Inpatient Psychiatrist (MD or DO) - Dayton Children's Hospital - 10 month contract

Job Opportunity

Dayton Children's Hospital is currently recruiting a child and adolescent psychiatrist (0.8 FTE physician position, 10-month contract) for our mental health unit and consult service. This is a full time, employed position with competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package. Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

This is a new opportunity for staffing the new free-standing behavioral health building. This building will allow the hospital to double the number of behavioral health inpatient beds currently available at Dayton Children's, allow expansion for specialized program development and allow for strengthened and smoother continuity of care by bringing behavioral health inpatient, outpatient and crisis services all under one roof.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide initial psychiatric evaluations and follow-up medication management in consult and inpatient setting.
• Supervise psychiatric residents and child psychiatry fellows from Wright State University
• Provide weekend coverage to inpatient psychiatric unit: every 6-8 weeks.
• Provide night call for psychiatric service 3-5 nights per month