Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

ICF

6d • $158,819 - $269,993 • Remote

About The Position

ICF is seeking a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to support the mission of fostering health and well-being through human services. This role is part of a project focused on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse, involving compliance audits and technical assistance for the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) provider community. The team's objective is to identify and address clinical, behavioral health, disability-related, and psychosocial risk factors, ensuring system-wide practices, policies, and operations promote safe, trauma-informed, and compliant care environments to prevent sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and other forms of child abuse and neglect. This position is expected to last six months with potential for extension. The psychiatrist's role is crucial in managing mental health conditions, trauma, and treatment practices to reduce vulnerability to abuse and ensure safe, appropriate responses. This is a full-time position requiring on-call/after-hours availability and approximately 25% travel to provider sites.

Requirements

• MD, DO, with active clinical license (psychiatry) with 10 years’ experience
• Specialized training in child and adolescent psychiatry
• Expertise in trauma and high-risk youth populations
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of migrant/refugee issues, particularly related to children.
• Experience working for a refugee program.
• Prior work experience in a consulting environment.
• Ability to promote and contribute to an equitable and inclusive organizational culture and environment.
• Solid team player with proven ability to manage competing priorities, perspectives and stakeholder needs.
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated outstanding level of professionalism, including ability to exercise good judgment, discretion, tact and diplomacy.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality assurance of psychiatric care, including screening in outpatient and inpatient settings.
• Increase access to quality mental health care for children.
• Build capacity of mental health providers and establish referral networks (hospitals, Residential Treatment Centers, secure facilities).
• Conduct surveillance of mental health conditions among the child populations in ORR’s care.
• Conduct site visits and needs assessments of mental health services.
• Train stakeholders on mental health best practices and child safety.
• Participate in cross-ORR workgroups to ensure legal and service compliance.
• Determine appropriate mental health responses in sexual abuse or harassment cases.
• Review and assess response protocols for abuse/harassment incidents.
• Consult on cases involving risk of inappropriate sexual conduct or unmet mental health needs.
• Provide oversight and guidance on psychotropic medication prescribing and administration.
• Ensure policies and practices related to psychiatric care meet health, safety, and legal settlement requirements.

Benefits

• Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree