Lifespan Physician Group (LPG): Rhode Island Hospital & Hasbro Children’s Hospital, affiliated hospitals of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have an opening for a board certified or eligible child & adolescent psychiatrist to join our Partial Hospital Program at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. This is a day treatment program specifically for children and adolescents with medical and psychiatric comorbidities. Opportunities for Brown University Clinical Faculty appointment if desired.

About the Job:

• Treat children and teens with co-existing medical and psychiatric disorders using a family-based approach
• Patients have a diverse range of comorbid issues/diagnoses (eg, chronic medical illness nonadherence, somatic symptom disorders, eating disorders)
• Psychiatrist works alongside an assigned psychologist and pediatrician for each clinical case, and functions as the primary clinician for a small portion of case assignment
• Psychiatrist facilitates a small number of weekly group therapy sessions
• Regular collaboration with multidisciplinary team members, inclusive of psychology, pediatrics, nutrition, pediatric nursing, social work, and rehab services when indicated, promoting team-based clinical decision-making/management
• There are 2 other child psychiatrists on the Hasbro PHP team, plus trainees (child psychiatry fellows, triple board residents, general psychiatry residents, medical students)
• Typical case load is 8-9 patients. Additional compensation is provided for weeks when caseload exceeds this due to vacation coverage for one of the other psychiatrists on the team
• Opportunity to collaborate professionally with 20-30 child psychiatrists across the greater system
• Work Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
• Weekend call approximately 4 weekends per year in-person (covering inpatients in the hospital with two other MDs and fellow/resident support) compensated in addition to salary
• Overnight phone call 8-9 nights per year
• Academic appointment with the opportunity to teach and provide supervision
• Collaborative research opportunities if interested

About You:

• Fellowship trained in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• A personal desire to work with this type of patient population
• Team oriented professional with the ability to work collaboratively

About the Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Incentive payments available for productivity that exceeds targets
• Sign on bonus
• Relocation allowance
• $3,500 CME + 1 week
• Excellent benefits
• 4 weeks (20 days) of PTO
• 5 days per calendar year of conference time
• 4 “floating holidays” to use at your discretion in addition to scheduled holidays
• 401K with 6% match
• Additional moonlighting shifts available
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible

 About Lifespan:

With 750+ providers Lifespan Physician Group offers a multitude of services. We are proud of our Behavioral Health Services which offer our community a full range of assessment and treatment options to address the mental, emotional, and behavioral problems that occur throughout life. Our programs encompass a comprehensive view of mental health that includes and integrates the biological, psychological, and social dimensions of care. anxiety. Our team works collaboratively to evaluate patients and provide the comprehensive, evidence-based treatment they need.

A not-for-profit organization, Lifespan is overseen by a board of volunteer community leaders who are guided by its mission: Delivering health with care.  

As Rhode Island's largest healthcare system and private employer, our employees represent a broad spectrum of experience, occupations and cultural backgrounds who are guided by our shared values of C.A.R.E.:

Compassion: Delivering care and comfort with empathy and kindness.
Accountability: Taking ownership of actions and their consequences.
Respect: Placing the highest value on every individual’s well-being regardless of personal professional differences.
Excellence: Always providing safe, high quality, innovative care and service.

Formed in 1994, Lifespan is a not-for-profit health system based in Providence, RI comprised of three teaching hospitals of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital and its Hasbro Children's Hospital; The Miriam Hospital; and Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital for children; Newport Hospital, a community hospital offering a broad range of health services; Gateway Healthcare, the state’s largest provider of community behavioral health care; Lifespan Physician Group, the largest multi-specialty practice in Rhode Island; and Coastal Medical, a primary care driven medical practice.

Lifespan teaching hospitals are among the country’s top recipients of research funding from the US National Institutes of Health. The hospitals received $92 million in external research funding in fiscal 2019. All Lifespan-affiliated partners are charitable organizations that depend on support from the community to provide programs and services. 

Lifespan, Rhode Island's first health system, was founded in 1994 by Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital. A not-for-profit comprehensive, integrated, academic health system with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Lifespan's present partners also include Rhode Island Hospital's pediatric division, Hasbro Children's Hospital; Bradley Hospital; Newport Hospital; Gateway Healthcare; and Coastal Medical. 

Lifespan is committed to investing in our dedicated and talented workforce, improving the health of our local economy, and providing job and advancement opportunities at all levels for employees at our facilities. We value the cultural richness of our workforce and are committed to diversity and inclusion in our hiring practices.

Across our affiliates , we promote a culture of well-being, offering a holistic package of benefits to our employees and their families, while always keeping the patient at the center of our work. Put simply, we embrace our mission of Delivering health with care.

Across our state and region, we extend our expertise and services into the communities where people live, learn, work, play and pray. Lifespan coordinates hundreds of programs, events, and community service activities every year, benefiting as many as 30,000 Southern New Englanders.