Physician: Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

PsychiatryFull-Time

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Job Description

Description & Requirements

At St. Luke’s Health System, our dedicated team of BC/BE Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists who strive to build a positive, supportive, and inclusive culture that delivers exceptional patient experiences.

What to Expect

  • Work with a collaborative and dedicated team of 5 physicians and 3 NP's (manage their own panels)
  • High-impact work with consultation services
  • Opportunity to support PHP (Partial Hospitalization Program) and IOP (Intensive Outpatient Program)
  • Call: 5-6 weeks per year: (post-5 PM) for nursing and staff backup
  • Call taken from home—streamlined and manageable
  • Collaborative environment with strong leadership and vision

Benefits Beyond the Basics

Alongside competitive pay and retirement plans, we offer benefits that go beyond the basics — including on-site massages, counseling through our Employee Assistance Program, onsite childcare, and access to Virgin Pulse wellness tools. We’re committed to your overall well-being.

  • Highly competitive guaranteed base salary with potential production and quality incentives
  • Generous recruitment incentives could include sign-on bonus, relocation, student loan repayment, and training stipend
  • Hospital employed with great benefits, retirement, malpractice, vacation and CME allowance
  • Medical education opportunities teaching med students and residents
  • Supportive work culture with wellness programs and employee recognition initiatives

Live Well in Idaho: Nampa

Nampa, located in the heart of Idaho’s Treasure Valley, offers a welcoming community with small-town charm and easy access to big-city amenities. Enjoy a lifestyle surrounded by natural beauty, clean air, and a strong sense of belonging — all while working in a leading health system dedicated to excellence in care.

  • Affordable living: Lower cost of living compared to many U.S. cities, with beautiful neighborhoods and family-friendly communities.
  • Outdoor recreation: Close to Lake Lowell for boating and fishing, hiking trails in the Owyhee Mountains, and quick access to skiing and snowboarding.
  • Local culture: Home to the Snake River Stampede Rodeo, vibrant farmers markets, and growing arts and music events.
  • Family-friendly amenities: Excellent schools, safe neighborhoods, and community parks.

Why Providers Choose St. Luke’s:

More than sixty specialties converge here, including Idaho’s only Children’s

Hospital. Physicians benefit from modern operating suites, advanced technology, and integrated support through technology enabling them to spend more time on meaningful patient care and less on administrative burdens.

But inside St. Luke’s, the standout feature isn’t equipment or facilities, it’s the culture.

We believe exceptional care begins with an environment that supports our clinicians. Nationally recognized by the American Medical Association's Joy in Medicine program for reducing burnout and boosting clinician well-being, St. Luke’s leads in team collaboration, professional growth, and shared decision-making.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: MD/DO from accredited medical school
  • BC/BE in Specialty
  • Active, unrestricted medical license in the state of practice
  • Current licenses with full prescriptive authority from the Federal DEA and Idaho Board of Pharmacy
  • Eligibility to obtain Medical Staff Privileges with St. Luke’s Health System

Please apply directly or contact Courtnie Horner at hornerc@slhs.org to learn more about this or other opportunities.

What's in It for You

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally.

In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings.

We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, financial support through Fidelity, access to the Personify Health Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.

General Information

Department: Behavioral Health Pediatric Nampa

Position Type: Full-Time

Shift: Day

  • Job ID
  • 154850
  • City
  • Nampa
  • State
  • ID
  • Category
  • Physician

Key Responsibilities

The physician will manage patient panels and provide high-impact consultation services within a collaborative team of physicians and nurse practitioners. They will also support the Partial Hospitalization Program and Intensive Outpatient Program while participating in medical education for students and residents.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school and be board certified or board eligible in their specialty. An active, unrestricted medical license in Idaho and full prescriptive authority from the DEA and Idaho Board of Pharmacy are required.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Child and adolescent psychiatryClinical consultationPartial hospitalization program supportIntensive outpatient program supportMedical teachingPsychiatric evaluationTreatment planningCrisis management

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 54% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Idaho is 95.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of Idaho clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

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Salary Distribution35 jobs · 26 employers

10
<$345k
5
$345k-400k
7
$400k-455k
11
$455k-510k
2
$510k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 26 employers

401k / retirement match
76% this job
Sign-on bonus
56% this job
CME allowance
56% this job
Loan repayment
18% this job
Relocation assistance
12% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$210-$270/hr
#2

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$200-$250/hr
#3

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$320k-$500k
#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,774 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Nampa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$392k
Typical market rent
$1,624/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.4
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.

BEA 2024 · Boise City, ID metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About St. Luke's Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Boise, Idaho
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Highly competitive guaranteed base salary
Production and quality incentives
Sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance
Student loan repayment
Training stipend
Retirement plans
Malpractice coverage