Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist (Contractor)

Job Title: Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist – Enhanced Family Foster Care

Classification

Contractor (flexible hours, remote or hybrid with an office in the 630 Flushing Avenue Brooklyn location or option to use private office)

$100 for a 45 min med review including indirect time, $120 if an AIMS is administered. $275-300 for a psychiatric evaluation. Additional time will be prorated.

Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York is a not-for-profit charity serving children, families, and individuals with developmental disabilities across New York City and Long Island. Our staff of over 600 people provide caring and professional services to nearly 2,000 people every year. Since 1930, Little Flower has been committed to improving the lives and well-being of those we serve by providing foster boarding home care, residential treatment care and where appropriate, adoption. Our work focuses on strengthening the family so that they can provide a safe nurturing environment for raising children and to overcome a myriad of obstacles that threaten a child’s safety.

Summary

Job Description

The contracted child and adolescent psychiatrist will work in collaboration with the team to ensure high quality clinical services and provide up to 15 hours/week of trauma-informed, child-centered psychiatric evaluation and medication management for children placed in foster care, as well as providing timely documentation, participating in multidisciplinary team meetings to recommend behavioral supports, such as care management, crisis intervention, and individual and group psychotherapy. Other responsibilities may include case reviews, participating in training, and consultation with other team members.

Principal Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for children and youth placed in foster care. On a case-to-case basis, optionally provide psychiatric evaluations and medication management for youth up to one-year post-discharge from foster care.
• Analyze the psychosocial information shared by the team, past psychiatric and psychological evaluations, medical histories and physical examinations, and mental health screenings, as well as direct observation and interviews, and include a written report including diagnosis in the electronic health record.
• Provide recommendations for appropriate treatments and supports (i.e., psychotherapy, care management, home and community based services, special rate, higher level of care, and supportive housing).