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Salt Lake City, Utah

Psychiatrist - PRN

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Job Description

Responsibilities

One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion.

In 2017, UHS was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies.

Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was 40 years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 81,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than 320 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

Salt Lake Behavioral Health is seeking a dynamic and talented Psychiatrist for our facility. We are a private, freestanding, 118- bed, acute psychiatric hospital; specializing in mental health and chemical dependency.

We provide a wide range of services and programs that offer evidence-based treatment proven to have positive outcomes for our patients. Our inpatient and day hospital, or outpatient services offer supportive and compassionate care through specialty programs that are tailored to meet the needs of our patients.

The Psychiatrist is responsible for assisting in the process of evaluating patients. Psychiatrists completes the psychiatric assessment of patients and consults with the Treatment Team for treatment recommendations and referrals.

This Opportunity Provides the Following

  • Salt Lake Behavioral Health provides a challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries
  • Discounted Meals

Competitive Compensation

For more information about Salt Lake behavioral Health, go to our website at saltlakebehavioralhealth.com and you can also watch our video from staff at youtube.com

Qualifications

Education: Doctorate Program

Experience

Preferably two or more years’ experience within a psychiatric setting. A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in working with in an inpatient setting is preferred.

Licensure: Licensed to practice in the State of Utah as a Psychiatrist.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email.

The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningMental Health CareChemical Dependency TreatmentInpatient CareClinical Consultation

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 56% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

In Utah, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$345k (35 salary observations; 99 listings), vs ~$315k nationally (1,841 salary observations; 6,930 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatrist - PRN at UHS a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,881 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top contract/1099 Psychiatrist Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution34 jobs · 20 employers

10
<$345k
2
$345k-400k
4
$400k-455k
18
$455k-510k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
86%
Sign-on bonus
59%
CME allowance
59%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 60% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,881 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Salt Lake City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$590k
Typical market rent
$1,603/mo
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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