Pediatric Inpatient Psychiatrist | Downtown

Date Posted: Mar 31, 2025

Status: Full-Time

Shift Details: Various shifts

Job Summary

Baptist Behavioral Health is looking for a Pediatric Inpatient Psychiatrist for Wolfson Children's Hospital.

What You Can Expect

  • Compensation
  • 7 on / 7 off schedule
  • Will work on inpatient units, ED behavioral health Pod, and consults on medical floors
  • Transparency and Leadership
  • Collaborative work environment

All About the Benefits

  • 31 days paid time off annually
  • Medical, dental, & vision insurance
  • Retirement savings options
  • Epic EHR System

What You Will Need

  • MD or DO
  • Licensed or Licensed Eligible
  • 1 year experience candidate (Preferred)
  • Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) License

Changing Healthcare for Good

Baptist Health is the region’s most preferred health system since 1990, ranking highest in the categories of best doctors, best nurses, best quality and best reputation. Specialty physicians enjoy the ability to build successful practices focused on quality outcomes as part of the largest clinically integrated physician network in the region, including more than 250 primary care providers at the core of the health system. As part of Wolfson Children's Hospital, you will integrate and practice with several Hospitalists and Specialists as part of a multidisciplinary care system.

Who We Are – Wolfson Children’s Hospital

  • Wolfson Children’s Hospital is the largest and most comprehensive pediatric heart care program in the Northeast region.
  • The team partners with maternal and fetal medicine, pediatric primary care, and other pediatric specialty physicians. At our core, we strive for clinical integration, quality outcomes, and the opportunity to build robust practices and careers.
  • As the only fully licensed children’s hospital between Atlanta, GA, and Miami, FL, Wolfson Children’s Hospital is dedicated to helping children overcome severe illnesses like congenital heart disease, cancer, neurological disorders, diabetes, and more.
  • The hospital has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the best children’s hospitals in the U.S and is staffed by skilled pediatric subspecialty physicians, pediatric nurses, and other health care professionals. Wolfson is a regional referral center for tertiary pediatric care and is one of two children’s hospitals in Florida to receive Magnetâ„¢ status. Centrally located on the beautiful St. Johns River, 202-bed Wolfson Children’s Hospital is a part of Baptist Health.
  • Wolfson Children’s Hospital has received Level I Pediatric Trauma Center verification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
  • Wolfson Children's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit team earned the Silver #AACNBeacon Award for Excellence.
  • Baptist Jacksonville, Baptist Beaches, Baptist Nassau & Baptist South received an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Spring 2022.
  • 2022 Healthiest Companies Platinum Level Award, the highest level of achievement, from the First Coast Worksite Wellness Council.
  • The Baptist Heart Hospital team recently completed a successful live case device implantation of the Amplatzerâ„¢ Amuletâ„¢ Left Atrial Appendage Occluder.
  • The Wolfson Children Hospital has access to Piccolo Heart Technology.

Education Required

Doctorate of Medicine

Education Preferred

Doctorate of Medicine

Experience

  • Inpatient Mental Health Experience Preferred
  • Experience providing services to patients with severe mental illnesses Preferred

License and Certification

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Preferred
  • Licensed Physician Required
  • Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) License Required

Location

Wolfson Children's Hospital
800 Prudential Drive
Jacksonville, FL, 32207


Location Overview

For more than 20 years, health care consumers have named Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville the "most preferred healthcare provider" in the region. As the central hub of the Baptist Health system, Baptist Jacksonville provides the highest level of medical and surgical care using the latest technologies, such as the robotic-assisted da Vinci™ Surgical System. Centrally located on the beautiful St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is Baptist Health's flagship tertiary-care hospital. Designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in patient care, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville has repeatedly been named among U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals.” The hospital has also been ranked as high performing in more than 10 specialties from neurology and neurosurgery to gynecology, diabetes, endocrinology,oncology and more.  Baptist Health also has a new Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center, which is a regional epicenter for advanced treatment of strokes, aneurysms and other brain conditions.  As one of 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare in the U.S. by Modern Healthcare, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is located close to sports, theater and music venues, museums, shopping and dining.

Why Baptist Health?

There's no better place to practice your passion than here on Florida's First Coast.

Reputation

Physicians and providers choose Baptist Health because of our outstanding reputation for quality, safety, and excellence in patient care. Our modern facilities and offices provide a supportive and advanced environment where you can succeed in delivering top-notch care to our patients.

Local Governance

Baptist Health stands out from the rest in Northeast Florida as the only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health care system. This unique distinction ensures that money stays in the region and is reinvested into our health care services, hospitals, cutting-edge technology, skilled staff and community programs, all with the aim of improving the health and wellness of our community.

Belonging

Baptist Health is committed to fostering belonging and respect, where differences and new ideas make us stronger and all people feel valued. One way we do this is by bringing together those who share common interests or life experiences through 10+ Employee Resource Groups.

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