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PRN Psychiatrist – Inpatient Psychiatry | Charleston, South Carolina

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Job Description

PRN Psychiatrist – Inpatient Psychiatry | Charleston, South Carolina

ALLY Psychiatry is seeking a PRN Psychiatrist to provide inpatient psychiatric care at Live Oak Mental Health & Wellness in Charleston, South Carolina.

This flexible PRN opportunity is ideal for a psychiatrist looking for additional clinical work, supplemental income, or a flexible schedule while providing coverage for weekends, holidays, and provider vacation time.

The psychiatrist will work as part of a collaborative behavioral health team alongside mid-level psychiatric providers, providing inpatient psychiatric treatment and supporting the overall care of patients in the facility.

  • Position: PRN Psychiatrist
  • Location: Charleston, South Carolina
  • Facility: Live Oak Mental Health & Wellness
  • Setting: Inpatient Psychiatry
  • Schedule: PRN – Weekends, Holidays & Vacation Coverage
  • Employment Options: W-2 or 1099
  • Practice: ALLY Psychiatry

What You'll Do

As a PRN Psychiatrist, you will provide psychiatric evaluation, treatment, and medication management for patients receiving inpatient behavioral health services.

Responsibilities May Include

  • Provide inpatient psychiatric evaluations and treatment
  • Perform comprehensive psychiatric assessments
  • Develop individualized treatment plans
  • Provide psychiatric medication management
  • Monitor patient progress and response to treatment
  • Participate in treatment planning and clinical decision-making
  • Collaborate with mid-level psychiatric providers
  • Communicate with nursing staff and other members of the multidisciplinary treatment team
  • Provide coverage during weekends, holidays, and psychiatrist vacations
  • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
  • Provide compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care
  • W-2 or 1099 Options
  • W-2 and 1099 opportunities are available for qualified psychiatrists.

This flexibility allows you to choose the employment arrangement that best fits your availability and professional circumstances.

Why ALLY Psychiatry?

At ALLY Psychiatry, we believe psychiatrists should have the flexibility to build a schedule that works for them while having the support of a dedicated behavioral health organization.

  • When you work with ALLY Psychiatry, you have the opportunity to:
  • Choose PRN psychiatry work that fits your schedule
  • Provide meaningful inpatient psychiatric care
  • Supplement an existing practice or clinical schedule
  • Provide coverage for weekends, holidays, and vacation periods
  • Work alongside a collaborative team of mid-level psychiatric providers
  • Choose between W-2 or 1099 employment
  • Practice with clinical autonomy while receiving organizational support
  • Join a growing behavioral health organization focused on quality patient care
  • Why Charleston, South Carolina?

Charleston offers a unique combination of coastal living, historic surroundings, and a growing healthcare community. For psychiatrists seeking PRN psychiatry jobs in Charleston, SC, this opportunity provides the flexibility of PRN work while allowing you to provide important inpatient behavioral health services.

Join ALLY Psychiatry

If you're an experienced psychiatrist looking for PRN inpatient psychiatry work in Charleston, South Carolina, we'd love to hear from you.

Whether you're available for weekends, holidays, vacation coverage, or occasional PRN shifts, ALLY Psychiatry offers a flexible opportunity to stay clinically active while working with a collaborative behavioral health team.

Apply today to learn more about this PRN Psychiatrist opportunity at Live Oak Mental Health & Wellness in Charleston, SC.

Requirements

  • Board-certified or board-eligible Psychiatrist (MD or DO)
  • Active and unrestricted medical license applicable to South Carolina
  • Inpatient psychiatry experience preferred
  • Strong clinical assessment and medication-management skills
  • Comfortable working in a multidisciplinary behavioral health environment
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to work independently while partnering with other psychiatric providers
  • Willingness to provide PRN weekend, holiday, and vacation coverage

Key Responsibilities

The psychiatrist will provide inpatient psychiatric evaluations, treatment, and medication management for patients at the facility. They will also collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop individualized treatment plans and monitor patient progress.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Multidisciplinary collaborationEvidence-based care

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 48% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

What does the Psychiatry market look like in South Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingSouth Carolina index 93.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in South Carolina23 active1,783 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 54% remote · 48% no call · 42% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedSouth Carolina physician listings (all specialties): 20% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 15% offer loan repayment443 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 listings1,250 in the last 30 days862 the 30 days before (+45%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry pay trend−3.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 4.8
Better work-life than 30% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,783 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Charleston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$530k
Typical market rent
$2,288/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.0
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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