Clinical Psychiatrist - Consultation Liaison

The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine is currently recruiting for a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with clinical experience and activities closely aligned with the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The candidate will join a clinical, educational, and research-informed service that provides psychiatric consultation to medically ill patients, families and providers at Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone and Bellevue Hospital. The role of the psychiatrist will include the provision of direct clinical coverage and direct supervision of trainees, as well as the supporting the programmatic development of the behavioral health system across the continuum of care, expanding and building programs that can support children and families in all settings where medically ill children receive their care. The psychiatrist will spend time developing programs and delivering integrated services in the pediatric outpatient subspecialty clinics.

The psychiatrist will have the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse and dedicated team that includes child psychiatrists and psychologists, general pediatricians, subspecialty pediatricians, medical social workers, nurses and advanced practice providers, child life specialists, creative arts therapists, and trainees. Program development and interdisciplinary team and family engagement and education will be critical components of this new role.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

You will be employed in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for the Integrated Consult Liaison and Behavioral Health Service, NYU Hassenfeld Children's Hospital. Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide coverage for the Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Program;
  
  
  
  • Provide comprehensive evaluations, diagnosis, and consultation or intervention to patients, child and adolescent (treatment plan) and their families in a manner consistent with the policies
  • Provide evidence-based interventions involving therapy and/or medications, if indicated
  • Train and supervise psychiatry, psychology, and pediatric trainees as well as medical and nursing students
  • Lead and coordinate case conferences, bedside rounds, and educational seminars for the multidisciplinary staff
  
  
• Contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of innovative integrated care models within pediatric specialty care;
  
  
  
  • Provide comprehensive evaluations, diagnosis, and intervention in a consultative model to support pediatric specialty providers at the Fink Ambulatory Care Center
  • Develop a model for short term bridging care for patients discharged from the inpatient children's hospital who are followed at the Fink Ambulatory Care Center
  
  
• Partner with patients, families, and multidisciplinary HCH and Bellevue teams in program development, continuous improvement, and evaluation;
• Review and maintain pediatric psychiatry CL service standards and protocols;
• Participate on relevant hospital committees, such as the Children's Services Leadership Committee, Child and Family Resilience Steering Committee, Quality and Safety Committee, Child Protection Committee, Violence in the Workplace Committee, Ethics Committee and others as requested by CL Director;
• Collaborate with CL director to design and collect key performance indicators and collaborate to ensure success for quality and safety performance improvement plans;
• Actively participates in multidisciplinary team approach to case management;
• Collaborate closely with interdisciplinary team partners.

Minimum Salary: $240,000

Maximum Salary: $250,000

The search committee is especially interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching, and/or service will contribute to NYULH's commitment to diversity and inclusion. The committee encourages applications from diverse candidates, including individuals from backgrounds historically underrepresented in psychology. It is our duty to have a team of mental health clinicians that reflect the wide diversity of the patients we serve. We are vigilant and diligently committed to providing an environment that is welcoming and equitable for students, trainees, faculty, and all of our community, to both best serve our patients and perpetuate a vibrant culture of excellence in training with inclusivity and diversity. For more information, please visit our Office of Diversity and Inclusion site here

• Previous experience in an academic healthcare setting
• Strong interpersonal, communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with patients, families/caregivers and multidisciplinary teams
• MD or DO
• Board Certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or board eligible
• Licensed or license eligible in the State of New York

NYU Langone Medical Center is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, military and veteran status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.