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UnityPoint Health
Des Moines, Iowa

Pediatric Psychiatrist - Blank Children's Hospital - Des Moines

PediatricsIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

UnityPoint Health is actively recruiting for a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our team in Des Moines, IA.

Choose a career that matters at UnityPoint Health. At UnityPoint Health, we believe that our patient-centered vision and physician-driven philosophy, along with our one team approach, ensures every patient knows just how much they matter to this world.

Commitment to our team has earned us recognition as a Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Healthcare. Come be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve. At UnityPoint Health, you matter.

Responsibilities

  • As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, Psychiatrist is responsible for a blend of crisis, acute inpatient, and partial hospitalization care
  • Provides psychiatric evaluations, medication management and brief psychotherapy
  • Evaluates, interprets, and coordinates information to make decisions and recommendations regarding patient care
  • Offers support and education to hospital Residency and Fellowship programs
  • Demonstrates expertise in the interpretations of biopsychosocial data regarding client status and assumes accountability and responsibility for interventions prescribed
  • Role includes on-call and consultation services across two locations, including -conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, and coordinating with healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care in both settings

Qualifications

  • MD or DO
  • Board Eligible or Board Certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Ability to obtain and hold an unrestricted license to practice in the state of Iowa
  • Hold current and unrestricted state and federal authority to prescribe and administer medications as necessary or appropriate to the physician’s field of practice
  • Eligible to work in the United States (H1-B cap exempt)

We Offer

Competitive compensation package

Attractive Incentive Package

  • A competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what stage of life you are in.
  • Generous time off and CME allowance, malpractice insurance, retirement contributions and more
  • Dedicated provider resources to positively impact providers work-life balance

Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, including a free third-party service for loan restructuring and consolidation.

A commitment to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.

  • Support and autonomy that are a crucial part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
  • A culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what’s right for the people we serve

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Biopsychosocial Data InterpretationTreatment PlanningOn-call ServicesCrisis CareAcute Inpatient Care

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 70% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 14.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Pediatrics by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPediatrics median $327k (middle half $273k–$363k)17 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingIowa index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Pediatrics listings in Iowa10 active741 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 70% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Pediatrics pay trend+14.1% 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.

Top Pediatrician Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

21 jobs · 19 employers
5
<$230k
4
$230k-270k
4
$270k-310k
7
$310k-350k
1
$390k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs · 19 employers
401k / retirement match
85% this job
CME allowance
65% this job
Relocation assistance
40%
Sign-on bonus
25%
Loan repayment
25% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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CHOC Specialists · Orange, California

$260k-$390k
#2

Physician - Pediatrics

Neighborhood Healthcare · Riverside, California

$210k-$348k
#3

Physician- Outpatient Pediatrician

$285k-$332k
#4

Physician – Pediatrician – St. Cloud, MN

$240k-$330k
+ 23 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 737 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call
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About UnityPoint Health

51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation package
Attractive incentive package
Generous time off
CME allowance
Malpractice insurance
Retirement contributions
Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligible
Loan restructuring service

Living in Des Moines

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$227k
Typical market rent
$1,126/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.7
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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