Psychiatrist

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

K.S.A.'s:

• Certified or eligible for certification by ABPN in child and adolescent psychiatry. Attain certification within the time limit set by Department. Maintain certification as specified by the ABPN.
• Maintain personal CME according to Illinois standards.
• Maintain current unrestricted license to practice medicine in Illinois and controlled substance license from the DEA and Illinois.
• Maintains current active membership with privileges on the Lurie Children's Medical and Dental Staff
• Participates in Medicaid and in insurance panels for managed care.
• Basic Life Support Certification required.
  

Job Duties:

• Direct clinical services.
• Conducts DSM-V-based diagnostic evaluations and develops treatment plans for children and adolescents.
• Provides pharmacotherapy to children and adolescents.
• Provides individual, group, or family therapy to children, adolescents and their families as needed
• Follows protocols and procedures of the Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Lurie Children's Hospital.
• Maintains appropriate clinical documentation in the electronic medical record. Writes letters, notes, and formal clinical reports on patient contacts. Communicates progress over the telephone and via the electronic medical record, as appropriate.
• Collaborates and consults with medical providers, schools, and social service agencies as well as city, county, and state funding and placement agencies through oral and written presentation of clinical findings and recommendations. Completes all case management duties of assigned cases including discharge planning, completion of the diagnostic evaluation and referrals to appropriate support services as needed.
• Performs job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to our patients, families, co-workers and others.
• On-call and coverage duties.
• Shares in on-call duties of the Department.
• Shares in the weekday attending physician coverage if the IPU, PHP and psychiatry consult service during the absence of the medical staff on those units (for professional meetings, PTO, etc.) for a number of days per year in proportion to the FTE of OPS clinical work (% productivity). Flexibility and coverage beyond the minimum as well as the converse will be considered at the time of annual performance appraisals.
• Works with team members to provide appropriate coverage for scheduled absences.
• Supervisory and educational duties.
• Participates in rounds, patient care conferences, diagnostic and treatment staffing team meetings, multidisciplinary case conferences, and discipline-specific team meetings.
• Provides clinical supervision and didactic teaching of students, interns, residents, and fellows.
• Shares in staffing of cases and in-service education for clinical non-psychiatrist staff.
• Lead and participate in multidisciplinary teams.
• Present CME and community education sessions.
• Participate in peer review activities and quality improvement initiatives
• Contribute to appropriate hospital, department, and program committees, task forces, and meetings.
• Participate in recruitment and selection of trainees, staff, and faculty.
• Provides training through direct supervision and teaching of didactic courses in the subspecialties of clinical child and pediatric psychology to Lurie Children's, McGaw Medical Center, and Feinberg School of Medicine students, interns, and fellows in various disciplines.
• Research and scholarly activities.
• Engages in scholarly activities, including research, scholarly reviews program evaluation, development of educational material such as papers, manual, podcasts, etc.
• Collaborates with team members and department & hospital leadership in writing/reviewing program and departmental policies and procedures as needed.
• Participates in continuing education events including hospital and department mandatory education courses and courses required to maintain professional certification/licensure requirements.
• Develop goals for the progress of the scholarly program with the Department Head at least annually
• Report on progress toward individual scholarly goals to the Department Head at least annually.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  

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Benefit Statement

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employer paid group term life and disability

Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave

403(b) with a 5% employer match

Various voluntary benefits:

• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability

• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage

• Tuition assistance

• Student loan servicing and support

• Adoption benefits

• Backup Childcare and Eldercare

• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members

• Discount on services at Lurie Children's facilities

• Discount purchasing program

Lurie Children's and its affiliatesare equal employment opportunity employers. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, order of protection status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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