Outpatient Psychiatrist Position | Beautiful Emerald Coast | W2 Full-time | Panama City, FL
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Job Description
- Opportunity Details
- Position Title: BE/BC General Outpatient Psychiatrist
- Location: Panama City, FL
Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital is a Joint Commission-accredited psychiatric hospital. Located in the heart of beautiful Panama City, Florida, Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital provides mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, active-duty service members and their families and veterans.
Position Overview
- Role: Employed W-2 General Psychiatrist
- Patient Population: Outpatient ages 12 and older
Schedule: Onsite, Monday – Friday schedule, 8 am – 4:30 pm
- Primary location stationed at the Panama City Outpatient location.
- Will provide telehealth services to surrounding outpatient locations as required
- Locations include: Marianna, Okaloosa, Pensacola
- Average daily caseload of 10 patients per day
- No call requirement
Position Highlights/Duties
Very competitive compensation package with employed base salary, comprehensive benefits, sign-on bonus, PTO, CMEs and more.
Position duties include evaluations and assessments, medication management, treatment team management, daily care of patients and administrative duties as related to patient care.
Requirements
BE/BC in General Psychiatry required. BC strongly preferred.
- Active or eligible for FL medical license
- Must be willing to see ages 12 and older
Panama City, FL is in the panhandle of northwest Florida on beautiful St. Andrews Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Panama City provides a highly attractive living environment compatible with a variety of lifestyles. The area offers comfortable climate, attractive housing opportunities, fishing and water sports, arts and entertainment, and a friendly community environment for all ages.
About UHS
Psychiatrists who join UHS benefit from the strength of a Fortune 500 healthcare organization with a nationwide network of acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, and outpatient programs. This scale provides unmatched stability, consistent patient volume, and the reassurance of working with a trusted industry leader.
For More Information, Please Contact
Victoria Miller | In-house Physician Recruiter | Victoria.Miller@uhsinc.com | Cell (440) 361-1078
Universal Health Services, Inc. | UHS of Delaware, Inc. | 367 South Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 | uhsinc.com.
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Key Responsibilities
The psychiatrist will perform patient evaluations, assessments, and medication management while overseeing treatment teams. They will also provide daily patient care and handle administrative duties related to clinical services.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 52% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Psychiatrist Position | Beautiful Emerald Coast | W2 Full-time | Panama City, FL at Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital a 9.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as exceptional. This places the position in the top 5% in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,864 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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- No call
- No weekends
Living in Panama City
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $273k
- Typical market rent
- $1,697/mo
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.