Staff Physician-Psychiatrist

This role offers a unique opportunity to provide compassionate psychiatric care for a specialized pediatric population, primarily patients within oncology, infectious diseases, and sickle cell disease.
You'll work closely with children, adolescents, and young adults in both inpatient and outpatient settings, responding to consults and often ongoing management of psychiatric care for your patients.
This position emphasizes collaboration with a dedicated multidisciplinary team, including oncologists, psychologists, social workers, and other specialists, all working together to support children and young adults with complex medical needs.
Our hospital's diverse resources and the flexibility afforded by this position will allow you to prioritize patient care, work with a diverse team of experts committed to the same goal, and reduce many of the limitations to providing excellent patient care seen in other settings, such as long wait times for referrals and financial barriers to care.
Additionally, all St.
Jude providers are encouraged to identify and pursue additional interests which may support their personal development as well as benefit patient care and care systems both within and beyond our hospital.

Key Responsibilities:

• Patient Care:
  You will deliver high-quality psychiatric care with roots in evidence based practice as well as the strong clinical judgement necessary to adapt these treatments to the unique needs of our patients and families.
  Your responsibilities include taking detailed medical, family, and social histories; performing detailed mental status exams; diagnosing and treating mental health concerns; and adapting that care to the other needs of patient being treated for oncologic, infectious, hematologic and other illnesses.
  You will also provide follow-up care, facilitate referrals, and closely monitor how patients respond to treatment, adjusting plans as necessary.
  
• Consultation and Collaboration:
  This role is all about teamwork.
  You'll be a trusted consultant for nursing and clinical teams, offering guidance on challenging patient care situations, discharge planning, and medication management.
  Working closely with care teams and families, your work will help support the health, safety, and quality of life of patients, families and providers while always fostering a supportive environment and the values of St.
  Jude Children's Research Hospital.
  
• Education and Staff Development:
  We believe in investing in our people.
  As part of your role, you'll directly supervise, educate, and mentor staff and trainees.
  You'll provide professional development opportunities, facilitate hands-on clinical experiences for child and adolescent psychiatry fellows, and support continuing education for all healthcare providers at our hospital.
  
• Quality Improvement and Compliance:
  We're dedicated to raising the bar for patient safety and quality and will always look for ways to improve.
  As such, you will be encouraged to find ways to improve your individual care delivery as well as participate in quality improvement initiatives, ensuring our care meets or exceeds current practice guidelines and regulatory standards.
  

Additional Highlights:

• This position offers significant autonomy, allowing you to take initiative and make a meaningful impact on care standards and policies at St.
  Jude.
  
• Our on-call rotation is shared among a small, dedicated team, with home call responsibilities and occasional in-person hospital visits.
  
• Billing and insurance authorization are rarely required in this role, and our pharmacy often manages these few instances independently.
  This frees you to focus solely on delivering outstanding patient care.
  
• Our patient population is truly special, with nearly 90% of patients having an oncologic diagnosis.
  This provides a rare and fulfilling opportunity to make a difference in both the lives of our patients and, if you so choose, to contribute to the small but growing evidence base which informs work in pediatric psycho-oncology practice.
  

Minimum Education and/or Training:

Board certified or eligible in Pediatrics required.
Board certified or eligible in specialty area preferred

Minimum Experience:

Experience in Pediatrics or specialty area preferred

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required by Law:

• Unrestricted medical license to practice in the State of Tennessee

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification Required by SJCRH Only:

• Must maintain active unrestricted privileges at SJCRH

Compensation

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital has a diverse, global patient population and workforce, built on the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Our founder Danny Thomas envisioned a hospital that would treat children of the world-regardless of race, religion or a family's ability to pay.
Learn more about our history and commitment.

Today, we continue the mission to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
As we accelerate this progress globally, we believe our legacy of diversity, equity and inclusion is foundational to success.
With the commitment of leaders at all levels of the organization, we strive to ensure the St.
Jude culture, leadership approaches and talent processes are equitable and culturally responsive.
View our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report to learn about the hospital's roots in diversity, equity and inclusion, where we are today and our aspirations for an even better future.

St.
Jude is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Jude Children's Research Hospital does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities.
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Jude via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place and approved by HR will result in no fee being paid in the event the candidate is hired by St.
Jude.