Physician Fellow - Emergency Psychiatry

1 month ago
Colton, CaliforniaFull TimePsychiatry
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join MedAmerica as a Physician Fellow - Emergency Psychiatry in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • will become pioneers in a unique and emerging specialty that will transform how Emergency Departments treat psychiatric patients.
  • will focus on the assessment, management, and disposition of emergency psychiatric patients through hands-on experience in both the medical ED and various acute psychiatric settings.
  • provide care when, where, and how your patients need it.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Signing bonus: $1.
  • 401(k) with employer match.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers a signing bonus. Work with MedAmerica in United States.

Key Skills

Emergency PsychiatryPatient AssessmentPatient ManagementPatient DispositionInter-disciplinary Team LeadershipSystem-based Care ImprovementAcute Medical Condition DiagnosisAcute Medical Condition ManagementPsychiatryEmergency MedicineClinical Leadership

Requirements

This one-year fellowship opportunity is available to psychiatry and emergency medicine residents graduating in good standing from ACGME accredited residency programs, requiring completion of the equivalent of 4 years of a psychiatry residency. A current California state license is noted as a plus.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Physician Fellow - Emergency Psychiatry position at Med America includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

This Psychiatry position at Med America is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Nationally, Psychiatry professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $300k, with the typical range spanning $230k to $400k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Colton, California.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Emergency Psychiatry, Patient Assessment, Patient Management, Patient Disposition, Inter-disciplinary Team Leadership, System-based Care Improvement, Acute Medical Condition Diagnosis, Acute Medical Condition Management. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychiatry role.

Core responsibilities: Fellows will receive training from nationally recognized experts, focusing on the assessment, management, and disposition of emergency psychiatric patients through hands-on experience in both medical ED and acute psychiatric settings. The role involves gaining experience as a physician leader of an ...

Benefits package: Superior Health Plan Options, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA, life and AD&D coverage, Partnership model with K-1 status, Extraordinary 401K Plan, Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus, EAP, travel assistance, and identity theft protection, Student loan refinancing discounts, Purpose-driven culture. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Med America

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Benefits & Perks

Superior Health Plan Options
Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA, life and AD&D coverage
Partnership model with K-1 status
Extraordinary 401K Plan
Annual Profit Distribution/yearly cash bonus
EAP, travel assistance, and identity theft protection
Student loan refinancing discounts
Purpose-driven culture

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Physician-led/owned (Values alignment ↓ burnout 64%)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

1mo ago

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