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Backpack Healthcare
Atlanta, Georgia · Remote OK

Outpatient Psychiatrist (Remote)

Psychiatry Above average in PsychiatryNo weekendsPart-Time

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Job Description

Psychiatrist — Part-Time

Remote · Active Georgia Medical License Required

We're looking for a psychiatrist who wants to practice great psychiatric care — with kids, families, and young adults — without the demands of a full-time schedule.

Backpack Healthcare provides mental health care for children, teens, and young adults — all online, covered by most insurance. We're clinician-led and minority-owned, and our psychiatrists are a core part of an integrated care team, not a separate service line. You'll work alongside PMHNPs, therapists, and care coordinators who are all focused on the same patients.

If you want meaningful part-time psychiatric work with real clinical collaboration and real flexibility — this is worth your time.

What This Role Looks Like

You'll carry a part-time caseload of 15–22 hours per week, providing comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and treatment via telehealth. Afternoon and evening availability is required. Weekend hours are available based on patient demand.

Day-to-day You'll

  • Conduct psychiatric evaluations and assessments across the lifespan
  • Diagnose and manage ADHD, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma-related conditions, and more
  • Develop individualized treatment plans including medication management and therapy recommendations
  • Collaborate with therapists, PMHNPs, primary care providers, schools, and families
  • Provide crisis intervention and ongoing support as needed
  • Participate in team meetings and clinical consultations
  • Maintain accurate, timely documentation in compliance with HIPAA and Georgia regulations
  • Stay current on developments in psychiatric care and evidence-based treatment

What We Offer

  • Competitive fee-for-service hourly compensation
  • Malpractice insurance coverage provided
  • CME reimbursement
  • Flexible scheduling with genuine work-life balance
  • A collaborative clinical environment where your input shapes care

What We're Looking For

  • MD or DO from an accredited medical school
  • Completed psychiatry residency
  • Board certified or board eligible in psychiatry
  • Active Georgia medical license and DEA license
  • Strong communication skills and genuine comfort working with diverse patient populations
  • Bilingual English/Spanish — strongly encouraged
  • Experience in outpatient, community mental health, or integrated care settings preferred
  • Familiarity with telepsychiatry platforms and EHR systems preferred

Who We Are

We've served 12,000+ kids and families since 2020. 78% of families report their child is doing better after three months. We built Backpack because fragmented, inaccessible care wasn't working — for families or for the clinicians trying to help them.

When clinicians thrive, kids thrive. That's not a tagline. It's how we build.

Backpack Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity in age, background, identity, and experience — and we mean it.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and provide ongoing treatment for children, teens, and young adults via telehealth. Collaborate with an integrated care team including therapists, PMHNPs, and primary care providers to develop individualized treatment plans.

Requirements

Requires an MD or DO degree, completion of a psychiatry residency, and an active Georgia medical license. Board certification or eligibility in psychiatry is mandatory, with preference for experience in outpatient or community mental health settings.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical documentationHIPAA complianceADHD managementAnxiety managementDepression managementInterdisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Psychiatrist (Remote) at Backpack Healthcare 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 1,777 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Backpack Healthcare holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 26 active listings.

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 66% are remote, 52% have no call, 62% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Nationally, Psychiatry professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $300k, with the typical range spanning $230k to $400k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

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Salary Distribution41 jobs · 24 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
83%
Sign-on bonus
63%
CME allowance
43% this job
Loan repayment
11%
Visa sponsorship
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.5this job 7.2
Better work-life than 60% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,777 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Remote
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About Backpack Healthcare

Mental Health Care
Elkridge, Maryland
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Malpractice Insurance Coverage
CME Reimbursement
Flexible Scheduling
Collaborative Clinical Environment