Physician - Psychiatry - Inpatient
Listed compensation
$318K - $354K
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Job Description
The Selected Psychiatric Provider Will
- Deliver inpatient psychiatric care within a 30-bed adult mental health unit, collaboratively working alongside another psychiatrist.
- Oversee patient management across three specialized units: Mental Health, MICA (Mentally Ill Chemically Addicted), and Gero-Psychiatry.
- Engage in close collaboration with hospitalists, medical specialists, and community-based healthcare providers to ensure comprehensive care.
- Actively participate in a multidisciplinary treatment team that includes counselors, therapists, case managers, nurse practitioners, and fellow psychiatrists.
- Provide treatment to a diverse population of adult psychiatric patients, addressing a wide range of medical, psychiatric, and socio-environmental factors.
- Exhibit a commitment to delivering patient-centered and compassionate care.
- Partake in the unit's on-call rotation, approximately one weekend in every six.
Qualifications
- Must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Psychiatry.
- Candidates should possess or be eligible for a New York State Medical License.
- A DEA registration must be obtained prior to commencement of employment.
- A clean malpractice history is required.
- Submission of the most recent NPDB Self Query Report (dated within the last 30 days) is mandatory.
Certification Requirements
- Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Psychiatry
- DEA registration
- New York State medical licensure
Additional Licensing Requirements
- No further licensure requirements specified beyond DEA registration and New York State licensing.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will deliver inpatient psychiatric care across three specialized units and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive patient treatment. Responsibilities also include managing a diverse adult population and participating in a regular on-call rotation.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified in Psychiatry and possess or be eligible for a New York State medical license. A valid DEA registration and a clean malpractice history are mandatory for this position.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 70% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$336k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $311k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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