Psychiatrist Per Diem - Behavioral Health

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Job Description

City/State

Nyack, New York

Department: Behavioral Health

Work Shift

Day

Work Days

PER DIEM

Scheduled Hours

Per Diem

Scheduled Daily Hours

18 HOURS

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0 Hourly Rate/Range: per HR

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Provides direct care to patients and serves as a consistent care coordinator through the continuum of care, assessing the physical, psychological, spiritual and social needs of the patient. Directs patients to the next appropriate service and tracks their progress.

In collaboration with Medical Director, assure that all hospital behavioral health patients receive appropriate evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, medical screening and medical/psychiatric evaluation whenever indicated, and that all medical/psychiatric care is appropriately documented in the medical record.

Montefiore Nyack Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Nyack Hospital will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

Provides direct care to patients and serves as a consistent care coordinator through the continuum of care. Collaborates with the Medical Director to ensure appropriate evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and documentation for behavioral health patients.

Requirements

The role requires a qualified psychiatrist to perform medical and psychiatric evaluations. Candidates must be able to assess physical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs of patients.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment planningCare coordinationPatient assessment

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 60% have no call, 76% 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).

How many Psychiatry jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingNew York index 107.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in New York102 active1,858 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 60% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Psychiatry pay trend+8.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution33 jobs · 20 employers

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<$325k
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$425k-475k
4
$475k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
89%
Sign-on bonus
70%
CME allowance
56%
Loan repayment
22%
PSLF eligible
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,853 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Nyack

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$757k
Typical market rent
$2,981/mo
Residents’ average commute
36 min
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.

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