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Alexandria, Virginia

Outpatient Psychiatrist - Intensive Outpatient Program

Psychiatry 8.1 Work-LifeFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Inova Health is looking for a dedicated Outpatient Psychiatrist to join the
team. Inova Behavioral Health supports Inova's overall mission, promoting total
wellness – mind and body – by offering a full spectrum of mental health and
addiction treatment services to the surrounding Northern Virginia and
Washington, DC, metropolitan community.

Split between our outpatient clinic and Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), the
Outpatient Psychiatrist position offers a unique blend of clinical
opportunities. In the outpatient clinic, you will carry a small caseload of
medication management patients and will help lead transcranial magnetic
stimulation (TMS) and esketamine, as part of our growing neuromodulation
program. 

In the Intensive Outpatient Program, you will provide psychiatric evaluation,
medication management, and clinical consultation for patients participating in
structured outpatient behavioral health services. This role works
collaboratively with the interdisciplinary treatment team to support
stabilization, treatment planning, symptom management, and safe transitions to
ongoing care.

Our extensive continuum of care includes an urgent psychiatric assessment center
(IPAC), inpatient psychiatry, detoxification and addiction services, partial
hospitalization programs (PHP), intensive outpatient programs (IOP), outpatient
psychiatric appointments, and outpatient counseling services.

We have a collaborative, multidisciplinary care team that consists of:

  • Psychiatrists
  • Licensed Therapists
  • Social Workers
  • Psychiatric Nurses
  • Mental Health Technicians
  • Patient Care Coordination Managers

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and
patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top
employer in both the D. C. metro area and the nation. 

Featured Benefits

* Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision
coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.

* Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting
on your first day.

* Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in
education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.

* Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their
spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy
sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

* Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work
schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Program Features

Inova Behavioral Health Services offers medication management, therapy and
integrated behavioral healthcare services at clinic locations across Northern
Virginia. Here is an overview of the types of outpatient care we offer:

* Medication Management
* Individual Therapy and Counseling
* Integrated Behavioral Health Services
* Behavioral Health Services Integrated with Specialty Care

Additional Requirements

* Education: Doctor of Medicine degree or Doctor of Osteopathic degree from an
accredited institution AND Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
* Experience: Successful completion of an ACGME physician residency program

* Licensure: Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of
Virginia and Virginia DEA 

* Credentialing: Ability to be credentialed by the Inova Health System as an
associate member of the Medical Staff with clinical privileges in Internal
Medicine   

Preferred Qualifications

* 2 years experience

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every
day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities
we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare
safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to
professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova,
we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate
future for healthcare. 

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color,
disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic
origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth,
pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics
protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

The Outpatient Psychiatrist provides psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and clinical consultation across an outpatient clinic and an Intensive Outpatient Program. They collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to lead neuromodulation programs and support patient stabilization and safe transitions of care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree, be Board Certified or Eligible in Psychiatry, and have completed an ACGME residency. A current unrestricted license to practice medicine and a DEA license in the State of Virginia are required.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Esketamine TreatmentInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Psychiatrist - Intensive Outpatient Program at Inova a 8.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,768 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc.

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 52% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

8.1/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Psychiatry

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Living in Alexandria

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$703k
Typical market rent
$2,285/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Inova

Hospitals and Health Care
Falls Church, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Wellness Program
Retirement Match (5%)
Tuition Assistance ($5,250/yr)
Student Loan Assistance ($10,000)
Mental Health Support (25 therapy sessions/yr)