Child Inpatient Psychiatrist

About the role

Child Inpatient Psychiatrist position at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center in Camp Hill, PA. Provide inpatient services as part of a multidisciplinary team focused on patient recovery and family engagement. The team includes nurses, therapists, psychiatrists, hospitalists, social workers, recreational therapists, and art therapists. Learners on the unit comprise medical students, residents, child and adolescent psychiatry fellows, nursing students, and social work students. The newly renovated inpatient unit has 21 beds organized into three separate wings to care for 15 adolescents and 6 children in private or semi‑private rooms.

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health is a nationally recognized academic health system dedicated to transforming lives through excellence in mental and behavioral health care. Its mission emphasizes innovative patient care, groundbreaking research, outstanding education, and meaningful community engagement. As part of Penn State University (an R1 research institution), the department leverages strengths in neural and psychological sciences, public health, and social and behavioral sciences. It offers extensive training programs (General Psychiatry Residency, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, Psychology Internship, Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship) and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration across Penn State’s colleges, campuses, and research centers. The department includes 10 divisions serving six specialty and 22 integrated outpatient clinics throughout south‑central Pennsylvania, and delivers inpatient and consultation‑liaison services at Penn State Health hospitals. Service lines cover general and specialty adult and child psychiatry and psychology, sleep medicine, behavioral sleep medicine, eating disorders, autism spectrum services, neuromodulation, integrated behavioral health, addiction treatment and recovery, partial hospitalization programs, and consultation‑liaison psychiatry.

Recruiter contact: Please contact Savannah Stauffer at sstauffer@pennstatehealth.psu.edu for additional information.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient psychiatric care for children and adolescents.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team (nurses, therapists, psychiatrists, hospitalists, social workers, recreational therapists, art therapists).
• Engage patients and families to support recovery and promote long‑term wellness.
• Supervise and teach medical students, residents, child and adolescent psychiatry fellows, nursing students, and social work students.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds, treatment planning, and care coordination.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree.
• Completion of an accredited residency program.
• Completion of an accredited child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship program (required for treatment of children and adolescents).
• Board certified or board eligible in general and child psychiatry; certification must be obtained within three years after hire.
• Ability to acquire a Pennsylvania medical license and a DEA certificate.
• Strong teaching and clinical skills.
• Potential for scientific and scholarly achievement (preferred).

Benefits

• Ability to practice all aspects of Child Psychiatry in a department where nearly 50% of faculty belong to the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Full‑time faculty appointment within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Penn State College of Medicine.
• Academic rank commensurate with qualifications, starting at least as Assistant Professor (non‑tenure track).
• Reasonable on‑call expectations (currently 3 weekends per year); additional volunteer weekends compensated separately.
• Opportunities to teach trainees.
• Supportive environment for research initiatives with talented, academically oriented faculty and staff.
• Robust mentorship programs and staff infrastructure to support faculty development.
• Attractive compensation package commensurate with qualifications.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with no waiting period.