Child Psychiatrist

PsychiatryFull-Time

Listed compensation

Starting at $255K

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Job Description

Liberty Resources is seeking applicants for the position of Child Psychiatrist for Liberty Resources Integrated Health Care in our Syracuse, NY location. Liberty Resources Integrated Health Care is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center in Syracuse, serving children, families and adults with behavioral health challenges including co-occurring substance abuse.

About Us

Liberty Resources is a dynamic and growing human services agency that is a great place to work! Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support.

We’re committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes.

  • $5,000-$10,000 Sign On Bonus
  • Full Time, Part Time and Per Diem Opportunities Available

Child Psychiatrist Position Summary

The Child Psychiatrist provides psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment to children, adolescents, and families within an outpatient mental health clinic setting. The Child Psychiatrist ensures high-quality, evidence-based, and trauma-informed psychiatric services while supporting compliance with all regulatory standards.

Clinical Care

Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication management for children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral, and developmental disorders.

Monitor follow-up care via review of medical records, lab test results, and contact with the care team as needed.

Collaborate with therapists, case managers, primary care providers, and families to develop and implement individualized treatment plans.

  • Provide crisis intervention, risk assessment, and safety planning as clinically indicated.
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with organizational policies, Medicaid, OMH/OASAS, and other regulatory requirements.
  • Commitment to trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and family-centered care.
  • Compliance and Quality
  • Monitor prescribing practices, safety protocols, and clinical outcomes
  • Participate in chart reviews and compliance activities as requested.
  • Stay current on evidence-based practices, emerging treatment, and updates in child psychiatry.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

Values service, excellence, and responsibility, seeing opportunity where others see barriers to success. Stiving to create and sustain an inclusive environment where everyone feels a strong sense of belonging.

  • Completes all required documentation, in timelines in accordance with program standards.
  • Identifies and reports on Untoward Incidents as required.
  • Participates in and complete all required trainings.
  • Carries out agency policies and procedures.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Child Psychiatrist Qualifications

  • MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
  • Completion of an ACGME-accredited residency in Psychiatry and fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
  • Board Certification (or Board Eligibility with intent to certify) in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
  • Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in New York State.

DEA Registration

  • At least 3 years of clinical experience in child/adolescent psychiatry, preferably in an outpatient or community mental health setting.
  • Strong clinical expertise in psychopharmacology and developmental psychopathology.
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
  • Proficiency with electronic health records (EHR), preferably NextGen or similar systems.
  • Salary: Starting at $255,000.

Why Choose Liberty Resources?

Liberty Resources Clinics are approved sites for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (Tier 3). Psychiatrists and NPPs are eligible to apply to this program

  • Professional development and career growth opportunities
  • Manageable caseload sizes
  • Supportive work-life balance culture
  • Competitive time off package
  • 401k Plan
  • Health Benefits
  • Paid Family Leave
  • EAP

Liberty Resources is committed to creating a diverse inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Liberty Resources offers equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, parental status, housing status, source of income or military status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.

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Key Responsibilities

The Child Psychiatrist provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, and medication management for children and adolescents in an outpatient setting. They collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team to develop individualized treatment plans and provide crisis intervention as needed.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree, have completed an ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and possess a current, unrestricted New York State medical license. At least 3 years of clinical experience in child/adolescent psychiatry is required, along with board certification or eligibility.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Trauma-informed careClinical documentationTreatment planning

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 68% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Liberty Resources / Liberty POST holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 49 active listings.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
41%
Visa sponsorship
21%
Loan repayment
15% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,858 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Syracuse

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$219k
Typical market rent
$1,541/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.7
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Syracuse, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Liberty Resources / Liberty POST

Education Management
Syracuse, NY
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-On Bonus $5,000-$10,000
NHSC Loan Repayment Program
Professional Development
Manageable Caseloads
Work-Life Balance
Competitive Time Off
401k Plan
Health Benefits