Psychiatrist - Child and Adolescent (PT)

Western Tidewater Community Services Board welcomes you to join our team!

At WTCSB, our mission is to provide a coordinated system of quality, recovery-oriented care in Mental Health, Intellectual Disability, and Substance Abuse Services to the citizens of the cities of Franklin and Suffolk and the counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton. We continually strive to value staff, support diversity, and promote excellence and personal choice in the provision of consumer care.

Psychiatric Assessment and Treatment

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for children and adolescents, including assessment of developmental, behavioral, medical, family, school, and social factors.

• Diagnose and treat mental health, behavioral, trauma-related, substance use, and co-occurring conditions within the psychiatrist’s scope of practice.

• Develop individualized, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and family-centered treatment recommendations in partnership with youth, caregivers, and the treatment team.

Medication Management and Education

• Prescribe, monitor, and adjust psychiatric medications in accordance with current clinical standards, informed consent requirements, and agency policy.

• Monitor treatment response, side effects, adherence, laboratory results, and potential medication interactions.

• Educate youth and caregivers regarding diagnoses, treatment options, medication benefits and risks, and strategies that support recovery and wellness.

Collaboration and Care Coordination

• Collaborate with therapists, case managers, nurses, peers, primary care providers, schools, hospitals, crisis providers, and other community partners.

• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment teams, complex case staffings, clinical consultations, and transition planning for youth with elevated or complex needs.

• Support timely follow-up after hospitalization, crisis stabilization, emergency department visits, or other significant changes in care.

Risk Assessment and Crisis Response

• Assess suicide risk, violence risk, psychosis, medication-related concerns, and other urgent psychiatric needs.

• Develop or support safety plans and coordinate appropriate crisis, emergency, inpatient, or higher-level referrals when clinically indicated.

• Promote least-restrictive, person-centered interventions that support youth safety, family engagement, and continuity of care.

Documentation, Quality, and Compliance

• Complete timely, accurate, and clinically meaningful documentation in the agency electronic health record.

• Maintain compliance with Virginia Board of Medicine, DEA, DBHDS, DMAS, federal, state, credentialing, and agency requirements.

• Participate in quality improvement, peer review, clinical policy development, and efforts to strengthen access and outcomes for youth and families.

Required Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited medical school.

• Successful completion of an accredited psychiatry residency and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship.

• Board certification or board eligibility in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; board certification in General Psychiatry at a minimum.

• Current, unrestricted Virginia medical license or eligibility to obtain Virginia licensure.

• Current DEA registration and ability to meet all credentialing, privileging, and payer enrollment requirements.

Preferred Experience and Competencies

• Experience serving children and adolescents in community behavioral health, outpatient, school-linked, crisis, or public-sector settings.

• Knowledge of trauma-informed care, evidence-based psychiatric practice, developmental needs, and family-centered treatment.

• Ability to engage youth and caregivers from diverse backgrounds and collaborate effectively across service systems.

• Strong clinical judgment, communication, documentation, consultation, and team-based problem-solving skills.

• Ability to provide services onsite and through telehealth, as assigned, and to travel between WTCSB service locations when needed.

Submit a cover letter, resume, availability, and preferred arrangement, part-time employment or consultant contract, through Indeed or the WTCSB job board at www.wtcsb.org. ONLY APPLICANTS SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED. WTCSB is a drug, alcohol, and smoke free workplace. For additional information, visit www.wtcsb.org or email employment@wtcsb.org.

WTCSB is an equal Opportunity Employer.

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