Remote Outpatient Psychiatrist (MD/DO)
Listed compensation
$300k-$600k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
- Blossom Health is a modern telehealth platform that puts providers first.
- Blossom Health exists to solve the mental health epidemic in America by enabling access to affordable, timely, clinically-effective mental healthcare.
- We believe in empowering providers to control their own destinies.
Apply today to access the easiest, most sustainable, and remunerative way to build a virtual psychiatry private practice.
Why Join Blossom Health
- We are the only telehealth psychiatry platform where:
- You are in control - you set your hours and patient load, from 5 hours a week to 40 or more, and can change your schedule week to week
- Leading compensation - earn more per hour worked with Blossom Health, without any cap or limit on the upside
- Reliable patient volume - we source, onboard, and manage patients optimized to your schedule
- Modern digital tools - easy to use, comprehensive suite of software tools including an EHR with videoconferencing, e-prescribing, an AI charting assistant, and neurocognitive assessment
- No fees - we never charge providers for access to our platform or patients
Administrative support - we take non-clinical tasks off your hands, including credentialing, billing, and prior authorizations
Community - be part of a growing and vibrant community of like-minded individuals, all motivated to change mental healthcare for the better
Responsibilities
- Conduct entirely remote outpatient psychiatric evaluations and assessments
- Treat low acuity outpatient conditions in adults, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, OCD, and PTSD
- Develop and implement treatment plans for patients
- Provide medical management, mental health counseling, and supportive therapy
- Prescribe and manage psychopharmacological treatments
- Maintain accurate medical documentation in compliance with HIPAA & insurance regulations
Qualifications
- Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree with board certification or eligibility in Psychiatry
- Valid, unrestricted state medical license to practice as an MD or DO
- Valid DEA number (and CDS number where required)
- Individual liability insurance
- Home office or some other location from which to conduct telehealth visits
Join us in our mission to make quality psychiatric care accessible to all. Apply now!
- Job Type: Contract
- Benefits: Flexible schedule, discounted rates on healthcare benefits, and 100% administrative support including billing and credentialing
- Work Location: Remote
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$450k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $407k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 66% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in physician roles | ranked against 22,329 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $300k–$600k | Psychiatry median $400k (middle half $338k–$588k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$407k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in California | 195 active | 1,893 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 64% remote · 66% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California physician listings (all specialties): 33% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 28% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry hiring demand | #27 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 34 days · 28% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 728 postings, 654 closed |
| New Psychiatry listings | 1,312 in the last 30 days | 909 the 30 days before (+44%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | −9.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Remote Outpatient Psychiatrist (MD/DO) at Blossom Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 22,329 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc.
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