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PSYCHIATRIST

PsychiatryFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Works closely with hospital staff, department directors, and physicians to ensure that the highest standards of quality and service are maintained.

Oversees the implementation of quality improvement efforts designed to improve clinical performance and in compliance with corporate guidelines, state and local regulations, the American Osteopathic Association and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.

Evaluates developments in medical care and makes recommendations for new practices and procedures. Advises CEO and medical teams on matters impacting patient care. Requires an advanced degree of medicine. Requires to be licensed to practice (MD). Manages a departmental function within a broader corporate function.

The Medical Staff Services Director is responsible for the management of all functions of the Medical Staff Services Department, which includes all physician-related issues Develops major goals to support broad functional objectives. Approves policies developed within various sub-functions and departments. Comprehensive knowledge of the overall departmental function.

Qualifications

Advanced degree of medicine

Licensed Physician in the State of Pennsylvania

  • Extensive knowledge and experience with post-doctoral training programs required.
  • Demonstrated project management skills are required.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, detail oriented and organizational skills required.
  • Five years or more experience at leadership level required.

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Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical performance improvementMedical staff managementPolicy developmentRegulatory compliancePost-doctoral training oversight

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 50% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 19.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 26 employers

7
<$345k
7
$345k-400k
6
$400k-455k
15
$455k-510k
3
$510k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
79%
CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
50%
Visa sponsorship
13%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed PsychiatristContract

Sonder Mind · Providence, Rhode Island

$296 per hour
#2

Youth and Adult Psychiatrist - Mead Valley Wellness MHUCCContract

Telecare · Riverside, California

$170-$277/hr
#3

Psychiatrist (MD/DO)

$210-$270/hr
#4

Clinical Psychiatrist - Adult

$320k-$500k
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,881 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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