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Hightop Health
Atlanta, Georgia

Psychiatric Physician

PsychiatryFull-Time

Listed compensation

$300K - $400K+

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

We are seeking a dedicated Psychiatric Physician who is passionate about delivering high quality outpatient care to join our integrative and collaborative team! Our goal is to establish a new standard for a positive and supportive culture, allowing clinicians to truly thrive in their practice so that the patients served will maximally benefit from treatment.

Our clinician-centric approach is at the core of our mission. We believe that when our clinicians, providers, and support staff feel valued and connected, patient outcomes are maximized.

As the leader of our clinical team, you can expect to further your career with more flexibility over your schedule, more treatment options at your fingertips, and more time doing what matters most: providing exceptional care to your patients.

We value your professional development through career growth opportunities, research opportunities, clinical mentorship, collaboration, and access to a community of renowned clinical leaders, passionate peers, and supportive business partners who manage the administrative components of your practice so you can focus on patient care.

Our Integrative Psychiatry services are designed to treat the whole person, optimizing our patients’ overall health and well-being while prioritizing comprehensive and compassionate care. Our advanced services include: Esketamine (spravato), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intensive Outpatient Programming, and IV Ketamine.

Hightop Health PERKS

  • Total Compensation Package $300k-$400k+
  • Guaranteed Base Salary
  • Productivity Bonus AND
  • Generous Supervisory Stipend!
  • State-of-the-art Electronic Health Record incorporating both Artificial Intelligence note writing features as well as integrated psychological instrument assessments to ensure measurement-driven care
  • Enjoy Work / Life Balance
  • Comprehensive TMS training during onboarding

Comprehensive Benefits Including But Not Limited To

  • Flexible PTO
  • Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
  • Matching 401k plan
  • CME Reimbursement
  • Malpractice insurance with tail

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and assessments of patients

Diagnose and treat mental illnesses and disorders including major depression bipolar illnesses, ADHD, anxiety disorders, and co-morbid substance misuse

Develop, implement, and monitor personalized treatment plans. Regularly assess and document patients’ progress toward their goals, making necessary adjustments to treatment plans to ensure optimal outcomes and enhanced overall well-being

Deliver and supervise effects of interventional treatments as appropriate including IV Ketamine and TMS. Refer patients who require intensive psychotherapy to IOP programming as indicated

Prescribe medications and monitor effectiveness, side effects, and patients’ preferences to develop an ideal pharmacological regimen

Provide supportive therapy to individuals, couples, families, or groups. Refer to our network of providers for specialized psychotherapies like DBT, CBT, PET, etc

Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals—including other psychiatrist peers, nurse practitioners, psychologists, and therapists—to coordinate comprehensive patient care and optimize treatment effectiveness

Order medical work-ups including laboratory assessments, diagnostic tests, and specialty consultations to ensure that physical health and mental health are fully integrated

Actively engage in supervision of Advanced Practice Providers. HTH will protect time in your schedule for this teaching and supervisory role and we will help you develop a comprehensive and supportive structure for collaborating with your APPs

Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records

Ideal Candidate

  • Board Certified or Board Eligible
  • Successfully completed an accredited four-year psychiatry residency training program
  • In-depth knowledge of psychiatric disorders and treatment modalities

Desire to learn indications and contraindications as well as protocols for psychiatric interventions including TMS, Spravato, ketamine, and Intensive Outpatient Services

Excellent diagnostic skills and ability to develop effective treatment plans that integrate biological, psychological, social, and existential variables

Proficient in conducting supportive therapy sessions using evidence-based approaches; good judgment in referring appropriate patients to psychotherapy specialists

Ability to effectively communicate with patients, their families and other support systems, and referring / collaborating providers within the community

  • Strong interpersonal skills with a desire to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team
  • Attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate and complete records

About Hightop Health

Hightop Health is the premier outpatient mental health group, committed to setting the standard for superior patient care. Our Centers of Excellence combine cutting-edge research, advanced treatment options, and industry-leading expertise to deliver evidence-based, integrative psychiatry that treats the whole person.

Care is provided by top-tier clinicians who truly care, and each treatment plan is as unique as the patient receiving it, blending traditional and novel interventions, biological and psychological approaches, and personalized strategies informed by real-world outcomes.

We are a clinician-centric practice, supported by an interdisciplinary team and robust infrastructure, allowing providers to focus on delivering the highest quality care while we manage operational and administrative details.

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Hightop Health is committed to the principle of equal employment and creating an inclusive environment for the benefit of our employees, our patients, and our communities.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome job applications from qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, parental status, genetic information or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct.

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Requirements

Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible and have successfully completed an accredited four-year psychiatry residency. In-depth knowledge of psychiatric disorders and a desire to learn advanced interventional protocols are required.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Psychiatric EvaluationDiagnosis And TreatmentTreatment PlanningInterventional PsychiatryPharmacological ManagementInterdisciplinary CollaborationClinical SupervisionPatient Record ManagementInterpersonal Communication

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 64% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Hightop Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 85/100, 9 active listings.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 11,644 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $62 per wRVU — implying roughly $722k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Physician at Hightop Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,886 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Salary Distribution36 jobs · 16 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
71% this job
CME allowance
44% this job
Visa sponsorship
12%
Loan repayment
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 60% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,886 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Atlanta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$377k≈ 1.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,944/mo≈ 8% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
27 min
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.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Hightop Health

Medical Practices
Austin, Texas
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible PTO
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Matching 401k
CME Reimbursement
Malpractice Insurance with Tail