Regional Lead Psychiatrist
Listed compensation
$225k-$292k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage and nights and shift pattern.
Job Description
Join our team at SOL Mental Health! We’re redefining what’s possible in mental health care—starting with you.
At SOL, you’re part of a collaborative, clinician-centered team with the structure, support, and tools to do your best work.
This will be a hybrid position in Colorado. Candidates must live near or within a commutable distance to one of our centers.
Compensation & Benefits
- $225,000- $292,000 (base + additional bonus opportunity)
- Medical, dental, vision, FSA and HSA
- 401(k) with match
- Annual CEU budget of $1,500 annually
- Admin, billing and marketing support
- PTO + 10 paid holidays
- Professional liability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Short & long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Office space
What You Bring
- Required
- MD or DO with an active, unrestricted medical license in Colorado
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Psychiatry
- Active DEA registration in Colorado
- Active NPI number
Experience in Direct Clinical Care
- At least 3 years of experience providing medical direction and supervision, particularly with Medicare patients
- Demonstrated experience providing clinical consultation, supervision, or physician leadership
- Strong knowledge of evidence-based psychiatric treatment and integrated behavioral healthcare
- Strong performance management and data-driven mindset
- Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams
- Preferred
- Board Certification or eligibility in Geriatric Psychiatry or Consult-Liaison Psychiatry
- Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) participation
- Experience supervising, mentoring, or supporting advanced practice psychiatric clinicians
- Experience in outpatient or integrated care environments
- Experience with interventional modalities (TMS/ esketamine)
- 2+ years of experience providing medication management treatment to children, adolescents, and/or adults
- Experience with interventional services
What You’ll Do
The Lead Psychiatrist serves as the senior physician leader within a SOL market, combining direct patient care with clinical consultation, supervision, quality oversight, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The role provides physician-level guidance for complex psychiatric cases, supports clinical excellence across the psychiatric care team, and advances SOL's integrated care model.
The Lead Psychiatrist partners closely with Lead PMHNPs, therapists and operational leaders to promote consistent, high-quality, evidence-based psychiatric care. The role maintains a meaningful clinical practice while dedicating time to case consultation, provider support, Structured Care Review, clinical education, and escalation management.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as the market’s physician subject matter expert, consulting on complex or high-acuity cases and promoting consistent, evidence-based application of SOL’s psychiatric care model.
- Consultation and Supervision with Lead PMHNP(s) & PA(s)
- Lead group supervision for psychiatric clinicians.
Provide Structured Care Review and treatment plan oversight for assigned populations, including Medicare patients, in line with clinical, regulatory, payer, and quality standards.
Recommend treatment adjustments (medications, labs, imaging, other studies, plan changes, clinical protocols) with the primary care provider.
Maintain an active panel of approximately [21-24 hours/week] via in-person and telehealth visits, including evaluation and intervention for acute symptoms or crises, with timely, compliant documentation.
Support quality improvement, clinical pathway development, chart review, and case discussion.
Mentor and onboard therapists, associate therapists, and psychiatric clinicians through Grand Rounds, case conferences, monthly education for associate therapists, and weekly office hours for all therapists and psychiatric clinicians.
Partner with therapists, PMHNPs, PAs, the Market President, and Medical, Clinical, and Operations Directors to promote integrated care, continuity, accountability, and clinical excellence.
Why SOL
- You’re never working alone—strong clinical community with monthly learning opportunities, group supervision
- Built-in referrals + full admin support (billing, scheduling, marketing)
- Integrated care model with collaboration across disciplines
- Career growth paths and advancement opportunities
- Annual CEU support + ongoing learning (Grand Rounds, office hours)
Our Culture
- We show up for each other and our patients:
- We Lead with Heart
- We Look for the Good
- We Strengthen Each Other
- We Strive for Excellence
- We Break New Ground
Commitment to Inclusion
- We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
- Apply today and help shape the future of mental health care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree with an active, unrestricted medical license in Colorado and be Board Certified or Eligible in General Psychiatry. At least 3 years of experience in medical direction and supervision is required, along with an active DEA registration and NPI number.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 78% have no call, 78% require no weekends — this position is remote.
In Colorado, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$308k (78 salary observations; 268 listings), vs ~$323k nationally (1,478 salary observations; 7,355 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $225k–$292k | Psychiatry median $326k (middle half $284k–$365k)123 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Colorado vs national | $308k median in Colorado | $323k nationally (−4%)78 state / 1,478 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$251k in purchasing power | Colorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Colorado | 36 active | 1,871 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 60% remote · 78% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Colorado Physician listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $25k) · 18% offer loan repayment365 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry hiring demand | #27 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 34 days · 28% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 728 postings, 654 closed |
| New Psychiatry listings | 1,279 in the last 30 days | 1,011 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | −2.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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