A health system in Suffolk County is seeking a licensed Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist to join their team.

About the opportunity:

• Schedule: Monday-Friday
• Hours: Full-time
• Setting: Inpatient and PHP

Responsibilities:

• Perform thorough diagnostic evaluations for children and adolescents presenting with a wide range of mental health issues.
• Develop, implement, and continuously monitor individualized, evidence-based treatment plans for disorders.
• Prescribe, manage, and monitor psychotropic medications.
• Provide urgent or same day behavioral health intervention, including managing patients in an acute crisis or emergency situations, and determining the appropriate level of care.
• Lead and collaborate with the multidisciplinary treatment team, which includes, psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, nurses, occupational therapists, and school liaisons.
• Overseeing intensive day treatment that serve as an alternative to inpatient hospitalization or a step-down from it.
• Serve as teaching faculty, supervising and mentoring Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows, General Psychiatry Residents, and Medical Students in clinical and didactic settings.

Qualifications:

• Licensed to practice medicine in the State of New York
• Board Certified/Eligible in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry