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Helio Health
Utica, New York

Child Psychiatrist (Contracted)

PsychiatryContract

Listed compensation

$250/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Helio Health is on a mission to treat and promote recovery from the effects of substance use, mental health disorders, and other behavioral healthcare issues. To support the mission of Helio Health, we are looking to add a dedicated Psychiatrist to provide medical and psychiatric evaluations as appropriate for the patients of Helio Health's Outpatient Program. This particular Psychiatrist opening will work an 8 Hours Per Week.

  • Advise: This is a contracted position.
  • Pay: $250/per hour

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care of medical examination, psychiatric consultation, implementation of medical orders, and treatment of psychiatric conditions.

  • Serve on special review and quality assurance committees as assigned.
  • Provide and document medical and psychiatric consultation, assessment, examination, and treatment planning, referral and review consistent with agency policy and requirements.
  • Review and sign all treatment plans and treatment plan reviews for Mental Health Services.
  • Other related assignments and duties consistent with training and experience.
  • Supervise other health professionals as appropriate.

Qualifications

  • Must be a physician licensed and currently registered by the NYS Education Department.
  • Must be Board Certified, or Board Eligible in Psychiatry.
  • At least one year of experience or comparable training in the treatment of substance use disorders.
  • Suboxone certified, or eligible to become Suboxone certified.
  • Basic computer skills required.
  • Have prescriptive authority and a DEA number.

Helio Health provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), parental status, religion, national origin, citizenship, status as a victim of domestic violence, age, military or veteran status, handicap or disability, family medical history or predisposing genetic characteristics or carrier status, marital status, family status, political affiliation, felony conviction record, status as a victim of a crime, or status as an employee who has complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit, or any other categories, status or activity protected by federal, state or local law.

Salary and hourly compensation ranges are provided in accordance with NYS law and are based on Helio Health's good faith belief of what is accurate at the time of posting. Salary and hourly compensation offers are based on candidate's education level and experience relevant to the position and also take into account information provided by the hiring manager and program.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Psychiatric EvaluationSubstance Use Disorder TreatmentClinical DocumentationSupervision

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 74% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Visa sponsorship
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Loan repayment
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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 1,884 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Utica

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$216k
Typical market rent
$1,404/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.7
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Utica-Rome, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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