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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation.

At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care-and your career.

CHOP's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

CHOP is committed to building an inclusive culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, connection, and community within their workplace. We are a team dedicated to fostering an environment that allows for all to be their authentic selves. We are focused on attracting, cultivating, and retaining diverse talent who can help us deliver on our mission to be a world leader in the advancement of healthcare for children.

We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.


A Brief Overview

The Attending Psychiatrist is responsible for providing psychiatric services at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in one or more of the following environments: Crisis, Emergency, Inpatient, Outpatient, Consults, Community, and/or Outreach. The Attending Psychiatrist will provide psychiatric consultation, evaluation, and treatment to children, adolescents and their families. The Attending Psychiatrist works collaboratively with psychologists, social workers, nurses, and other mental health professionals as part of a multidisciplinary team.


What you will do

• Provide assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families in a manner consistent with the policies and procedures of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Comply with the documentation requirements of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Support the policies and procedures of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Support the quality initiatives and budgetary goals set for the department.
• Regularly participate in clinical and administrative meetings related to the operations of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Provide supervision and teaching for the Child Psychiatry residents, general psychiatry residents, other specialties requiring psychiatry training, and medical students.
• Comply with scheduling and billing practices of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Support implementation of information systems to support clinical care needs, patient appointment scheduling and processing, and patient documentation.
• Participate in the identification and implementation of opportunities to enhance patient and family satisfaction.
• Participate in efforts to ensure compliance with Joint Commission standards and other applicable accreditation and regulatory standards.

Education Qualifications

• Doctorate Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine Required

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team - Required
• Communication skills needed to present goals clearly - Required
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with children, adolescents, and families - Required
• Be visible and present as a leader, remain sensitive to daily hospital operations, act as an escalation point for operational concerns
• Serve as a leader that exercises strong collaboration and communications skills, both locally and with respect to the CHOP enterprise
• Support a Fair and Just Culture that balances institutional learning and personal accountability. Model and promote safety behaviors, teamwork and communication to create a respectful and resilient work environment.
• Demonstrate behaviors that exemplify organizational sensitivity, resiliency and flexibility, ability to influence, conflict management.
• Foster open, transparent and effective communication at a local level and across the system as a whole
• Lead with a focus on operational, process and procedural innovation, challenging traditional approaches as necessary
• Promote collaboration and sharing of resources with a focus on the development of flexible staffing and leadership across areas

Licenses and Certifications

• Board Certification - Medical Sub/Specialty - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - within 36 months - Required
• Medical License - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required
• DEA License - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, professionals working onsite-at any CHOP location, for any portion of time-must be vaccinated for COVID-19. Learn more.

CHOP also requires employees who work in patient care buildings to receive an annual influenza vaccine. Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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