Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Community Based, Brown Academic Appointment

Lifespan Physician Group (LPG), the largest physician organization in Rhode Island and academically affiliated with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University has an opening for a board certified or eligible child & adolescent psychiatrist at our Gateway Healthcare Center.  This center cares for children and adolescents with a broad range of cultural and economic backgrounds with an emphasis on the treatment of psychiatric conditions, supporting family relationships, and facilitating functioning in the community.  The Gateway Child & Family Outpatient Service has a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, licensed mental health counselors, and case management.   In addition, Gateway is the site for our Mi Gente Clinic which is a clinic for Latinx youth and their families to receive evidence-based treatment in Spanish. 

In this position, you would also be on the medical staff at Bradley Hospital, the nation’s first child psychiatric hospital, which has a mission focused exclusively on the mental health and welfare of children and their families.  Bradley offers the full spectrum of clinical care, including inpatient, partial hospital, outpatient, in-home, residential, and school programs for children ages 6 months to 18 years old. As the primary training site, in partnership with Hasbro Children’s Hospital, for the Child and Adolescent Fellowship, Triple Board Residency, and Child Psychology Training Programs of the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Bradley provides a vibrant clinical, academic and research environment, encouraging professionals to achieve their career goals and contribute to advancement of pediatric mental health. 

About the benefits:

• Competitive salary
• PSLF eligible
• Sign on bonus
• Relocation allowance
• $3,500 CME + 1 week
• Excellent benefits
• 4 weeks PTO
• 401K with 6% match
• Additional moonlighting shifts available

About you:

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

• The successful applicant will be eligible for an academic appointment at the appropriate level in the Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

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.