Psychiatrist Part Time for Private Practice Medication Management
Listed compensation
$384,800/year
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Job Description
Benefits
- Company parties
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Wellness resources
Job Summary
Orange County Health Psychologists seeks an experienced Psychiatrist to join our thriving, highly-regarded group practice of 75+ licensed behavioral health clinicians.
We offer individual, couples, and family psychotherapy, testing and assessment, EMDR, Virtual Reality Therapy, ketamine assisted psychotherapy, yoga and somatic therapies, and clinical health psychology specialties from 4 office locations to a relatively high-functioning patient base, providing approximately 60,000 patient visits per year.
We seek a Psychiatrist who is dedicated to the highest standards of care, employs a patient-centric and holistic approach to medicine, and works well within an existing group practice infrastructure, to conduct psychiatric intake sessions for children, adults, and older adults, and to prescribe and manage medications.
This position requires at least one day per week providing in person treatment from our Irvine office. Additional days in person or telehealth optional as schedule fills.
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Responsibilities and Duties
Perform initial consultations and general psychiatric evaluations; diagnose patient conditions and prepare treatment plans; conduct medication management and routine follow-up psychiatric services; and perform other specialized services, as needed.
Maintain detailed and accurate documentation of patient information and treatment plan, including all medication information
Collaborate effectively with behavioral health group colleagues to optimize high quality care and treatment outcomes.
Provide direct in-office patient services in our Irvine office location at least one day per week with an option for more days (in person or telehealth) as the schedule fills.
- Qualification and willingness to work with patients of all ages.
- Optional Opportunities to Provide the Following Services Upon Interest:
- Supervise Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants.
- Segue to development and leadership of a medical division; building a team of prescribing providers and expanded service offerings.
- Conduct initial brain mapping session for TMS services (training provided)
- Prescribe, administer and/or manage medication and oversee dosing of KAT
Qualifications and Skills
- MD and current, unrestricted license to practice as a Psychiatrist in California
- Board Certified
- Current, unrestricted DEA registration
- 5+ years of clinical medical practice
- Qualification and willingness to treat children, adults and older adults
- Aptitude for supervision and mentoring other behavioral health providers
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with superior interpersonal and leadership skills
- Superb judgment, problem solving, and cognitive skills
- Commitment to best practices and integrated, collaborative health care
This is a wonderful opportunity for a Psychiatrist who understands today’s relevance of collaborative, integrated care and practicing from a health and wellness model and not a disease model. Interested candidates, please submit a cover letter and CV addressed to Dr. Kristin Kleppe, Practice Owner, with a copy to Jennifer Koran, Director of Operations.
Flexible work from home options available.
Key Responsibilities
Perform psychiatric evaluations, diagnose conditions, and manage medications for patients of all ages. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary behavioral health team to provide integrated, high-quality care.
Requirements
Must be an MD with a current, unrestricted California license, Board Certification, and a valid DEA registration. Requires at least 5 years of clinical medical practice and the ability to treat children, adults, and older adults.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatrist Part Time for Private Practice Medication Management at ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH PSYCHOLOGISTS a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,753 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Orange County Health Psychologists holds gold-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 94/100, 6 active listings.
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 50% have no call, 70% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$385k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $348k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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