Psychiatry - Child/Adolescent Physician
At a glance
Psychiatrist role posted by BAS Healthcare, a recruiter. Stamford, CT · full-time · from $339,000 a year.
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What you'll do
- Provide psychiatric care to children and adolescents in the pediatric EmPATH unit in the Emergency Department
- Follow patients after discharge with outpatient crisis care for up to 12 weeks, until community-based care begins
- Teach and supervise nursing staff, ancillary clinicians and trainees assigned to the service
- Coordinate patient transitions across the Emergency Department, EmPATH unit and outpatient crisis program
- Work with emergency medicine, pediatrics and the broader care team on patient treatment
What you bring
- You completed fellowship training in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- You are board-certified or board-eligible in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- You can obtain a Connecticut medical license
- You can start in 2026
Who this fits
This full-time role is split between the EmPATH unit and an outpatient crisis office, with weekday hours typically running Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm. There is no required call or weekend work. It suits a child and adolescent psychiatrist who wants a mix of acute psychiatric care, follow-up treatment, and teaching.
From the recruiter
Location: Stamford, CT
For physicians seeking a high-caliber professional life without sacrificing personal time, Stamford offers a rare "best of both worlds" lifestyle. The city's vibrant waterfront districts, such as Harbor Point and Shippan, offer luxury living with a permanent vacation feel, featuring boardwalk dining, private marinas, and sweeping views of the Long Island Sound. Best of all, Stamford acts as the ultimate gateway; with express trains reaching Grand Central in just 50 minutes and a short drive to the city, you can maintain a top-tier medical career in a serene coastal community while keeping the global culture and energy of Manhattan right at your fingertips.
Opportunity:
Be part of an independent community hospital, and a primary teaching site for Columbia University. Additionally, be proud to be a member of this Magnet Hospital with a U.S. News & World Report high -performing and certified Great Place To Work , and Gold Certificate holder for Excellence in Person-Centered Care by Planetree International.
The Department of Psychiatry seeks a full-time Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join an innovative and trailblazing program for treating pediatrics in emotional and behavioral crisis. -They will be opening one of the first pediatric Emergency Psychiatry Assessment, Treatment, and Healing (EmPATH) units in the nation which will be complimented by a short-term 12-week outpatient crisis stabilization program. This role will be 50% EmPATH unit based and 50% outpatient crisis stabilization office-based. The psychiatrist will round on the EmPATH unit weekday mornings and then spend afternoons providing outpatient follow-up care to patients recently discharged from EmPATH. Typical hours are Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm. No required call or weekend shifts.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Responsibilities:
- Provide direct patient care on our pediatric Emergency Psychiatry Assessment, Treatment, and Healing (EmPATH) unit in the Emergency Department.
- Provide outpatient crisis psychiatric management to patients discharged from the pediatric EmPATH unit for up to 12 weeks until they are transitioned to longer-term outpatient care in the community.
- Supervise and teach nursing and ancillary staff and trainees assigned to the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry service.
- Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team of emergency medicine and pediatrics staff and trainees, nurses, psychiatric techs, psychotherapists, case management, receptionists / schedulers, and outpatient office manager.
- Coordinate patient flow between our emergency department, EmPATH unit, and outpatient crisis program.
Benefits:
- Medical, vision, dental, 403b, Life insurance, flex plan, malpractice, CME allowance, generous PTO, sign on bonus, relocation bonus and a Work/Life Concierge Service to help you manage every day and special occasion tasks for you and family.
- Highly competitive salary starting at $339k with fellowship training plus generous sign-on bonus and relocation bonus.
Requirements:
- Fellowship trained in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- BC/BE in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Available to start in 2026
- Able to secure a CT Medical License