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Purple Cow Recruiting
St. Louis, Missouri

Outpatient Psychiatrist | Up to $295K | $110K Loan Repayment

PsychiatryIncludes callIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

from $195,000

The week · per this posting4-day week

Pay, setting, call, weekends, nights and benefits are all stated. Confirm details with the employer.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

  • Outpatient Psychiatrist | Up to $295K | $110K Loan Repayment
  • Full Time | Outpatient Psychiatry | Community Mental Health
  • Elizabeth Banzhaf, LPN
  • Co-Founder & COO | Heartline Staffing
  • Call or Text: 272-230-3157
  • LinkedIn: View Elizabeth's LinkedIn

Prefer a confidential conversation instead of applying? Call or text Elizabeth directly at 272-230-3157.

Heartline Staffing, in partnership with Purple Cow Recruiting, is hiring a Psychiatrist for Family Care Health Centers in St. Louis, Missouri.

Position Overview

Provide comprehensive outpatient psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, medication management, and ongoing behavioral healthcare for children and adults.

Develop individualized treatment plans while collaborating closely with primary care providers, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and integrated behavioral health teams.

Provide crisis intervention, behavioral health education, and evidence-based psychiatric care within a collaborative outpatient practice.

  • Maintain accurate documentation utilizing Epic electronic medical records.
  • Practice within an integrated Federally Qualified Health Center committed to expanding behavioral healthcare access throughout underserved communities.
  • Choose between a traditional five-day schedule or a flexible four-day workweek.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive annual salary from $195,000-$295,000 based on experience.
  • Student loan repayment eligibility up to $110,000.
  • Medical insurance with more than 70% employer-paid premiums.
  • Dental and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with 5% employer match.
  • 24 Paid Time Off days plus 11 paid holidays.
  • 40 hours of CME time plus $1,500 annual CME allowance.
  • Malpractice insurance provided.
  • Medical license renewal reimbursement.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • Full clinical and administrative support staff.

Why Psychiatrists Are Applying

  • Four or five-day workweek options.
  • No nights, weekends, or inpatient responsibilities.
  • Integrated behavioral health practice model.
  • Excellent student loan repayment opportunity.
  • Mission-driven community health organization.
  • Collaborative multidisciplinary care team.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

  • MD or DO with Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Psychiatry.
  • Active Missouri medical license or ability to obtain licensure.
  • Experience in outpatient psychiatry or integrated behavioral health preferred.
  • Comfortable treating both pediatric and adult patient populations.
  • Strong collaboration, communication, and patient-centered care skills.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive outpatient psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, and medication management for children and adults. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within an integrated Federally Qualified Health Center to deliver evidence-based behavioral healthcare.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychiatric EvaluationEpic EMRCollaborative CarePediatric PsychiatryAdult Psychiatry

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 64% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$245k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $270k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Purple Cow Recruiting holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 265 active listings.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution35 jobs · 17 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
Sign-on bonus
69%
CME allowance
47% this job
Loan repayment
9% this job
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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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 1,872 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$258k≈ 1.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,334/mo≈ 8% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Student loan repayment up to $110,000
Medical insurance (70%+ employer-paid)
Dental and vision insurance
401(k) with 5% employer match
24 PTO days
11 paid holidays
40 hours CME time
$1,500 annual CME allowance