Supervising Child Psychiatrist
About The Position
Liberty Resources Integrated Health Care is hiring a Supervising Child Psychiatrist for its outpatient mental health clinic in Syracuse, New York. The role provides psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment to children, adolescents, and families, while also providing clinical leadership and oversight to psychiatric staff, mid-level practitioners, and trainees. The psychiatrist ensures high-quality, evidence-based, trauma-informed services and compliance with regulatory standards. The position includes comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, medication management, follow-up monitoring, collaboration on individualized treatment plans, crisis intervention, risk assessment, safety planning, and timely documentation. It also involves supervising and mentoring practitioners and trainees, reviewing and co-signing documentation when required, supporting multidisciplinary teams, participating in quality and compliance activities, and helping develop psychiatric staff. Liberty Resources is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center serving children, families, and adults with behavioral health challenges, including co-occurring substance abuse. The organization emphasizes excellence, staff support, cultural responsiveness, diversity, and inclusion. Full-time, part-time, and per-diem opportunities are available. The stated salary range is $310,000 to $350,000, with a sign-on bonus of $5,000 to $10,000.
Requirements
- MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
- Completion of an ACGME-accredited Psychiatry residency and a Child & Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship.
- Board Certification or Board Eligibility with intent to certify in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
- Current, unrestricted New York State license to practice medicine.
- DEA registration.
- At least 3 years of clinical experience in child/adolescent psychiatry.
- Strong clinical expertise in psychopharmacology and developmental psychopathology.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
- Proficiency with electronic health records.
Nice To Haves
- Clinical experience in an outpatient or community mental health setting is preferred.
- Supervisory or leadership experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience with NextGen or similar electronic health record systems is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication management for children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral, and developmental disorders.
- Monitor follow-up care by reviewing medical records and lab results and contacting the care team as needed.
- Collaborate with therapists, case managers, primary care providers, and families to develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
- Provide crisis intervention, risk assessment, and safety planning as clinically indicated.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with organizational, Medicaid, OMH/OASAS, and other regulatory requirements.
- Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to mid-level practitioners, residents, and other clinical trainees.
- Review and co-sign supervised staff documentation as required by regulation.
- Serve as a clinical resource for multidisciplinary teams on complex child and adolescent cases.
- Participate in case conferences, peer reviews, quality improvement initiatives, chart reviews, and compliance activities.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and professional development of psychiatric staff, and provide constructive feedback to supervisees.
- Monitor prescribing practices, safety protocols, and clinical outcomes.
- Stay current on evidence-based practices, emerging treatments, and updates in child psychiatry.
- Identify and report untoward incidents as required.
- Complete required training and follow agency policies and procedures.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- $5,000-$10,000 sign-on bonus.
- Eligibility to apply for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program; clinics are approved Tier 3 sites.
- Professional development and career growth opportunities.
- Manageable caseload sizes.
- Supportive work-life balance culture.
- Competitive time off package.
- 401k Plan.
- Health Benefits.
- Paid Family Leave.
- EAP.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
