Physician Psychiatry-Child/Adolescent - Competitive Salary

Job Description

Seeking BE/BC Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join Avera Psychiatry, a well-established group of psychiatrists. Duties include comprehensive treatment of patients in the outpatient setting, the teaching and supervising of medical students, and child & adolescent psychiatry residents. Positions are open at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor.


Hospital is a state-of-the-art 154-bed psychiatric facility offering both inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care.

Our current team consists of;

• adult psychiatrists including geriatric and forensic
• child & adolescent psychiatrists
• 6 psychologists
• 4 nurse practitioners and 1 physician assistant
• 2 social workers

This facility opened in 2006, and recently expanded services for youth, behavioral health urgent care and specialized inpatient units. Patients of any age – children, adolescents, adults and senior citizens – receive care in specialized units, and this is the only multi-specialty facility within 200 miles of Sioux Falls.

In this safe, serene, therapeutic atmosphere, the spaces between visitor hallways, our main foyer and inpatient areas are detached to ensure patient care is priority and to limit distractions. Patient rooms are private, accessed from welcoming and comfortable common areas.

Center is also home to research scientists, a genetics lab dedicated to psychiatry, advanced technological capabilities for genetic research, and a CyP450 machine for liver enzyme testing. There is also a strong emphasis on telepsychiatry and interactive distance learning services. Magnet Hospital and a Distinguished Clinical Hospital.


Compensation and benefits include:


• Competitive compensation and benefit package, including salary guarantee
• Loan Assistance available
• Health, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance
• Relocation assistance, CME allowance and much more

The Community:

Sioux Falls offers a diverse blend of manufacturing, banking, financial industries, medical services, transportation, communications, and wholesale/retail trade for service and business opportunities. Because South Dakota has no corporate income tax, NO STATE INCOME TAX, and no business inventory tax, over 2,500 new jobs are created each year with new businesses and expansions of existing businesses.

The city is a great place to raise a family. The public school system offers an array of educational opportunities, 23 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 4 traditional high schools, an alternative high school, a project-based learning academy, a career and technical education academy, one post-secondary technical institute, and all other district-owned facilities. The post-secondary opportunities include five colleges, nearby state universities (including the University of South Dakota Medical School), and a number of business and vocational schools.

Recreational activities abound in Sioux Falls, thanks to the city’s system of 80 parks, many of which are based on the Big Sioux River Greenway that provides 29-mile paved Bike Trail wraps itself around the city along the Big Sioux River greenway, through scenic urban and wildlife areas. The trails are maintained for year-round outdoor enjoyment. Amenities in the parks include picnic areas, playgrounds, flower gardens, a Japanese Garden, fishing areas, sports fields, tennis courts, and swimming pools. Soccer and hockey are especially popular and are played on 29 soccer fields, nine skating rinks, and two hockey rinks. Sioux Falls offers 2 private and 5 public golf courses and features over 30 courses, which are located within a 45-minute drive. Also a regional sporting hub, Sioux Falls is host to professional teams: the Skyforce basketball team, the Canaries baseball team, the Storm indoor football team, the Stampede hockey team, and the Spitfire soccer team. The Avera Sports Institute is leading the way by providing comprehensive sports training, rehabilitation and enhancement programs in a 40,000 square foot year-round athletic training center.

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