Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Lafayette, LA
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- Full-Time
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- Weekends
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Job Description
Location: Lafayette, LA
Join a Comprehensive Behavioral Health Program
A behavioral health hospital in Lafayette, Louisiana is seeking a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join its psychiatric team.
This opportunity focuses on providing inpatient psychiatric care to children and adolescents within a 14-bed hospital setting.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate, diagnose, and treat children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders
- Provide inpatient psychiatric care
- Develop and oversee individualized treatment plans
Collaborate with therapists, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and other members of the multidisciplinary care team
- Participate in treatment planning and family education
- Coordinate discharge planning and continuity of care
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
Position Highlights
- 14-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry focus
- Inpatient psychiatric setting
- Multidisciplinary team environment
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on children, adolescents, and their families
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- MD or DO
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
- Fellowship training in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry preferred
- Eligible for Louisiana medical licensure
- Strong clinical and interpersonal skills
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and be board certified or eligible in psychiatry, with fellowship training in child and adolescent psychiatry. Applicants must also be eligible for Louisiana medical licensure and possess strong clinical and interpersonal skills.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 40% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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