Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Inpatient

Acadia Healthcare•St. Augustine, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Acadia Healthcare is seeking a full-time Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to lead the clinical team at Coastal Pines Behavioral Health Hospital, a newly constructed 144-bed behavioral health hospital in St. Augustine, Florida, just outside Jacksonville. The facility is scheduled to open in August 2026 and will provide inpatient psychiatric care, a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). The role is responsible for clinical leadership, quality assurance, staff supervision, and overall medical management of the facility in accordance with state and federal regulations and accreditation standards. The psychiatrist provides direct patient care and helps define protocols and make decisions about patients’ medical and clinical care. The position also includes operational and financial oversight, policy development, staff training, and coordination between medical staff, facility staff, and organizational leadership.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO).
Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state where the facility operates.
Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and in accordance with applicable state regulations.

Nice To Haves

Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry.
Previous experience as a Medical Director.

Responsibilities

Manage the quality, efficiency, and delivery of services within the facility.
Define protocols and assist with decisions concerning patients’ medical and clinical care.
Provide direct patient care and assist other departments with direct interactions involving physician staff.
Supervise professional clinical staff and administrative or support staff.
Serve as a liaison among medical staff, facility staff, division or corporate staff, and organizational leadership.
Monitor and supervise assigned staff to ensure adherence to established medical and clinical policies.
Provide backup call coverage.
Train and develop personnel.
Obtain patients’ physical examinations and medical histories.
Request appropriate diagnostic testing and clinical evaluations, and prescribe medications and treatments.
Help manage patients’ behavioral or mental health problems and maintain current clinical medical records in accordance with regulations, industry practice, and applicable policies and procedures.
Manage facility finances and revenue, including budgets, billing, and spending.
Develop organizational goals and objectives and devise strategies and policies to meet them.
Develop, approve, implement, and update facility policies, protocols, and procedures.