Child Psychiatrist, Board Certified

Overview 

We are seeking a Child Psychiatrist at SummitStone Acute Care at Longview to help provide physician oversight and continuity on our Adolescent Unit (8 beds for adolescents aged 12-17), opening in the Summer 2025.  

This role involves conducting thorough psychiatric evaluations, developing individualized treatment plans, and providing psychotherapy or medication management to help young patients cope with issues such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, substance use, eating disorders, and behavioral problems. The Child Psychiatrist will work closely with families, schools, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care and positive outcomes for each patient. 

The Mission: 

At SummitStone Health Partners, we strive to foster trust, empower recovery, and inspire hope to strengthen and enrich our Northern Colorado community. We need your help to make this vision a reality.   We are building a team who believes in providing crucial services at crucial times, helping the people in our community at their most vulnerable — particularly those who are often overlooked and underserved.  

Come As You Are:

A core value here at SummitStone.  

We want you to be your authentic self while at work, so we welcome and actively seek team members of different backgrounds, identities and experiences. SummitStone is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, honoring each individual's whole-self by embracing differences in race, ethnicity, ability, age, gender, sexual orientation, spiritual beliefs, socioeconomic status, language and the inherent intersections of many different identities. We invite everyone to share our journey and are proudly an equal opportunity employer. 

What You’ll Do:

As a Psychiatrist on our new Adolescent Unit, you will provide direct professional services in the evaluation and treatment of clients, aged 12 to 17 years old, in acute care, short-term residential environment.  Longview opened in December 2023 as a collaboration between Larimer County and SummitStone - we provide comprehensive, collaborative, and multidisciplinary care for mental health and substance use. 

The primary focus of this position will be behavioral health, substance use and physical health, as it relates to the inpatient setting. Major responsibilities of this position include:  diagnosis, treatment, and management of mental health disorders in children and adolescents. This role involves conducting thorough psychiatric evaluations, developing individualized treatment plans, and providing psychotherapy or medication management to help young patients cope with mental health issues.

This role includes teaching and training students and residents as well as collaborating with others care givers on the medical and therapy teams. 

This role could be expanded to provide support and coverage for adult clients on our other units (16 bed crisis unit, and 16 bed withdrawal management unit). The role could be part-time, or potentially full-time if you were also willing to participate in the care of adult clients on other units (16 bed crisis unit, and 16 bed withdrawal management unit). 

Compassion, strong communication skills, and a deep understanding of adolescent development are key to success in this role.

Education and Experience: 

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited university with additional post-graduate training in psychiatry.
• More than four years of experience working in a related field required with target population.
• More than two years of experience in treating and servicing persons with substance use and mental health needs preferred.
• Understanding and commitment to Medication Assisted Treatment and harm reduction principles required.
• Strong understanding of substance use treatment and knowledge of withdrawal management processes preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be evaluated and considered. 

Licenses and Certifications:

• DEA Certification and waiver to prescribe buprenorphine (or willingness to obtain waiver within 30 days of hire) required.
• License to psychiatry in the state of Colorado required.
• Valid Colorado driver’s license or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire and a clean driving record.
• Board certified or eligible with plans for certification.

Benefits

 We know that most people aren’t just searching for a job, they’re searching for a career.  

But more than that, they’re searching for a sense of belonging and purpose. Whether you’re at the start of your journey or you already know where you want to be, you will have access to a level of support and teamwork that is uncommon in the field of behavioral health today.  

 Along with that, positions are eligible* for range of benefits including:  

 Time that you deserve for a balanced life 

 Flextime Scheduling 

• Paid Time Off (PTO) 
• Ten paid holidays, including one floating holiday 
• Extended Leave Bank (ELB) 

 Financial benefits 

• 403(b) Retirement Plan with an employer match 
• Referral Bonus available for employee who refer new hires 
• Ongoing support for learning and development, including reimbursement and supervision for license and certification 

 Health, Medical, and Wellness 

• Medical Insurance 
• Dental & Vision Insurance 
• Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability (LTD) 
• Malpractice Insurance 
• Option to participate in Employee Resource Groups 

 *Based on working 20+ hours per week 

Reach Out

 SummitStone will provide persons with disabilities reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or selection process, please let your recruiter know.

 Questions?  Please email us at hiring@summitstonehealth.org.