Child Psychiatrist (Contracted)
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.
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
Key Skills
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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