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Backpack Healthcare
Atlanta, Georgia, United States · Remote OK

Outpatient Psychiatrist (Remote)

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 and PMHNPs to develop and implement individualized treatment plans.

Requirements

Requires an MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school, completion of a psychiatry residency, and an active Georgia medical license. Candidates must be board certified or board eligible in psychiatry.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Treatment planningADHD managementAnxiety treatmentDepression treatmentTrauma-informed careHIPAA compliance

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 46% have no call, 44% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Psychiatry market look like in Georgia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · above average in psychiatryranked against 1,783 Psychiatry listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry median $375k (middle half $313k–$400k)48 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 54% remote · 46% no call · 44% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS physician listings (all specialties): 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 11% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Psychiatry hiring demand#27 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 728 postings, 654 closed
New Psychiatry listings1,339 in the last 30 days878 the 30 days before (+53%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry pay trend−3.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,783 Psychiatry listings), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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 1,783 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

31 jobs · 23 employers
8
<$350k
6
$350k-400k
3
$400k-450k
8
$450k-500k
6
$500k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs · 23 employers
401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
81%
CME allowance
41% this job
Loan repayment
22%
Relocation assistance
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Adelphi Staffing · Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

$225-$250/hr
#2

Psychiatrist (MD/DO) (Remote)Contract

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$119-$242/hr
#3

Psychiatrist - Adult

$320k-$500k
#4

Psychiatrist - Child/Adolescent

$320k-$500k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 70% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,783 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 provided
CME reimbursement
Flexible scheduling
Work-life balance
Collaborative clinical environment