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Altoona, Pennsylvania

Outpatient Psychiatrist $240K+ Altoona PA

Psychiatry 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$240K+

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Outpatient Psychiatrist $240K+ Altoona PA

Full Time | Outpatient Psychiatry | Loan Repayment

  • Elizabeth Banzhaf, LPN
  • Co-Founder & COO | Heartline Staffing
  • Call or Text: 272-230-3157
  • LinkedIn: View Elizabeth’s LinkedIn

Prefer a quick conversation instead of applying? Call or text Elizabeth directly at 272-230-3157.

Heartline Staffing, in partnership with Purple Cow Recruiting, is hiring an Outpatient Psychiatrist in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Position Overview

  • Outpatient-only psychiatry role serving adults and children
  • Mission-driven behavioral health organization focused on long-term patient outcomes
  • Evidence-based psychiatric care within collaborative clinical environment
  • Fully supported outpatient setting designed to prioritize continuity of care and provider balance
  • Opportunity to build long-term patient relationships in established behavioral health program

Compensation

  • Base Salary: $240,000+
  • Student loan repayment eligibility up to $75,000

Schedule

  • Monday through Friday outpatient schedule
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • No inpatient call responsibilities mentioned

Role

  • Provide outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management
  • Treat adult and pediatric patient populations
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary behavioral health team
  • Maintain evidence-based treatment planning and continuity of care
  • Support long-term behavioral health outcomes within community-focused setting

Environment

  • Established outpatient behavioral health environment
  • Collaborative interdisciplinary support structure
  • Mission-driven patient-centered organization
  • Stable outpatient clinical setting with full support staff

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • CME allowance and CME time off
  • Malpractice coverage provided
  • DEA, license renewal, and professional dues covered
  • Employee Assistance Program

Requirements

  • MD or DO REQUIRED
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry REQUIRED
  • Active Pennsylvania medical license REQUIRED
  • DEA REQUIRED
  • Ability to treat adult and pediatric outpatient populations REQUIRED

Not ready to formally apply? That is completely fine. Many candidates prefer a brief, confidential conversation first. You are welcome to call or text Elizabeth directly at 272-230-3157.

Heartline Staffing is a Strategic Talent Partner with Purple Cow Recruiting. Applications are securely processed through Purple Cow Recruiting’s system.

Key Responsibilities

Provide outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management for both adult and pediatric populations. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary behavioral health team to maintain evidence-based treatment plans and long-term patient outcomes.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Adult PsychiatryPediatric PsychiatryInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient Care Continuity

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 68% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

In Pennsylvania, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$364k (60 salary observations; 667 listings), vs ~$314k nationally (1,801 salary observations; 6,834 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$240k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $246k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Purple Cow Recruiting holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 268 active listings.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Psychiatrist $240K+ Altoona PA at Purple Cow Recruiting a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,872 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Salary Distribution34 jobs · 16 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
Sign-on bonus
69%
CME allowance
47% this job
Loan repayment
9% this job
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 8.0
Better work-life than 80% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,872 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Includes call

Living in Altoona

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$151k≈ 0.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,090/mo≈ 5% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.5
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Altoona, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Retirement plan with employer match
Paid time off and paid holidays
CME allowance and CME time off
Malpractice coverage provided
DEA, license renewal, and professional dues covered
Employee Assistance Program
Student loan repayment eligibility up to $75,000