Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist - Outpatient
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Job Description
Note: If you are CURRENTLY employed at Children's and/or have an active badge or network access, STOP here. Submit your application via Workday using the Career App (Find Jobs). Work Shift Work Day(s) Shift Start Time Shift End Time Worker Sub-Type Regular Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s. Job Description Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is committed to helping Georgia become a national leader in behavioral and mental health through an endowment greater than $550 million, one of the largest investments in child mental health by a healthcare system in U.S. history. Established in 2019, the initiative is focused on expansive, integrated clinical and research programs. Behavioral and mental health is a rapidly growing service line seeing patients within Children’s three Emergency Departments and hospitals and across the spectrum of care of outpatient clinics, including the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Zalik Behavioral and Mental Health Center, which was announced in 2022 from a transformational donation of 10 acres of land by the Zalik Foundation.
- Opened in 2023, the Zalik Center provides a balance of prevention and outpatient treatment services. It serves as a central location for nearly 80 transdisciplinary Children’s providers and community partners to come together to deliver evidence-based care to kids throughout Georgia.
- In 2024, Children’s announced a transformational $10 million gift from Michele and David Hirsch to support the development of a transdisciplinary program that will treat behavioral impairments in children with complex neuropsychiatric conditions.
- In 2025, our outpatient team completed nearly 40,000 appointments and cared for more than 5,000 new patients with a primary behavioral and mental health diagnosis. To plan, implement and evaluate the provision of high-quality medical care, with appropriate resource management, to children and adolescents in the respective clinical area. Experience No minimum Experience Required.
Preferred
Qualifications
Experience in respective clinical area. Education Graduate of an accredited, four-year medical school. Graduate of an accredited, post-graduate residency program in Psychiatry. Completion of an accredited fellowship program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Certification Summary Board Certified/ Board Eligible in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Licensed to practice medicine in the state of Georgia. BLS or PALS certification required. Current DEA registration.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients and families and as a team member. Meets eligibility requirements for credentialing as part of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Professional Staff.
Demonstrates the following skills in accomplishing job duties and responsibilities: personal organization and time management, human relations and teamwork, personal adaptability, personal motivation, and listening. Job
Responsibilities
Provides patient care within the respective clinical area which complies with the Professional Staff Bylaws, rules and regulations and Children’s policies and procedures. Participates in and incorporates Quality Improvement and research findings into practice.
Provides and/or serves as a resource for patient/family and staff education. Educate and assist trainees with medical decision making. Provides an authenticated report of all physician services rendered and maintains accurate and complete records in an acceptable manner.
Completes necessary documentation and ensures timely communication to facilitate patient care and appropriate reimbursement. Actively responds to patient and clinical staff questions and requests. Participates in meetings/activities as required to support operations of the clinical area.
Participates in activities that enhance professional development, complete, and maintain certification in BLS, PALS, or NALS and maintains any additional specialty training/certifications as required by the area assigned. Performs other responsibilities as required.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.
Primary Location Address 1777-1797 Northeast Expressway Job Family Physician Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children’s is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.
With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country.
Children’s offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
Children’s has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values.
We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country. Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. Have questions about the recruitment process? Check out What to Expect. careers.choa.org
Key Responsibilities
Plan and evaluate high-quality medical care for children and adolescents in an outpatient clinical setting. Responsibilities include maintaining accurate medical records, educating trainees, and participating in quality improvement initiatives.
Requirements
Requires a medical degree, residency in Psychiatry, and a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Candidates must be Board Certified/Eligible, licensed in Georgia, and hold BLS/PALS certifications and a DEA registration.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 56% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist - Outpatient at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,864 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc.
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