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OU Health - Psychiatrist - Child & Adolescent (6 of 6)

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Job Description

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Job Description

OU Health is seeking a full-time Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to serve in the Child Section of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DPBS) on the Clinical Educator track; at 90% clinical effort and 10% administration, education and research effort. This faculty will report to the Chief of the Child Psychiatry Section and will be granted a faculty appointment with the University of Oklahoma.

Opportunity Overview

It’s an exciting time to be part of our growing team of pediatric experts at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital. The Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health Behavioral Health Center is the only facility of its kind in the state that is part of a comprehensive children’s hospital.

It will provide both inpatient and outpatient care through a patient- and family-centered treatment model offered nowhere else in the state. Oklahoma Children’s Hospital is a place to build your career, expand your knowledge of complex patient cases and have the opportunity to pursue research if you are interested.

Essential Responsibilities

The responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.

  • Meeting with patients and psychiatrically evaluating their conditions, disorders, safety or disabilities.
  • Diagnosing and medical, mental health, affective and developmental conditions.

Developing treatment plans and leading treatment teams using individual, group, expressive and family therapies and counseling, and determining need for psychiatric medication as necessary and appropriate at all levels of care

Determining appropriate level of patient care, need for hospitalization, discharge and completing orders as indicated for both.

  • Assisting patients as they cope with difficult situations.
  • Educating family members or guardians regarding supporting patients.
  • Consulting with OU Health providers, social services, community providers, and court systems as required.
  • Continuing education activities.
  • Supervise general residents, pediatric residents, students and child fellows.
  • Timely documentation for assessments, follow ups, admissions and discharges
  • Participate in scholarly activities.
  • Analyzing patient cases for insurance utilization review.
  • Ensuring adequate follow up metal health services are arranged for the patient.

General Responsibilities

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

  • A Medical degree and Oklahoma Medical License.
  • Board certification in general psychiatry.
  • Successful completion of an accredited child fellowship program.
  • Board eligible in Child Psychiatry.
  • Knowledge of and experience managing complex clinical cases.
  • Ability to work under intense pressure and respond to difficult questions.
  • Ability to work with and lead an interdisciplinary team.
  • Excellent interpersonal and team membership skills.
  • Excellent verbal, writing and presentation skills.
  • Excellent teaching, analytic and scholarship skills.
  • Experience in program development is desirable.

Experience

  • 2 years of experience, including training, required.
  • License/Certification/Registration: Licensed as a psychiatrist in the State of Oklahoma required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, staff, and patients.
  • Have knowledge of evidence-based psychiatric assessment, intervention, and consultation.
  • Have experience in research, program development, and/or quality improvement.
  • Specialty: Psychiatry
  • Sub-Specialty: Child and Adolescent
  • Practice Setting: Inpatient / Outpatient

Key Responsibilities

The psychiatrist will provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care, including patient evaluation, diagnosis, and the development of treatment plans. They will also supervise residents and students while participating in scholarly activities and interdisciplinary team leadership.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a medical degree, an Oklahoma medical license, and board certification in general psychiatry with board eligibility in child psychiatry. Completion of an accredited child fellowship program and at least two years of experience are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychiatric evaluationTreatment planningIndividual therapyGroup therapyFamily therapyPsychiatric medication managementClinical supervisionEvidence-based assessmentPatient educationCrisis intervention

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 54% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Oklahoma is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Oklahoma clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Psychiatry jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry median $350k (middle half $319k–$380k)22 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingOklahoma index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Oklahoma21 active1,907 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 56% remote · 54% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOklahoma Physician listings: 28% state a sign-on bonus · 10% offer loan repayment236 active listings, Oct 2026
Psychiatry pay trend+9.8% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

35 jobs · 19 employers
9
<$350k
4
$350k-400k
9
$400k-450k
9
$450k-500k
4
$500k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 19 employers
401k / retirement match
88%
Sign-on bonus
82%
CME allowance
42% this job
Loan repayment
12%
Relocation assistance
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$320k-$500k
#2

Clinical Psychiatrist - Child/Adolescent

LifeStance Health · Des Moines, Iowa

$320k-$500k
#3

Outpatient Psychiatrist

$500k
#4

Interventional Psychiatrist

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,885 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Oklahoma City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$209k
Typical market rent
$1,285/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.4
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Oklahoma City, OK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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