Outpatient Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Position

Northwell Health is seeking a full-time Board-Certified/Board Eligible Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join the Outpatient Clinic at Staten Island University Hospital.  We are seeking a highly motivated practitioner with outstanding clinical and interpersonal skills who is able to work collaboratively with other clinical professionals in an outpatient setting.

The Child/Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Department provides comprehensive, psychiatric evaluations for children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral and cognitive difficulties.    Responsibilities include providing evidenced-based treatment, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).  Responsibilities include psychiatric evaluations and pharmacotherapy to children, adolescents and young adults as well as training and supervision of child & adolescent psychiatry fellows. 

As part of Northwell Health, Staten Island University Hospital is a 714-bed teaching institution located in New York City’s fastest-growing borough. Occupying two large campuses, plus a number of community-based health centers and labs, the hospital provides quality care to the people of Staten Island, the New York metropolitan region, and to patients from around the world. Staten Island University Hospital is a major affiliate of the SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn and serves as a clinical campus for the Hofstra Northwell Health School of Medicine, which is owned by the Health System in a partnership with Hofstra University. Experience a career well cared for and make a difference in the lives of our community.

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 21 hospitals, 830 outpatient facilities and more than 16,600 affiliated physicians.  We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities.  Our 76,000 employees – 18,900 nurses and 4,800 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better.  We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research.  We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies.

Northwell Health is committed to training, supporting and nurturing physicians from all backgrounds.  We fully understand that diversity is integral for our institutional excellence and a means to attaining health equity.  As a result, our diversity and inclusion efforts are a part of everything we do from education to clinical care, to research, to physician well-being.

Diversity and inclusion permeate our educational and clinical initiatives.  We have set a goal to make sure every one of our physicians receive training on how to deliver high quality, culturally competent care.  Our recent educational areas of focus have been on social determinants of health, community engagement and developing a medical-legal partnership for our physicians-in-training.  One of our many strengths is our diverse patient population and our expectation is that our diverse patient populations receive equitable care, irrespective of who they are.  As a result, we continually recruit a diverse physician workforce to meet the needs of our diverse patients.

Benefits at Northwell Health include:

• Nationally competitive salaries
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Four weeks’ vacation plus paid conference/CME time
• Academic appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
• Advanced education opportunities
• College Tuition reimbursement for dependent children

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 21 hospitals, 830 outpatient facilities and more than 16,600 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 76,000 employees – 18,900 nurses and 4,800 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. Experience a career well cared for and make a difference in the lives of our community.

Northwell Health is committed to training, supporting and nurturing physicians from all backgrounds. We fully understand that diversity is integral for our institutional excellence and a means to attaining health equity. As a result, our diversity and inclusion efforts are a part of everything we do from education to clinical care, to research, to physician well-being.

Diversity and inclusion permeate our educational and clinical initiatives. We have set a goal to make sure every one of our physicians receive training on how to deliver high quality, culturally competent care. Our recent educational areas of focus have been on social determinants of health, community engagement and developing a medical-legal partnership for our physicians-in-training. One of our many strengths is our diverse patient population and our expectation is that our diverse patient populations receive equitable care, irrespective of who they are. As a result, we continually recruit a diverse physician workforce to meet the needs of our diverse patients.

Qualified candidates should forward their CV to Alice Perkins at  Show Contact Details .