ND | PRN Psychiatrist | 1099 Contract
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Job Description
Opportunity Details
Fargo, North Dakota
In-Patient Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
Prairie St. John's, a 132-bed psychiatric care facility located in Fargo, North Dakota, has been providing services for children, adolescents, and adults to address behavioral health and substance use challenges since 1997.
Prairie offers inpatient hospitalization, day treatment, residential treatment, and intensive outpatient services. Accredited by The Joint Commission, we are the largest, free-standing behavioral health facility in the region.
More than 4,000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Prairie St. John's.
We are currently seeking a Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our Medical Staff for In-Patient Services.
Job Details
- PRN contract position
- In-Patient setting
- Mental Health & Dual Diagnosis
Qualifications
- ND Medical License, or ability to obtain
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Psychiatry
prairie-stjohns.com
Prairie St. Johns opened a new, replacement facility and expanded from 110-beds, to 132-beds, including the addition of ECT services.
Contact Me for More Details, or to Apply!
- Avis Corbett | In-house Physician Recruiter
- Universal Health Services | Prairie St. Johns
- M: (615) 714-8985 avis.corbett@uhsinc.com
- Connect with me on LinkedIn
Key Responsibilities
The psychiatrist will provide in-patient psychiatric services for children, adolescents, and adults. Responsibilities include managing mental health and dual diagnosis cases within a 132-bed facility.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 70% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for North Dakota is 89.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.8% of North Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $354k (middle half $310k–$388k)374 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | North Dakota index 89.0 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in North Dakota | 137 active | 22,477 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 60% remote · 70% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | North Dakota Physician listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus · 1% offer loan repayment137 active listings, Oct 2026 |
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About Prairie St. John's
Living in Fargo
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $293k
- Typical market rent
- $1,094/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 90.9
- State income tax
- Up to 2.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Fargo, ND-MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.