Medical Director / Inpatient Psychiatrist - Columbus, OH
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Job Description
Medical Director / Inpatient Psychiatrist Opportunity
Location: Columbus, OH
We are seeking a Psychiatrist to join an established behavioral health program in Columbus, Ohio. Opportunities are available for both a Medical Director and a secondary psychiatrist within a 70+ bed adult inpatient behavioral health program with Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) services.
The psychiatrists will provide clinical care to adult patients while working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary behavioral health team. The Medical Director will also provide clinical leadership and oversight for the psychiatric program.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate, diagnose, and treat adult patients with psychiatric and behavioral health conditions
- Provide inpatient psychiatric care
- Conduct psychiatric evaluations and ongoing patient assessments
- Develop and oversee individualized treatment plans
- Manage psychiatric medications and monitor response to treatment
Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, therapists, social workers, and other behavioral health professionals
- Participate in treatment planning, discharge planning, and continuity of care
- Support coordination of care between inpatient and PHP services
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
- Participate in quality improvement and clinical program initiatives
Medical Director responsibilities may also include
- Provide clinical leadership and medical oversight for the psychiatric program
- Support and oversee psychiatric providers and advanced practice clinicians
- Assist with development and implementation of clinical policies and standards
- Participate in quality, compliance, and performance improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with facility leadership regarding clinical operations and patient care
Position Highlights
- 70+ bed adult inpatient behavioral health program
- Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
- Medical Director opportunity
- Secondary psychiatrist opportunity
- Adult inpatient Psychiatry focus
- Multidisciplinary behavioral health team
- Combination of direct patient care and leadership opportunities
- Competitive compensation
- MD or DO
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
- Completion of an accredited Psychiatry residency
- Eligible for an Ohio medical license
- Adult inpatient Psychiatry experience preferred
- Leadership or Medical Director experience preferred for the Medical Director position
- Strong clinical, leadership, and communication skills
Requirements
Candidates must be an MD or DO who is Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry and eligible for an Ohio medical license. Previous experience in adult inpatient psychiatry is preferred, with leadership experience required for the Medical Director role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
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Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 44% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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