Physician - Psychiatry - Outpatient

PsychiatryIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$318K - $354K

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Position Overview

The Outpatient Adult Psychiatrist will deliver comprehensive psychiatric care to adult patients within the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, operating under a call rotation schedule of 1:6 for weekends and 1:7 for weeknights.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver thorough psychiatric evaluations and evidence-based treatment plans tailored to the unique needs of adult patients.
  • Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team comprising counselors, therapists, case managers, and nurse practitioners to ensure integrated patient care.
  • Conduct assessments, formulate diagnoses, and manage a spectrum of psychiatric disorders, utilizing established evidence-based methodologies.
  • Partake in both weekend and weeknight on-call duties as part of the rotation.
  • Uphold the institution’s commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centered care, aligning with its core mission.
  • Engage in ongoing professional development to fulfill continuing medical education (CME) requirements and enhance clinical competencies.

Key Responsibilities

The psychiatrist will perform comprehensive evaluations and develop evidence-based treatment plans for adult patients in an outpatient setting. They will also collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and participate in a rotating on-call schedule.

Requirements

The role requires a qualified physician capable of managing a spectrum of psychiatric disorders and maintaining clinical competencies. Candidates must be committed to patient-centered care and fulfilling ongoing professional development requirements.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychiatric evaluationDiagnosisPsychiatric disorder managementClinical assessmentMultidisciplinary collaborationCrisis management

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 70% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$336k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $311k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
91%
Sign-on bonus
68%
CME allowance
41% this job
Visa sponsorship
21%
Loan repayment
15%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,809 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends