Child/Adolescent -Psychiatrist
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Job Description
We’re Hiring! Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Bronson Behavioral Health | Full-Time
Bronson Behavioral Health is seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our growing inpatient behavioral health team!
This is an exciting opportunity to provide compassionate psychiatric care to adolescents while working alongside an experienced, supportive team of psychiatrists and nurse practitioners.
Position Highlights
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM (possible call)
- Patient Caseload: 12–18 patients daily
- Responsibilities: Medication management, leading treatment teams, and overseeing quality patient care
- Base Salary: $300,000 annually
- Bonus: 10% quality incentive opportunity
- Sign-On Bonus: Negotiable
- Relocation Assistance: Available
- PTO: 240 hours annually
- CME: 40 hours plus $7,000 allowance
- Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, and more!
Join a growing behavioral health facility where you can make a meaningful difference in the lives of adolescents and their families.
Responsibilities
Summary
- Responsible for providing clinical services to patients at the facility.
- Practice within medical protocols defined by federal and state regulations, as well as by corporate, facility policy or procedures.
- Review medical information on patients to ensure medical stability and to offer medical recommendations.
- Evaluate patients for mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.
- Treat or direct treatment of patients, utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
- Review and complete medical information for individual care plans, documents services and information in a timely manner.
- Maintain confidential documentation, compliance and billing in accordance with the policy and procedures.
Qualifications
- Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
- One or more years’ post graduate degree practice preferred.
- Licensed in the state in which the facility(s) operate.
Licenses/Certifications
Board Certification in Psychiatry
Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.
Our Comprehensive Treatment Network
~23,500 Employees · ~11,400 Beds
- 258 Locations
- 38 States
- 1 Network
As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for substance use, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our expansive network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and substance use, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.
AHPR
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 56% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.0 / 10 · above average in physician roles | ranked against 22,329 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Psychiatry median $335k (middle half $278k–$373k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Michigan index 96.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Michigan | 60 active | 1,893 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 64% remote · 56% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Michigan physician listings (all specialties): 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 5% offer loan repayment643 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry hiring demand | #27 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 34 days · 28% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 728 postings, 654 closed |
| New Psychiatry listings | 1,312 in the last 30 days | 909 the 30 days before (+44%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | −9.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child/Adolescent -Psychiatrist at Bronson Behavioral Hospital a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 22,329 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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