[Hiring] Psychiatric Consultant @Skidmore College

Role Description

The Skidmore College Counseling Center seeks a compassionate and collaborative Psychiatric Consultant (Psychiatrist or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner) to join our interdisciplinary mental health team. This is a part-time, 9-month position (3-4 hours per week for Fall and Spring Terms, so approximately 100 hours/total) providing psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and clinical consultation for undergraduate students.

• Provide psychiatric evaluations, psychopharmacological assessment and treatment, and medication management.
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning.
• Consult with Counseling Center staff to support high-quality, student-centered care.

The Counseling Center provides a broad range of services to the Skidmore community, including:

• Crisis intervention
• Brief individual counseling
• Group counseling
• Consultation
• Outreach programming
• After-hours crisis support

Students present with a wide range of developmental and psychiatric concerns, including:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Trauma-related disorders
• ADHD
• Eating disorders
• Substance use concerns
• Mood disorders
• Other complex mental health needs

We are committed to providing timely, effective, inclusive, and culturally responsive care to all students.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with Board Certification (or Board Eligibility) in Psychiatry or certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
• Current New York State licensure
• Current DEA registration and prescribing authority (or ability to obtain prior to employment)
• Professional liability insurance
• Experience providing psychiatric evaluation and medication management

Requirements

• Experience working with traditional college-aged young adults
• Experience in a college counseling center, university health service, or outpatient mental health setting
• Experience working collaboratively within an interdisciplinary behavioral health team
• Demonstrated commitment to culturally responsive and inclusive mental health care

Benefits

• Part-time, approximately 3–4 hours per week during Fall and Spring Terms (September-May)
• Flexible scheduling by mutual agreement
• Pay rate: $17,000.00

Required Documents

• On-line application
• Cover Letter
• Resume
• List of Three References

EEO Statement

Skidmore College is committed to being an inclusive campus community and, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, domestic violence victim status, familial status, dating violence, or stalking, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.