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St. Cloud, Minnesota

Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist – Outpatient Practice – St. Cloud, MN

PsychiatryNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$300K–$345K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 8mo ago

Job Description

Growth Minded | Established psychiatry team | Robust onsite support

This position is eligible for hiring incentives to include sign-on bonus and relocation assistance.

Summary

Practice alongside a highly established outpatient psychiatry team at CentraCare in St. Cloud, Minnesota, where a strong multidisciplinary support system allows psychiatrists to focus on delivering meaningful, high-quality patient care.

Schedule

  • Full-time | 1.0 FTE | Onsite – CentraCare Plaza, St. Cloud, MN
  • Day shifts | 8am-5pm

Pay and Benefits

  • Salary range: $300,000 - $345,000 per year
  • Pay may be determined by factors such as education, experience, skills, knowledge, location, and internal equity
  • Salary and salary range are based on a 1.0 FTE, reduced FTE will result in a prorated offer rate
  • May be eligible for additional pay through bonuses, quality incentives, or production-based compensation.
  • Benefits: Medical, dental, time off, retirement, employee discounts and more!

Qualifications

Required

  • BE/BC in Psychiatry
  • Eligibility for Minnesota medical licensure

Department Information

CentraCare’s outpatient Behavioral Health clinic at CentraCare Plaza is supported by a well-established psychiatry team that includes adult and child/adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists, integrated behavioral health providers, and counseling staff. The practice emphasizes team-based care, collaboration across disciplines, and access to system-wide specialty resources within a large, integrated health system and regional referral center.

CentraCare Behavioral Health

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Our Location

CentraCare, a leading not-for-profit health system and one of the largest providers of rural care, serves patients across Central, West Central, and Southwestern Minnesota.

It delivers nationally recognized care through 40+ medical and surgical specialties, innovative population health programs, and a collaborative physician–administration leadership model.

St. Cloud Hospital, a 489-bed regional referral center and Level II trauma center, delivers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services with Magnet-designated nursing and expert support staff. Just 60 minutes from Minneapolis-St. Paul, the St.

Cloud region is a family-friendly mini-metro featuring excellent schools and four colleges, vibrant arts and theatre, abundant lakes and outdoor recreation, and year-round activities for all seasons.

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CentraCare has made a commitment to diversity in its workforce. All individuals including, but not limited to, individuals with disabilities, are encouraged to apply. CentraCare is an EEO/AA employer.

Key Responsibilities

This role involves practicing in an established outpatient psychiatry team setting, focusing on delivering high-quality patient care for children and adolescents. The psychiatrist will be supported by a strong multidisciplinary system within CentraCare's Behavioral Health clinic.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Child PsychiatryAdolescent PsychiatryOutpatient Practice

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 64% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Psychiatry market look like in Minnesota?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in physician rolesranked against 22,343 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$300k–$345kPsychiatry median $350k (middle half $319k–$380k)22 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$327k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Minnesota45 active1,863 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% remote · 64% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMinnesota physician listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus · 24% offer loan repayment610 active listings, Nov 2026
Psychiatry hiring demand#27 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 728 postings, 654 closed
New Psychiatry listings1,316 in the last 30 days923 the 30 days before (+43%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry pay trend−2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Implied production pay~$722k$62/wRVU × 11,644 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,343 Physician roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

40 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
90% this job
CME allowance
30%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
13% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,855 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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