Inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

UCSF Health; San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 274.000 - 334.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

UCSF Health in San Francisco is seeking a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to deliver inpatient psychiatric care for children and adolescents while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The role includes teaching and mentoring residents and fellows, and contributing to program development and quality improvement within a strong academic environment.

The position offers faculty appointment and access to UC benefits, with opportunities to influence clinical care, teaching, and research

Qualificações

• Board certified or board eligible in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• California medical license or eligibility for full, unrestricted licensure by the time of hire.
• Demonstrated clinical, educational, and administrative skills with a commitment to an academic clinician-educator career.
• A collaborative approach and interest in teaching, mentorship, program development, and high-quality patient and family-centered care.

Responsabilidades

• Provide direct inpatient psychiatric care for children and adolescents with complex mental health needs.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and multidisciplinary colleagues to develop thoughtful, coordinated treatment plans.
• Teach, supervise, and assess psychiatry trainees.
• Contribute to clinical quality, program development, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Engage in departmental, university, and public service activities consistent with a UCSF faculty appointment.

Conhecimentos

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Descrição da vaga

UCSF Health is seeking a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who wants to make a direct and meaningful difference for young people experiencing complex and urgent mental health needs. This inpatient-focused faculty opportunity combines high-impact clinical care with the multidisciplinary resources, academic connection, and teaching environment of UCSF.

You will join a setting where your expertise can support children, adolescents, and families during some of their most difficult moments. The role offers the opportunity to provide thoughtful inpatient psychiatric care, collaborate across disciplines, teach and mentor trainees, and contribute to the continued development of clinical and educational programs.

Why This Opportunity May Be Right for You

• Purpose-driven work: Provide care where your clinical judgment, communication, and presence can make an immediate difference for young people and their families.
• An inpatient role with academic depth: Focus on inpatient Child and Adolescent Psychiatry while remaining connected to UCSF’s broader clinical, educational, and research environment.
• A team around you: Collaborate within a multidisciplinary child and adolescent mental health environment that includes psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, family therapists, pediatric neurologists, pediatricians, and other specialists.
• The opportunity to teach: Participate in the supervision, education, and assessment of residents, fellows, and other trainees.
• A voice in how care evolves: Contribute to quality improvement, program development, and ongoing innovation in clinical and educational programs.
• Professional growth: Build an academic career with opportunities to grow through education, leadership, clinical collaboration, and research engagement.

The Role

• Provide direct inpatient psychiatric care for children and adolescents with complex mental and behavioral health needs.
• Partner with patients, families, and multidisciplinary colleagues to develop thoughtful, coordinated treatment plans.
• Participate in teaching, supervision, and assessment of psychiatry trainees.
• Contribute to clinical quality, program development, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in departmental, university, and public service consistent with a UCSF faculty appointment.

Why UCSF Child & Adolescent Psychiatry?

UCSF brings together clinical care, training, research, and specialty expertise across its child and adolescent mental health programs. Its broader environment includes inpatient and outpatient services and multidisciplinary care for children, adolescents, young adults, and families with a range of mental health and developmental concerns.

• UCSF was included among the nation’s recognized providers for pediatric and adolescent behavioral health in the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals evaluation.
• The UCSF Child, Teen and Family Center integrates clinical care, training, and research and is located adjacent to UCSF Mission Bay and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco.
• UCSF’s broader child and adolescent mental health programs include expertise addressing psychosis, autism, eating disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, trauma-related conditions, ADHD, OCD, and other behavioral and developmental concerns.

What We’re Looking For

• Board certified or board eligible in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• California medical license or eligibility for full, unrestricted licensure by the time of hire.
• Demonstrated clinical, educational, and administrative skills with a commitment to an academic clinician-educator career.
• A collaborative approach and interest in teaching, mentorship, program development, and high-quality patient and family-centered care.

What UCSF Offers

• Faculty appointment in the UCSF School of Medicine, with rank and series commensurate with experience.
• UC benefits, including pension and health coverage.
• Access to UCSF’s integrated academic health system and multidisciplinary specialty resources.
• Opportunities for professional growth in education, leadership, quality improvement, and research.
• A culture centered on academic excellence, innovation, collaboration, and compassionate care.

Additional Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Pathways

This recruitment is centered on UCSF’s current inpatient need. UCSF also recruits across additional Child and Adolescent Psychiatry services and areas of focus. Depending on position availability and a physician’s interests, these may include: Outpatient psychiatry; Consultation-liaison psychiatry; Integrated or embedded clinical models; Psychosis; Autism; Eating disorders; Teaching, supervision, and clinical education.

Compensation

The source recruitment posting states that total compensation starts at $304,000. Final compensation language should be reviewed and approved before external posting.

About UC San Francisco

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

UCSF is committed to welcoming and serving all people, honoring the dignity of every individual without preference or prejudice, in support of its public mission and in alignment with our PRIDE values and Principles of Community.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

“Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer.

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