Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (JDCH), part of the Memorial Healthcare System, is seeking a Per Diem BE/BC Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join its inpatient behavioral health team. This position offers flexible coverage primarily on nights and weekends and holidays, with the potential for additional weekday coverage during the provider’s time off. The role is available for an immediate start, with an open-ended duration. The psychiatrist will provide inpatient psychiatric care, including consultation in the pediatric emergency department and psychiatric emergency assessment unit. Occasionally, outpatient support may be required, such as medication refill requests when outpatient providers are unavailable. The typical schedule includes weekend coverage from Saturday 8:00 AM through Monday 8:00 AM, with weekday rounding on an every-other-day call basis. The psychiatrist is on 24-hour call on days they round, with overnight calls taken by phone only, eliminating the need to remain in the hospital overnight. Psychiatrists’ complete psychiatric admission notes, while physical exams and histories & physicals are completed by pediatric hospitalists. Time allotted for new evaluations and follow-ups is flexible, provided all patients are seen and documented in a timely manner. The psychiatrist will work alongside a multidisciplinary team that includes psychologists, pharmacists, therapists, nurses, behavioral technicians, and a broad psychosocial support staff, such as art and music therapists, child life specialists, and social workers.

Key Highlights Of The Position Include

• Flexible per-diem schedule, primarily weekends, nights and holidays
• Immediate start with ongoing availability
• Phone-based overnight calls, no in-hospital overnight requirements
• Work within a nationally ranked pediatric behavioral health program
  
  

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About Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

Established in 1992, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital combines advanced technology and the expertise of the largest, most diverse group of board-certified pediatric specialists in the region. To meet the growing needs of the community, the hospital expanded in 2011 and again in 2022. Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital now has 216 beds.

The hospital is staffed 24 hours a day by world-class pediatricians, pediatric specialists, specialty-trained nurses and ancillary support staff. Today, more than 650 physicians are on the medical staff.

Uniquely inspired by and designed for kids and families, the freestanding building offers many amenities. The vibrant colors, whimsical décor and larger-than-life murals welcome children to an upbeat environment where the "Power of Play" is a healing force. Each floor reflects an individual theme of sports, arts, games or dreams. All patient rooms are private and are wired for movies, video games, the Internet and educational programs, and room-service meals are available any time of the day.

The eight-story, nearly 400,000-square-foot, environmentally friendly facility features state-of-the-art patient rooms, cardiac hybrid operating rooms, surgical and interventional radiology suites, intensive care and cardiac intensive care units, intraoperative MRI, family resource and respite spaces, ambulatory services, imaging services that feature a CT scanner disguised as a pirate ship, and inpatient and outpatient pediatric oncology treatment.

The team at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital embraces a patient- and family-centered approach to care, working with families in the effort to best meet the needs of the child.

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