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Bronson Behavioral Hospital
Battle Creek, Michigan

Child/Adolescent -Psychiatrist

PsychiatryNo weekendsFull-Time

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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.

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Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Treatment planningClinical documentationPatient evaluation

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.

What does the Psychiatry market look like in Michigan?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in physician rolesranked against 22,329 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry median $335k (middle half $278k–$373k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMichigan index 96.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Michigan60 active1,893 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 64% remote · 56% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan 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 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 days · 28% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 728 postings, 654 closed
New Psychiatry listings1,312 in the last 30 days909 the 30 days before (+44%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry pay trend−9.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (22,329 Physician roles listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), 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 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.

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

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Salary Distribution

33 jobs · 21 employers
6
<$350k
4
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$400k-450k
7
$450k-500k
5
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 21 employers
401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
71% this job
CME allowance
36% this job
Relocation assistance
11% this job
Loan repayment
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,884 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Bronson Behavioral Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

10% quality incentive bonus
Negotiable sign-on bonus
Relocation assistance
240 hours PTO annually
40 hours CME plus $7,000 allowance
Medical, dental, vision

Living in Battle Creek

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$201k
Typical market rent
$1,159/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.5
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Battle Creek, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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