Job Details

ChristianaCare is seeking a compassionate and skilled Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our growing Psychiatry & Behavioral Health team in Middletown, Delaware. This physician will provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment services in an outpatient setting, serving primarily children and adolescents while working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary behavioral health team.

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the mental health and well-being of young patients and their families while contributing to resident and trainee education within a leading healthcare system.

Why ChristianaCare:

• 100% outpatient position with flexible hours, with a combination of office and virtual hours
• Excellent work life balance with 1:8 call schedule and generous weekend call pay in addition to base salary and annual incentive bonus

• 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.

Qualifications:

• MD or DO eligible for staff appointment within the Department of Psychiatry.
• Eligible for state medical licensure and DEA registration in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and/or Maryland, as applicable.
• Experience providing psychiatric care to children and adolescents in a clinical setting.

• Board Certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry preferred.

ChristianaCare:

ChristianaCare, is one of the country’s largest health care providers, ranking 24th in the nation for hospital admissions (fiscal year 2019). Christiana Care is a major teaching hospital with three campuses (1,299 beds) and more than 260 Medical-Dental residents and fellows. ChristianaCare is recognized as a regional center for excellence in cardiology, cancer and women’s health services. The system is home to Delaware’s only Level I trauma center for adults and children, the only center of its kind between Philadelphia and Baltimore. With more than 12,000 caregivers, ChristianaCare is the largest private employer 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

 

 

Apply today to help shape the future of behavioral healthcare for our community!

Annual Compensation Range $257,751.00 - $380,035.00

The above compensation range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting for full-time hours in the respective specialty. The actual compensation within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation the fair market value for physician services in the relevant specialty and the candidate’s relevant experience, education, training, credentials, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements. The compensation range listed may encompass various forms of applicable compensation for this position, including, but not limited to, productivity incentives, value-based incentives and other ancillary forms of compensation dependent upon operational factors such as hours worked, call coverage and other factors. ChristianaCare will offer compensation at an appropriate point within the above range or, less frequently, may offer a level of compensation outside the listed range as warranted by the circumstances.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Post End Date

Sep 23, 2027

EEO Posting Statement

ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program.  To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/