Medical Director

PsychiatryFull-Time

Listed compensation

$325k-$350k

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Job Description

Company Description

  • Join One of New York's Most Awarded Mental Health Employers!
  • At NYPCC, we're not just changing lives, we're redefining what it means to build a meaningful career in mental health.
  • 2025 and 2026 City & State Top Workplace in New York
  • Mental Health America's Platinum Bell Seal recipient for FIVE consecutive years
  • Serving 15,000+ clients every month
  • 50+ years of transforming lives across New York City
  • If you're looking for more than just your next job, you've found it.

For over five decades, New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC) has been one of New York's leading community mental health organizations, delivering innovative, compassionate care through both in-person and telehealth services. Today, we proudly serve more than 15,000 clients each month while continuing to set the standard for clinical excellence and employee experience.

At NYPCC, You'll Find

  • Competitive compensation and outstanding benefits
  • Career growth through our Academy and leadership development programs
  • A collaborative, mission-driven culture where our employee matters
  • The chance to make a lasting impact on thousands of lives every single day
  • Come build a career where purpose meets possibility!

Job Description

New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC) is seeking a Medical Director to provide clinical leadership and psychiatric oversight across our Article 31 outpatient mental health clinics located in the Bronx, Bushwick, East New York and Jackson Heights.

This role combines direct patient care with leadership responsibilities, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based behavioral health services in compliance with the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH).

The Medical Director will supervise prescribers, support interdisciplinary care, and collaborate with executive leadership to advance clinical quality and program development.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide medical oversight for psychiatric services across outpatient clinics
  • Supervise and mentor psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners
  • Conduct psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and treatment planning
  • Ensure compliance with OMH regulations and clinical standards
  • Participate in quality assurance, risk management, and performance improvement initiatives
  • Monitor prescribing practices and support safe medication management
  • Collaborate with clinical and administrative leadership on program development and strategic initiatives
  • Support interdisciplinary care coordination and participate in case conferences

Qualifications

  • M.D. from an accredited medical school
  • Active and unrestricted New York State physician license
  • Board-certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry preferred
  • Active DEA registration
  • Minimum 3 years of psychiatric clinical experience, preferably in an outpatient setting
  • Leadership or supervisory experience in behavioral health settings
  • Experience with OMH Article 31 clinics and regulatory standards
  • Familiarity with Medicaid/Medicare and value-based care models
  • Experience working with serious mental illness populations

Skills

  • Strong diagnostic and psychopharmacological treatment expertise
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
  • Commitment to ethical practice, patient safety, and quality care
  • Additional Information

Reporting Structure

The Medical Director reports to the Chief Executive Officer and Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer and works closely with clinical and program leadership.

  • All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
  • Salary: $325,000 - $350,000/year
  • Compensation will commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Screening Question Set: Medical Director

Compensation: USD 325000 - USD 350000 - yearly

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification (preferred)

Key Skills

Psychiatric evaluationRegulatory complianceDiagnostic expertisePsychopharmacologyMentorshipStrategic planning

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 74% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$338k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $313k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Psychiatry jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$313k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in New York100 active1,890 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 58% remote · 74% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York Physician listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 16% offer loan repayment1,177 active listings, Oct 2026
Psychiatry pay trend+9.8% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Centersilver tier, 81/100Top Employers work-life index10 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

45 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

40 jobs · 15 employers
401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
85%
CME allowance
48%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,885 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$875k≈ 2.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,089/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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