Clinical Faculty Position, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Department of Pediatric Medicine

Child And Adolescent Psychiatrist

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join the Division of Psychiatry within the Department of Pediatric Medicine. This is a clinically focused faculty position within a multidisciplinary pediatric oncology setting. The role offers the opportunity to provide longitudinal, team-based psychiatric care to children, adolescents, and young adults with serious medical illness.

The position is particularly well suited for a child psychiatrist who values thoughtful, relationship-based care, close interdisciplinary collaboration, and meaningful clinical work within an academic medical environment that prioritizes patient care and education.

The Division of Psychiatry partners closely with a robust psychosocial team that includes psychology, neuropsychology, social work, child life, music therapy, spiritual care, and case management, alongside oncology, hematology, infectious disease, and other pediatric subspecialties. Psychiatric care at St. Jude reflects the full breadth of child and adolescent psychiatry within a medically complex setting, including adjustment to illness, anxiety, mood, and trauma-related concerns; neurocognitive and developmental effects of illness and treatment; psychopharmacologic care in the context of complex medical illness; and longitudinal support for patients and families across extended treatment courses.

This position is part of St. Jude's Clinical Faculty Track, which is designed for physicians whose primary professional identity is clinical care and teaching. Faculty in this track devote the majority of their effort to direct patient care, with flexibility to engage in clinical education and mentorship, quality improvement initiatives, program development, and clinically relevant scholarship aligned with individual interests.

Professional growth and support include a high degree of autonomy in clinical decision making, supportive leadership, opportunities to help shape a growing service, participation in committees, quality initiatives, and institutional efforts, support for national meetings and ongoing professional development, opportunities for broader academic engagement based on individual interests, collaboration within a small, specialized psychiatry team, and external peer connection through regular meetings with psychiatrists in pediatric oncology and support for individual mentorship.

About St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude is the only National Cancer Institutedesignated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children and is internationally recognized for excellence in pediatric oncology care and research. Care provided at St. Jude is delivered to patients and families without charge. The culture at St. Jude emphasizes collaboration, respect, and shared commitment to advancing care for children and their families. Clinicians, researchers, and educators work closely together in an environment that values both professional excellence and sustainability.

Life in Memphis Memphis offers a cost of living that allows physicians to live comfortably, with short commutes, distinctive neighborhoods, and a strong sense of community. Many faculty appreciate the ability to balance meaningful clinical work with family life, creative pursuits, and time outside of work. The city is known for its music and food culture, has extensive green space and biking trails, and offers the financial advantage of no state income tax. Relocation assistance is available. The St. Jude community also includes a highly collaborative group of clinicians and researchers with strong connections to national and international academic networks.

Qualifications include MD or DO (or equivalent), completion of ACGME-accredited psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship, board-certified or board-eligible in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, eligible for Tennessee medical licensure, and fellows in their final year of training are encouraged to apply.