Psychiatrist
Listed compensation
$225k-$270k
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about call expectations and time off.
Job Description
- Grow with us!
- Psychiatrist
- Walden Behavioral Care
- Dedham, MA
Walden Behavioral Care is one of the only rapidly-growing, leading national specialty healthcare systems dedicated to serving all genders and offering the full continuum of care for people with all types of eating disorders. We currently have 14-locations on the East Coast in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Georgia.
Over the past 15 years, utilizing our state-of-the art evidence based, personalized approach to care, we have helped over 20,000 people on their road to recovery. Headquartered in Massachusetts we have over 450 employees who are dedicated to helping people with eating disorders get the help they need and deserve. Learn more at waldenbehavioralcare.com or waldeneatingdisorders.com.
We are seeking a Psychiatrist for Full-Time coverage to join our team for this state-of-the art residential and inpatient programs.
Hours/Shift
This is a Full time 40 hours/week position working with Adults and Adolescents, with regularly scheduled weekly day call assignments until 4 pm.
No nights or weekends required however there is the potential to cover nights or weekends for extra compensation.
- Attending staff to take day call at times.
- Pay: $225,000.00-$270,000.00 depending on experience
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Total Rewards
Discover a rewarding career with us and enjoy an array of comprehensive benefits! We prioritize your success and well-being, providing:
- Competitive compensation
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage (Benefits At a Glance)
- Retirement
- Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and short-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Paid time off
- Professional development
- And many more!
At Walden we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace, where we celebrate our employees, our patients and the communities we work with. In recruiting for our team we welcome the unique contributions only you can bring in terms of your education, culture, opinions, experience and background. Join us and find out how you can make a difference today.
Responsibilities Include
Works alongside Walden management and staff to support specialized eating disorder care within our residential and inpatient programs
Responsible for admission orders and evaluations
Responsible for Admitting or Denying Admissions
Coverage of admissions and supervision of APRN in medical director’s absence.
Accountable for assigned patients and is responsible for promoting and enhancing professional psychiatric practice in the residential and inpatient unit
Provides integrative care including consultation and recommendation for medications, dietary changes, supplementation, healthy lifestyle counseling, and other integrative medicine approaches
- Communicates with other providers to ensure healthcare continuity and coordination
- Functions as part of an interdisciplinary integrative medicine team and participates in case conferencing as needed.
- Promotes patient care consistent with the philosophy and objectives of Walden Behavioral Care
Qualifications
Education
- Graduate of an accredited MD program.
- Adult Psychiatry Residency completed from an accredited institution.
Experience
- Knowledge and skills compatible to an individual with board certification in Psychiatry
- Minimum of 2 years’ prior relevant psychiatric experience
- Experience with adults, children and adolescents, strongly preferred
Licensure/Certification
- Licensed in the state of MA in Psychiatry (MD/DO)
- Board eligible/Board certified in Psychiatry
Knowledge
Must possess knowledge of general and psychiatric processes, therapeutic relationships and processes, age specific growth and development, limit setting, behavior and crisis management.
For the purposes of treatment and referral, must be knowledgeable about a broad range of integrative medicine approaches and open to their application as warranted by specific patient need.
Required Competencies
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Attention to detail and ability to prioritize independently
- Ability to multi-task in a changing and fast paced mental health environment
- Ability to work in a highly collaborate, team environment
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing
#Walden
Key Responsibilities
The psychiatrist will provide integrative psychiatric care, including evaluations and medication management, for patients in residential and inpatient eating disorder programs. They will also collaborate with an interdisciplinary team and supervise APRN staff as needed.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 50% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 12.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$248k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $234k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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