Description

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children – Child/Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatrist

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is seeking a compassionate, board-certified or board-eligible Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our growing division of behavioral health. The child and adolescent psychiatrist will provide direct patient care, ensure the highest quality of clinical services, collaborate with other clinical teams in our children’s hospital and participate in education and teaching activities within our large urban pediatric hospital. Preferred candidates will have experience in community-based or outpatient settings and a collaborative approach to working with medical students, residents, psychologists, social workers, therapists, staff, community-based organizations, families, and schools. We are seeking a clinician who is culturally responsive, emotionally attuned, and committed to providing equitable, patient-centered care.  As our program expands, we value candidates who are adaptable and eager to help develop workflows and processes that will support the needs of the department and the children and families we serve including collaborating on coverages of our inpatient service in collaboration with other child and adolescent psychiatrists.

Highlights:

• Provide direct outpatient clinical services to children, adolescents, and their families
• Provide support for inpatient coverage with collaboration and working with the Medical Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Position housed within the Department of Pediatrics at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, with a faculty appointment through Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM).
• Join a collaborative team of physicians, therapists, community partners, psychologists, behavior analysts, medical assistant, and administrative support team.
• Collaborate with pediatric primary care and specialty care teams to provide consultations and supporting integrated care delivery with the potential future opportunity to embed within a primary/specialty care team.
• Play a key role in shaping an onsite outpatient psychiatric clinic, with the potential for growth, offering a unique leadership opportunity for candidates with interest in program development and expanding community-based behavioral health services.
• Benefit from strong, supportive leadership and collaboration.
• Occasional opportunity to provide inpatient coverage for vacation relief
• Opportunity to support children and adolescent psychiatry fellow, psychiatric residents, pediatric residents, medical residents (neurology) psychology resident, and other trainees across the hospital through supervision, didactic and clinical education.
• Opportunities for education, research, quality improvement and working with our medical team and physicians for ongoing professional development in the Department of Pediatrics and Drexel University College of Medicine.
• Report to the Chair of Pediatrics and Medical Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.
   

The Benefits We Offer:

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan with employer automatic contribution and employer match.
• Malpractice insurance & tail coverage 
• Generous paid time-off allowance
• Commuter Benefits- tax-free transit or parking 
• CME time and money
• Relocation assistance
• Supportive health system to advance goals 

Putting Kids and Families First Since 1875

A leader in pediatric care since 1875, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children's nationally recognized programs and pediatric specialists provide exceptional care to children from throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and around the world. The mission of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is to provide quality pediatric services in a caring, progressive environment. St. Christopher's Hospital is committed to quality through teamwork, technology and service in a child-friendly, family-oriented environment.

For more than 100 years, our hospital has served children, families, and communities in Greater Philadelphia and surrounding communities.  Caring for children is our passion. Here, we develop, offer, and refine nationally recognized programs through patient- and family-centered, collaborative, and innovative care.

We’re an academic medical center, which means we bring you the latest in diagnostics, treatments, and innovations — all tailored specifically to the needs of your child. Through our research, academics, and clinical care, children and families depend on the leading-edge care found only at an academic medical center.

The Community:

Philadelphia located between New York and Washington D.C, is considered to be the birthplace of the United States. The Constitution was debated here in Philadelphia in what is now the Independence Hall. The nearby Liberty Bell Center is home to the famous two-thousand-pound bell which became a symbol of freedom. The National Constitution Center also tells the story of 1920s prohibition. Learn more about Al Capone and other famous former inmates at the Eastern State Penitentiary. The Philadelphia Museum of Art, one of the country's largest museums, is not to be missed. At Fairmount Park, discover outdoor art on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, as well as the Smith Memorial Arch dedicated to Civil War heroes. Attractions for kids include Philadelphia Zoo, the oldest zoo in America. Meet more animals at the Academy of Natural Sciences or enjoy fun and educational interactive displays at the Please Touch Museum.

For more information or to apply, please contact:

Craig Bleiler

Craig.bleiler@towerhealth.org 

Requirements

Education Requirements:

• MD, DO or Foreign equivalent   
• Board-eligible or board-certified in General Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Valid Pennsylvania medical license (or ability to obtain)
• Ability to obtain and maintain DEA certification in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania