Psychiatry - Child - Physician

The Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine and Riley Children’s Hospital is seeking a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join a highly collaborative, team-based service providing inpatient consult-liaison psychiatric care to medically hospitalized children and adolescents.

This role is ideal for a psychiatrist who enjoys complex, medically integrated cases, values academic engagement and team-based care, and seeks an intellectually rewarding position with manageable volume and strong institutional support.

Typical patient presentations include:
Psychiatric evaluation following suicide attempt or significant self-injury
Psychiatric care requiring inpatient medical monitoring (IV meds, G-tubes, wound care)
Eating disorders requiring medical stabilization
Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder (FNSD) impacting safe discharge
Trauma-related behavioral dysregulation or TBI-associated symptoms
Chronic pain syndromes (e.g., CRPS) with functional impairment
Medical nonadherence requiring inpatient intervention
CNS-involved medical conditions contributing to psychiatric symptoms (e.g., autoimmune encephalitis)

Avg patient volume is approximately 2–4 patients/day

Key Responsibilities
Provide C-L psychiatric care to medically hospitalized pediatric patients
Collaborate closely with hospitalists, subspecialists, nursing, social work, psychology, and case mgt
Supervise and teach medical students, residents, and fellows as part of the IUSoM academic mission
Contribute to committees, program development, andimprovement initiatives
Engage in scholarly activity as desired (research not required, but opportunitiesavailable)

Schedule & Call
Current schedule: M-F, approximately 8:30a– 4:30p
Future opportunity: Potential transition to a 7-on / 7-off model that would include inpatient unit rounding on weekends
Call: Low commitment (approximately 2 weekends every 6 months)
Nighttime and overflow coverage supported by a designated team, supporting predictable end-of-day departures

Ideal Candidate Profile
MD or DO (or foreign equivalent)
BC/BE in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Comfortable with in person, bedside psychiatric care in medically complex patients
Interest in C-L psychiatry and interdisciplinary teamwork
Willingness to teach / work with learners

Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: ~$281,200, with opportunity to approach $300,000+ total compensation
Quality and academic incentives
Internal moonlighting opportunities
External moonlighting and locum work permitted with approval
Comprehensive benefits package including:

• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Occurrence-based malpractice coverage
• $5,000 CME allowance
• PTO
• Relocation assistance

Physicians are protected from RVU pressure; higher-volume/wRVU-based models

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