Pediatric Psychiatrist

The Nemours Foundation • Wilmington, NC

19d • Onsite

About The Position

Nemours Children’s Health is seeking a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with an interest or experience in Consultation-Liaison (CL) Psychiatry to join its team in Wilmington, Delaware. The successful candidate will join an established consultation service caring for children and adolescents with complex medical and behavioral health needs. The role involves close collaboration with multidisciplinary medical and surgical teams and contributes to the growth of integrated behavioral health services across Nemours Children’s Health.

The Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service includes psychiatry, behavioral health social work, BCBA, and psychiatric nurse specialists. It works with pediatric specialties including critical care, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, orthopedics, rehabilitation, neurology, neurosurgery, palliative care, developmental medicine, and pediatric psychology. The psychiatrist will have opportunities to support program development, medical education, quality and process improvement, leadership, and clinical scholarship. An academic appointment through Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College will be proposed at a rank commensurate with experience and performance.

The position offers competitive compensation and benefits, an innovative and collegial environment with supportive leadership, and access to wellness resources and initiatives. Nemours Children’s Health is committed to comprehensive, family-centered care and to developing integrated behavioral health services and evolving models of pediatric consultation-liaison care.

Requirements

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school, or equivalent.
• Completion of an accredited Child and Adolescent Psychiatry residency or equivalent training pathway.
• Board certified or board eligible in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, consistent with institutional requirements.
• Demonstrated interest or experience in Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Commitment to high-quality, evidence-based, family-centered care.

Nice To Haves

• Five or more years of post-training clinical experience.
• Substantial Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry practice.
• Experience caring for medically complex pediatric patients.
• Interest in medical education, quality improvement, and program development.
• Candidates with less experience may apply if they demonstrate clinical skills and relevant consultation-liaison or other experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric consultations in the emergency department, inpatient acute and critical care units, and ambulatory specialty clinics.
• Support medically complex youth with co-occurring behavioral health needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide integrated, whole-child care.
• Advance clinical programs, quality improvement initiatives, and care pathways.
• Educate and supervise child and adolescent psychiatry fellows, psychiatry residents, medical students, and other trainees.
• Participate in service call and coverage responsibilities.
• Contribute to program development, medical education, quality improvement, process improvement initiatives, leadership, and clinical scholarship.
• Strengthen clinical partnerships and help develop and support innovative therapies and care models.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health, life, dental, and vision benefits
• Mortgage assistance
• Relocation packages
• 403B with employer match
• 457 retirement savings plans
• Licensure, CME, and dues allowance
• Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Academic appointment at Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College, proposed at a rank commensurate with experience and performance
• Wellness and well-being resources and initiatives

What This Job Offers

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