Lead Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Hartford HealthCare · Hartford, CT
Posted October 16, 2026
Hartford Hospital (Hartford) · 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT, US, 06102
- Pay range: $133.17 – $197.16 per hour (about $277K – $410K a year full-time)
- Practice site: Hartford Hospital (Research Building), Hartford, CT
- Schedule: Full Time
- System: Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut’s most comprehensive health system
Lead Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Outpatient Psychiatry Leadership | Autism Services | Academic Psychiatry
Institute of Living | Hartford HealthCare Hartford, Connecticut
The Institute of Living (IOL), Hartford HealthCare's internationally recognized behavioral health network, is seeking a Lead Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to provide clinical and administrative leadership for its comprehensive ambulatory psychiatry services.
This role includes direct patient care and program oversight across:
- General Outpatient Psychiatry (preschool through age 25)
- Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
- Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
- Mary W. Parker Autism Center
Candidates with expertise or a special interest in Autism Spectrum Disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, pediatric psychopharmacology, and family-centered care are strongly encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a multidisciplinary behavioral health team
- Provide outpatient psychiatric evaluation and treatment
- Collaborate with psychology, social work, family therapy, speech therapy, and case management teams
- Support program development, quality initiatives, and clinical operations
- Participate in statewide psychiatric consultation services
- Inpatient call opportunities available
Academic Opportunity
The Institute of Living is a major teaching site for the University of Connecticut and Quinnipiac University, including:
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellows
- General Psychiatry Residents
- Pediatric Residents
- Medical Students
- Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, and Family Therapy Trainees
An academic appointment is available through the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Candidates with interests in teaching, research, and scholarly activity are encouraged to apply.
Why Hartford HealthCare?
- One of New England's largest integrated health systems
- Nationally recognized behavioral health services
- Robust physician leadership support
- Teaching and academic opportunities
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
This is a salaried position. While compensation is presented as an hourly rate for consistency across our postings, this position is paid on a salary basis. The hiring range reflects a good faith estimate of pay for this position as of the posting date. Actual pay will be determined based on qualifications, location, internal equity, and other factors that may include hire bonuses, incentive pay plans, loan repayment, administrative stipends, or relocation.
Qualifications
- Board Certified/Board Eligible in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Unrestricted State of Connecticut medical license (or eligible)
Preferred
- Experience in outpatient psychiatric care and clinical leadership
- Expertise in psychopharmacology and evidence-based treatment
- Broad experience in day-to-day operations of a comprehensive ambulatory program
- Administrative leadership skills
Employer
Hartford HealthCare
Hartford HealthCare is Connecticut's most comprehensive health system: eight acute-care hospitals, the state's largest behavioral health network, and more than 500 care locations, from Litchfield County to the Long Island Sound shoreline. Its physician-led Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, with more than 2,800 providers, is one of the largest multi-specialty groups in New England.
Hartford Hospital, the flagship, is an 867-bed tertiary and academic medical center and a major teaching hospital for the University of Connecticut. Community hospitals include The Hospital of Central Connecticut, MidState Medical Center, Backus Hospital, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Manchester Memorial Hospital and St. Vincent's Medical Center. Natchaug Hospital anchors behavioral health care in eastern Connecticut.
Physicians practice within system-wide institutes that set one standard of care in every community:
- Heart & Vascular Institute
- Cancer Institute, a strategic partner of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center since 2014
- Ayer Neuroscience Institute
- Tallwood Urology & Kidney Institute
- Behavioral Health Network
Why physicians choose Hartford HealthCare:
- Practice settings from academic and tertiary care to close-knit community and outpatient practices
- Teaching, research and leadership development through the Physician Leadership Institute
- Hospitals consistently recognized with Leapfrog "A" safety grades
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
- A lifestyle with New England character: coastal towns, rolling hills, strong schools, and easy reach of Boston and New York City