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Summit Oaks Hospital
Summit, New Jersey

Inpatient Psychiatrist | Experienced | Summit, New Jersey

PsychiatryIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Opportunity Details
  • Inpatient Psychiatrist
  • Summit, New Jersey

We are seeking a full-time Board Certified and Experienced Psychiatrist to join the Summit Oaks team in Summit, NJ. This opportunity offers a well-supported inpatient setting, allowing you to focus on delivering high-quality psychiatric care to your patients. Competitive salary, excellent benefits, generous PTO and much more being offered.

  • Quick Facts
  • Employment Type: Hospital Employed
  • Schedule / Hours: Full-time
  • Experience: 2–3 years of experience post residency, child/adolescent training or experience is a plus, addiction background is also a plus.
  • Daily Patient Caseload: 16
  • Call: No call required, weekend call is available for additional compensation
  • Location: Summit, NJ
  • Practice Setting: 124-bed, Behavioral Health Facility

Responsibilities

Collaborate with an experienced multidisciplinary team to address the unique psychiatric needs of our patients.

Manage day-to-day inpatient responsibilities; admissions/evaluations, discharges, medication management, team collaboration with nurses, social workers, and psychologists.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Sign-on Bonus
  • Rewarding productivity bonus structure
  • Health, Dental, Vision & Retirement Benefits
  • PTO, CME & Schedule Flexibility
  • Wellness & Work-Life Balance Support

Required Qualifications

  • Board Certified in Adult, Child, or Addiction Psychiatry
  • New Jersey Medical License or ability to obtain one

About the Organization & Community

Summit Oaks Hospital is one of the longest standing mental health and substance use treatment centers in the state of NJ. Since 1902, Summit Oaks has been providing quality mental health care for youths (5–17) and adults (18 and older) who have been struggling with psychiatric and substance-use disorders.

Summit, NJ offers the perfect blend of urban convenience and suburban tranquility. Located within a 30-minute drive to New York City or a quick 30-minute train ride to Penn Station. Explore Summit’s vibrant downtown, boasting a variety of retail businesses and fine dining establishments.

Residents also enjoy a rich array of arts, recreational, and cultural programs, including the popular Farmer's Market. Nature lovers can explore the picturesque Reeves-Reed Arboretum, while families appreciate the excellent schools, with Summit High School recently ranked as the 6th best high school in New Jersey.

Summit Oaks is a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc, one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services across the US, Puerto Rico and the U.K.

  • For more information about the position or to apply, please contact:
  • Diana Stellhorn | UHS In-house Physician Recruiter, Behavioral Health Division |Cell 414-202-5063
  • Diana.Stellhorn@uhsinc.com

Physician Career Opportunities

Universal Health Services, Inc. | UHS of Delaware, Inc. | 367 South Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 | uhsinc.com

Requirements

Must be a Board Certified Psychiatrist in Adult, Child, or Addiction Psychiatry. Requires a New Jersey medical license or the ability to obtain one, with 2-3 years of post-residency experience preferred.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Inpatient psychiatryClinical evaluationsMultidisciplinary team collaborationChild and adolescent psychiatryDischarge planning

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 52% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Psychiatry market look like in New Jersey?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.1 / 10 · above average in psychiatryranked against 1,810 Psychiatry listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry median $324k (middle half $275k–$365k)95 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNew Jersey index 108.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in New Jersey54 active1,810 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 62% remote · 52% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusNew Jersey physician listings (all specialties): 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 13% offer loan repayment505 active listings, Nov 2026
Psychiatry hiring demand#27 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 728 postings, 654 closed
New Psychiatry listings1,295 in the last 30 days868 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry pay trend−2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Implied production pay~$722k$62/wRVU × 11,644 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,810 Psychiatry listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), CMS Physician Fee Schedule, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inpatient Psychiatrist | Experienced | Summit, New Jersey at Summit Oaks Hospital a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,810 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 21 employers
401k / retirement match
96% this job
Sign-on bonus
79% this job
CME allowance
39% this job
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
14%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.1
Better work-life than 60% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,810 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
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About Summit Oaks Hospital

Mental Health Care
Summit, New Jersey
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on Bonus
Rewarding productivity bonus structure
Health, Dental, Vision & Retirement Benefits
PTO
CME
Schedule Flexibility
Wellness & Work-Life Balance Support

Living in Summit

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.03M
Typical market rent
$2,977/mo
Residents’ average commute
34 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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