Inpatient Child Psychiatry Physician
Listed compensation
$361/hour
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
The Physician will join Riverside Medical Group (RMG), a division of Riverside Healthcare, a strong network of primary care and specialty providers including more than 150 physicians and advanced practice providers who are dedicated to providing remarkable healthcare experiences, while upholding our mission and core values.
Essential Duties
- Collect, record and maintain patient information such as medical histories, reports and examination results.
- Manage and treat patients within scope of practice.
- Analyze records, reports, test results or examination information to diagnose patients medical conditions.
- Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment within scope of practice.
- Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments to patients.
- Monitor patients conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
Expertise providing reliable, high value and evidence-based medicine that is supported by education and research.
Ability to use electronic medical records to keep track of patient visits and information related to the physician/patient encounter.
- Expertise performing Evaluation and Management (E/M) coding for Physicians.
- Ability to work a full-time schedule of at least 40 hours of direct patient care.
- Participate in on-call during the week and on weekends (not all specialties will require on-call duties)
Responsibilities
- Required Licensure/Education
- MD or DO Degree
- Valid Illinois Medical License (or ability to obtain IL Medical License)
- Valid Illinois Controlled Substances License (or ability to obtain IL License
- Board eligible or Board Certified
- Employee Health Requirements
Exposure/Sensory Requirements
Exposure To
- Chemicals: N/A
- Video Display Terminals: Average
- Blood and Body Fluids: None
- TB or Airborne Pathogens: None.
- Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):
- Speech: Training/presentations, telephone communication, facilitating meetings.
- Vision: Read computer screens and printouts, memos, communications, documentation, and literature.
- Smell: Sensitivity and recognition of odors derived from various cleaning processes, odors generated from malfunctioning equipment.
- Hearing: Telephone communications, meetings, and equipment operating characteristics.
Touch:. Writing and computer entry, filing.
Activity/Lifting Requirements
- Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
- Sit: 55%
- Twist: 0%
- Stand: 20%
- Crawl: 0%
- Walk: 20%
- Kneel: 0%
- Lift: 0%
- Drive: 5%
- Squat: 0%
- Climb: 0%
- Bend: 0%
- Reach above shoulders: 0%
- The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:
- Up to 10 lbs: Occasionally
- Up to 20 lbs: Not Required
- Up to 35 lbs: Not Required
- Up to 50 lbs: Not Required
- Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
- Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
- Over 100 lbs: Not Required
- Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.):
- None
- Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:
- Sit: 240
- Twist: 0
- Stand: 20
- Crawl: 0
- Walk: 10
- Kneel: 0
- Lift: 0
- Drive: 5
- Squat: 0
- Climb: 0
- Bend: 0
- Reach above shoulders: 0
Repetitive Use of Hands (Frequency Indicated)
Simple grasp up to 10 lbs.
Pushing &Pulling Normal Weight
- Fine Manipulation: Computer keyboard and mouse.
- Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: None
Environmental Factors & Special Hazards
Environmental Factors (Time Spent)
- Inside hours: 8
- Outside hours: 0
- Temperature: Normal Range
- Lighting: Average
- Noise levels: Average
- Humidity: Normal Range
Atmosphere
Special Hazards
Protective Clothing Required: None
Pay Range
USD $96.15 - USD $360.58 /Hr
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree and possess a valid Illinois medical license or the ability to obtain one. Board eligibility or certification in psychiatry is required to provide high-value, evidence-based medical care.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 72% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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