Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Medical Director, Partial Hospitalization Program - Children's Mercy KC

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Overview:

The Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health at Children’s Mercy Kansas City is seeking a full time Board Certified (or Certification in Process) Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our multidisciplinary team. The Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health currently consists of 10 Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists along with Developmental Pediatricians and doctorate level psychologists.

 

Children’s Mercy is launching a partial hospitalization program to serve youth with medical/psychiatric complexity and youth who present with developmental differences and severe behavior. The Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health is recruiting a psychiatrist with broad training in clinical child/pediatric psychiatry to provide leadership in the development and staffing of this interdisciplinary program. The ideal candidate would have experience with psychiatric care for children and adolescents and have experience with program leadership with a multidisciplinary team. An Associate Professor rank or higher is also preferred. Teaching of residents in psychiatry and pediatrics as well as medical students and psychology interns is balanced with clinical duties. Faculty appointment is with the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine.

• Must Have MD/DO degree
• Eligible for licensure in Missouri and Kansas
• Board Certified in General and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry or eligible for certification

Please apply online with CV and Cover Letter using link above, or send to physicianjobs@cmh.edu

 

The successful applicant must share our unwavering commitment to excellence, integrity, collegiality, antiracism, and respect for inclusion of individuals with diverse backgrounds.

 

For more information about Children’s Mercy Kansas City and about Kansas City itself, visit cmkc.link/TakeYourPlace.

 

At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

 

Additionally, it’s important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children’s Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you become a finalist for this position, and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.

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Children’s Mercy hires individuals based on their job skills, expertise and ability to maintain professional relationships with fellow employees, patients, parents and visitors. A personal interview, formal education and training, previous work experience, references and a criminal background investigation all are factors used to select the best candidates. The hospital does not discriminate against prospective or current employees based on the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry or veteran status. A drug screen will be performed upon hire. Children’s Mercy is smoke and tobacco free.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

CM is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our patients and families come from all walks of life, and so do we. We know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team so we hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger and our patient care more compassionate. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for service, you will find a home at CM. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring, including education, ideas, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability and beliefs.