Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist – $300K–$400K | Inpatient | No Medical Director Duties
Job at a glance
Job description
We are recruiting a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist for an established inpatient behavioral health hospital in Wesley Chapel, Florida.
This is a focused clinical position—not a Medical Director role. The psychiatrist will care specifically for the hospital’s 24-bed child and adolescent psychiatric population rather than carrying responsibility for the entire 126-bed facility.
The adolescent inpatient program serves patients ages 12–17 who may be experiencing depression, anxiety, mood disorders, suicidal ideation, self-harm, aggression, impulsive behavior and other acute psychiatric conditions.
Both full-time and part-time schedules may be considered. This is an excellent opportunity for a psychiatrist who enjoys hospital-based child and adolescent care but does not want the administrative burden of overseeing an entire facility.
Job Responsibilities
• Deliver medication management and ongoing psychiatric treatment
• Develop individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the clinical team
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment-team meetings
• Evaluate patients experiencing suicidal ideation, self-harm, aggression and other acute psychiatric symptoms
• Complete admissions, progress notes, discharge documentation and other required clinical records
• Communicate with parents, guardians and appropriate members of the patient’s support system
• Collaborate with nurses, therapists, social workers and other behavioral health professionals
• Support safe discharge planning and transitions to lower levels of care
• Maintain compliance with hospital, state and federal clinical standards
• Focus exclusively on clinical care with no Medical Director responsibilities
Qualifications
• Completion of an accredited psychiatry residency
• Child & Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship training strongly preferred
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Psychiatry
• Board certification or eligibility in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry preferred
• Active Florida medical license or ability to obtain one
• Active and unrestricted DEA registration
• Experience treating children and adolescents in an inpatient, residential, PHP, IOP or crisis setting preferred
• Comfortable treating high-acuity adolescent psychiatric conditions
• Strong clinical judgment, communication and documentation skills
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary behavioral health team
Working Hours
• Primarily weekday, onsite coverage
• Schedule will be structured around the adolescent inpatient program’s clinical needs
• Exact rounding schedule, call responsibilities and weekend coverage will be discussed during the interview process
Skills
• Inpatient psychiatric care
• Psychiatric evaluations
• Medication management
• Suicide and self-harm risk assessment
• Crisis stabilization
• Treatment planning
• Adolescent mood and anxiety disorders
• Behavioral and conduct disorders
• Family and guardian communication
• Multidisciplinary collaboration
• Clinical documentation
• Discharge planning
• Trauma-informed care