Career Center

ChristianaCare is seeking a full-time BE/BC Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our dynamic and expanding Pediatric Behavioral Health team. This psychiatrist will provide consultation-liaison services to our pediatric patients on medical floors and support behavioral health needs at our newly opened Pediatric Center.

The ChristianaCare Pediatric Care Center (PCC) is a 14-bed, family-focused hybrid unit (urgent/emergent and inpatient care) serving children ages 0-18 in the Women's & Children's Center for Health on the Newark campus. This Center will transform pediatric care at ChristianaCare, providing both improved access to acute pediatric-centered care and expanding the breadth of pediatric services for the surrounding communities. The populations we plan to serve include the following:

• 6,400 newborns born annually at Women's & Children's

• 21,000 ambulatory care pediatric patients in the ChristianaCare network

• 13,000+ employee families

• 10,000-15,000 children evaluated annually in our adult Emergency Departments

Why ChristianaCare:

• Close collaboration with pediatric hospitalist, psychologist and social workers to provide multi-disciplinary care to pediatric patients.

• Opportunity to participate in psychiatry residency program, Supervision and mentoring of residents , participate in broad array of scholarly activities, lectures/ teaching to residents , participation in journal clubs and interdisciplinary teaching to team members.

• Excellent work life balance with 8am - 4:30pm work hours, 1:8 call schedule, and generous weekend call pay in addition to base salary and annual incentive bonus.

Qualifications:

• BE/BC in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

• Eligible for license in Delaware

Benefits of living in the Delaware Valley:

• You have your choice or housing options in DE, PA, NJ or MD and enjoy reasonable commutes.

• Connected by Amtrak and I95, this region is a hub for excellent restaurants, entertainment and sporting venues, cultural events and some of the nation's best colleges and universities.

• Within 1-3 hours from four international airports.

• Easy drives or a short train ride to Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York City.

• Two hours from beautiful beaches in Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey and popular skiing resorts in the Pocono Mountains.

• Reasonable cost of living and no DE state sales tax

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