Community Health Center / FQHC Psychiatry: Child & Adolescent Job in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This Child & Adolescent Psychiatry position in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is offered as a Community Health Center/FQHC arrangement. This setting places you within a federally supported safety-net practice, serving patients in a community-focused environment. The role is structured as an employed position, consistent with the practical benefits typical of employed practice in this type of setting.
The listed financial offering for this role is $250,000 - $274,999. There is no patient call rotation and no emergency department call associated with this position, so on-call responsibilities are not a factor here.
Candidates should be board certified, and both MD and DO training backgrounds are welcome. This opportunity is open to a range of experience levels, from those currently in training to very experienced physicians, making it a fit for physicians drawn to community-based psychiatric care within a safety-net setting.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Psychiatry: Child & Adolescent
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
- Structure of Position: Community Health Center/FQHC
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: No call
- Expected ER Call Coverage: No call
Position Summary
This position evaluates and treats children, adolescents, and adults in an outpatient setting. 80% of the time is dedicated to the treatment of patients and 20% is dedicated to administrative duties.
Responsibilities:
- Provide evaluation, diagnostic and therapeutic services for the community mental health center.
- Supervise ancillary medical services.
- Confer with the patient and/or patient’s family or representative regarding illness and treatment.
- Consult with medical specialists, psychologists, mental health professionals, social workers, and others in community agencies regarding aspects of patient care.
- Assist with the development and implementation of medical and related protocols, programs, and/or policies.
- Provide supervision and/or peer review and ongoing education to other professional staff members as requested by the Executive Vice Present and CEO.
- Suggest and/or participate in training or other related educational and informational forums to address health conditions.
- Oversees the work of any students or residents assigned for training.
- Participate in initial and annual orientation and training as required.
Minimum Qualifications Required
- Board Certification American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- MD/DO with a minimum of 3 years of related clinical experience and 1-year of supervisory experience.
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship trained
- Ability to verbally communicate with patients and staff, and document communications effectively.
- Demonstrated competence as evidenced by no disciplinary or performance problems.
- Knowledgeable of current medications and side effects.
- Shall demonstrate competence in gathering and interpreting information about mental health and substance abuse disorders.
Other Certifications/Licenses not included above
- Holds a Pennsylvania Medical License or ability to obtain
- Proof of current DEA Certification.
- Structure of Financial Support: Straight Employment, Contract
- Financial Offering: $250,000 - $274,999
- Relocation Allowance: Negotiable
- Signing Bonus: Negotiable
- Stipends: Negotiable
- Student Loan Assistance: Negotiable
- Practice State: Pennsylvania
- Practice City: Philadelphia
- Community Size: Less than 10,000, 10,000 - 24,999, 25,000 - 49,999, 50,000 - 99,999, 100,000 - 499,999, 500,000+
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
- Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes
- Facility Type: Clinic
- Number of Providers: 5
- Agency: Elite Health Source, Inc.
