior will begin receiving applications immediately and will be reviewing materials on an ongoing basis over the Fall of 2024. The requested application materials include a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, and a list of at least 3 professional references.
Augusta University is being assisted in the search by Korn Ferry; for additional information, Please send materials to the following:
Melissa Bacon, Principle
Korn Ferry
Melissa.Bacon@KornFerry.com
Other Information
This position is also responsible for promoting a customer-friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees. "Augusta University is a patient-and family-centered care institution, where employees partner every day with patients and families for success."
Augusta University is a tobacco-free environment, and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.
To apply, visit https://careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psp/careers/CAREERS/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=12000&JobOpeningId=273904&PostingSeq=1
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