Child Psychiatrist, St. Paul, Minnesota

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Children's Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children's Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn.

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Position Summary

Children's Minnesota provides a continuum of psychiatric care including outpatient psychiatry clinic, integrated psychiatric care in several general pediatric and specialty clinics, partial hospital and inpatient mental health care as well as psychiatric consultation to our emergency rooms and inpatient medical units. We are closely allied with strong Psychology, Eating disorders, Neuropsychology and Developmental Pediatrics departments as well with services on both Minneapolis and St Paul hospital campuses.

We are looking for candidates to join our team of providers with a strong interest in collaborative care and an openness to practice particularly in our outpatient and integrated settings as well as being part of our growing team providing support and coverage for our consult service and inpatient mental health unit.

At present there is no call required of our outpatient providers though there will be opportunities for this in the future (with additional reimbursement) for those helping provide coverage for our twenty-two bed inpatient unit and consult service. There are also plans to grow opportunities for teaching and mentoring psychiatry provider trainees at various levels of training.

Our outpatient clinics are open to pediatric patients of all ages and developmental levels who have identified mental health needs appropriate for psychiatric consultation and care and it is common to see patients with medical complexity so a strong interest in learning and collaborating is an important (and enriching) part of this position. Beyond that complexity related to our many specialty and subspecialty programs we also see patients across the spectrum of mental health diagnoses that would typically present to outpatient psychiatry.

For a full time, provider, the expectation is to maintain a schedule that has availability for 32 patient contact hours per week and for outpatient appointments the typical duration is 90 minutes for new patients and 30 minutes for follow-up. We have nursing and other support staff for our outpatient providers that we are adjusting proportionally as our team grows and we also work closely with our social work teams in the emergency rooms and inpatient medical units for the evaluation, consultation and care we provide there. Our outpatient clinic hours and location have become more flexible and varied over the past several years and are a mix of in-person, in clinic and telehealth appointments which include some of that from remote Children's locations or the provider's home.

Qualifications:

• Must have an M.D., D.O. with a current Minnesota Medical License or the ability to obtain one
• Board Eligible/Board Certified (BE/BC) in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

We offer a competitive compensation package including a base salary with incentive pay opportunities. Benefits package includes malpractice, health, dental, disability coverage, retirement plans, solid vacation and CME package and more.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
* Clinical competency and expertise in caring for hospitalized children.
* Strong understanding of examination methodologies and diagnostics.
* Knowledge of common medication, side effects and contraindications.
* In-depth knowledge of legal medical guidelines and medicine best practices.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Respect for patient's confidentiality.
* Compassionate and approachable.
* Responsible and trustworthy.

Physical Demands

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All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children's Minnesota requires proof of COVID-19 vaccine, and as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), immunity to vaccine preventable infectious diseases, prior to employment.

Children's Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.