Psychiatrist Medical Director

PsychiatryFull-Time

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Job Description

Ready to Redefine Mental Healthcare? Join Serenity.

At Serenity Healthcare, we are redefining mental wellness through a foundation of clinical excellence and compassionate care. If you are prepared to lead, innovate, and advance the quality of care, we invite you to join our team.

The Role: Psychiatrist Medical Director | Atlanta, GA

Serenity Healthcare is seeking a Regional Medical Director – Psychiatrist to lead the advancement of modern mental health care. In this role, you will provide clinical leadership and mentorship to providers while overseeing a successful outpatient practice specializing in interventional psychiatry.

We offer an opportunity to lead with empathy, drive purposeful growth, and deliver care that makes a meaningful impact.

Why You’ll Love Working at Serenity

  • Earn $500,000+ per year
  • Flexible clinical schedule
  • Medical, Dental & Vision, 90% coverage for you and your family
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • 20 PTO days & 10 Major Holidays Off
  • CME Allowance

What You’ll Be Doing

  • This role will report directly to the Chief Medical Officer of Serenity
  • Maintain personal outpatient clinical practice
  • Management of psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners in your region
  • Implement company onboarding and training policies for providers
  • Involvement in interviewing and selection of providers
  • Lead and mentor staff, promoting a collaborative environment
  • Oversee clinical operations to ensure compliance and best practices
  • Drive regional strategy aligned with organizational goals
  • Communicate effectively with physicians, staff, and other stakeholders
  • Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and accreditation standards
  • Analyze healthcare data to identify trends and areas for improvement

What You Need

  • Board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  • Licensed, or willing to become licensed, in corresponding state of clinic location
  • Experience utilizing interventional treatment techniques, preferably TMS
  • 2+ years of demonstratable leadership experience, ideally with a multi-clinic organization
  • Unencumbered DEA / Clean criminal background
  • Must be a United States Citizen or hold a Green Card
  • Willingness to travel on occasion

Who We Are

Using advanced medical treatments recently released to market, Serenity Healthcare gives our patients long-term success even when other treatments have failed. With evidence-based research and proven results to support us, we help patients take back their lives with a revolutionary technological approach to healthcare.

Serenity Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer – if you’re qualified, you’re welcome here. This position is contingent on successfully completing a criminal background check and drug screen upon hire.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director will provide clinical leadership and mentorship to providers while overseeing regional outpatient psychiatric operations. Responsibilities include driving regional strategy, ensuring regulatory compliance, and managing the recruitment and training of clinical staff.

Requirements

Candidates must be board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and hold a valid medical license. A minimum of 2 years of leadership experience and proficiency in interventional psychiatry techniques, such as TMS, are required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Healthcare complianceStrategic planningStaff managementData analysisMedical operationsPhysician recruitmentTraining and development

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 66% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Serenity Mental Health Centers holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 81/100, 28 active listings.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution29 jobs · 12 employers

7
<$345k
3
$345k-400k
7
$400k-455k
12
$455k-510k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 12 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
65%
CME allowance
46% this job
Visa sponsorship
8% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Clinical Psychiatrist - Adult

LifeStance Health · Des Moines, Iowa

$320k-$500k
#2

Clinical Psychiatrist - Child/Adolescent

LifeStance Health · Des Moines, Iowa

$320k-$500k
#3

Interventional Psychiatrist

$500k
#4

Outpatient Psychiatrist

$500k
+ 27 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 4.8
Better work-life than 30% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,809 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Atlanta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$377k≈ 0.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,944/mo≈ 5% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Serenity Mental Health Centers

Mental Health Care
Lehi, Utah
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental & Vision (90% coverage for you and family)
401k Retirement Plan
20 PTO days
10 Major Holidays Off
CME Allowance
Flexible clinical schedule