Boston Children’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is actively looking for child and adolescent psychiatrist to join our team as we collectively improve the mental health of children and families throughout Massachusetts and beyond. The Department is grounded in a vision to build an integrated continuum of care through innovation in collaborative care, evidence-based specialty psychiatry services, consolidated and expanded services research, training of the next generation, and shared commitment to child mental health advocacy (https://www.childrenshospital.org/departments/psychiatry).

The Department is seeking a full time child and adolescent psychiatrist to provide crisis assessments and consultations in Boston Children’s emergency department. Working with our Emergency Psychiatry Service (EPS) medical director, this position will involve critical oversight, teaching and supervision of our emergency social workers, advanced practice nurses, and child psychiatry fellows in the emergency and crisis care of children and adolescents. A strong collaborative nature will be required to sustain partnerships within and outside the hospital setting. 

This position also offers unique opportunities for teaching and consultation to pediatric emergency medicine colleagues and is for the clinician who aspires to be a leader in emergency psychiatry and an educator of child psychiatry fellows, triple board fellows, pediatric residents and medical students.

HOW TO APPLY 

Applicants for this position must be board eligible/certified in general and child/adolescent psychiatry. This position will include a Harvard Medical School appointment, anticipated to be at the rank of Instructor, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor dependent on experience and qualifications. Ongoing teaching will be required in order to maintain this HMS appointment. Women and people from racial and ethnic minority groups are encouraged to apply.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to Matthew Siegel, MD, MBA, Chief of Clinical Enterprise, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at matthew.siegel@childrens.harvard.edu or Cleo Hereford, Administrative Manager, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at cleo.hereford@childrens.harvard.edu.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Boston Children's Hospital

Boston Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving and advancing the health and well-being of children around the world through its life-changing work in clinical care, biomedical research, medical education and community engagement. Boston Children's is ranked the number one pediatric hospital in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. It is home to the world's largest pediatric research enterprise, and it is the leading recipient of pediatric research funding from the National Institutes of Health. It is the primary pediatric teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School. Boston Children’s treats more children with rare diseases and complex conditions than any other hospital. Vision and mission For over 150 years, Boston Children's Hospital has maintained the same vision: to advance pediatric care worldwide. Our four-part mission is to: -provide the highest quality of health care -lead the way in research and discovery -educate the next generation of leaders in health care -enhance the health and well-being of the children and families in our local community

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