Psychiatrist
Compensation
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Job Description
Responsibilities
Diagnose mental health disorders by conducting comprehensive psychiatric evaluations.
Create personalized treatment plans for patients that may involve a combination of psychotherapy, medications, interventional therapies, and lifestyle modifications.
Deliver and supervise interventional treatments including TMS, Esketamine (Spravato), and Ketamine Infusion Therapy and work closely with an experienced clinical leadership team that has been applying innovative treatment protocols for years supported by positive patient outcome data.
Monitor the effects of interventional treatment to assess a patient’s response, adjust treatment parameters when applicable, and determine the need for changes to the overall treatment strategy.
Track patient progress and adjust treatment plans as necessary based on the patient’s response to various therapeutic options.
Educate patients and their families about the nature of their mental health conditions, treatment options, and strategies to manage symptoms.
Manage crises that may arise in their patients’ mental health.
Coordinate patient care as part of a multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, psychologists, and therapists.
Document and maintain updated medical records, including diagnosis, treatment plans, progress notes, medications prescribed, and other relevant patient information.
Analyze patient outcome data to contribute to research and advance our understanding of and effectiveness of interventional treatments.
Participate in continuing education activities with talented colleagues and regularly review new scientific literature to stay current with the latest interventional psychiatry research, treatment methodologies, and ethical standards.
Requirements
- A strong communicator with a keen interest in evidence-based interventional treatments.
- Collaborative, positive, and solution-focused.
- Be nimble and adaptable in clinical practice.
- Capable of multitasking in a dynamic environment.
- Track record of open partnership and effective collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Proficient with EMR systems, Microsoft Suite, and videoconferencing tools.
Committed to professional growth through continuous learning, with at least 10 hours of continuing education per year.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 50% have no call, 40% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · above average in psychiatry | ranked against 1,810 Psychiatry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Psychiatry median $400k (middle half $338k–$425k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | California index 110.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in California | 189 active | 1,809 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 52% remote · 50% no call · 40% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California physician listings (all specialties): 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 27% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry hiring demand | #27 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 728 postings, 654 closed |
| New Psychiatry listings | 1,295 in the last 30 days | 867 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | −2.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatrist at Mindful Health Solutions 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 1,810 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc.
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