Psychiatrist

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Petaluma, California — Hybrid$240-$265/hrContractPsychiatry
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Seneca Family of Agencies as a Child Psychiatrist – Contract, Flexible Hours in United States. We are seeking a contracted Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Petaluma in Sonoma County, CA. As the Psychiatrist, you will provide psychiatric services to our Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) in Petaluma, one of five campuses throughout the Bay Area.

Key Responsibilities

  • Review and accept referrals to the partial hospitalization program
  • Complete initial psychiatric evaluations of clients to determine medication and treatment needs
  • Prescribe and monitor medications and provide psychiatric reassessments as needed during a client’s enrollment
  • Provide consultation and education to treatment staff regarding medication use as part of the treatment regimen for each client during the course of their treatment in program

Requirements

  • Board eligibility or certification in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Active California Medical License, Current and Valid DEA Certificate
  • Successful completion of Seneca’s credentialing process
  • Proof of liability insurance

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $240-$265/hr

Work Schedule

  • Contract position.
  • Hybrid position - combination of remote and on-site.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

This position offers competitive compensation. Work with Seneca Family of Agencies in United States.

Key Skills

Child and adolescent psychiatryPsychiatric evaluationMedication managementClinical consultationTreatment planningTelehealthDocumentationMultidisciplinary collaborationCrisis stabilizationPsychoeducation
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatrist at Seneca Family of Agencies a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% of all Psychiatry physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

This Psychiatry position at Seneca Family of Agencies is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

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.

Remote physician positions in Psychiatry have grown significantly in recent years, offering clinicians the ability to maintain a full patient panel without geographic constraints or commute-related burnout.

Compensation Analysis

Seneca Family of Agencies lists compensation for this physician position at $240k to $265k annually.

This is approximately 16% below the national median for Psychiatry professionals, which is around $300k.

This position also offers production-based compensation: $265000 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.

Location & Logistics

This is a fully remote physician position. Remote clinicians can practice from any state where they hold an active license, eliminating commute time and offering maximum schedule flexibility. Many remote healthcare positions also allow providers to establish a more sustainable long-term practice pattern.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Fully remote — work from anywhere with an active license
  • Transparent compensation ($240k–$265k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Child and adolescent psychiatry, Psychiatric evaluation, Medication management, Clinical consultation, Treatment planning, Telehealth, Documentation, Multidisciplinary collaboration. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychiatry role.

Core responsibilities: The psychiatrist will conduct initial psychiatric evaluations and manage medication for youth in a partial hospitalization program. They will also provide clinical consultation to the multidisciplinary team and offer coverage via telehealth as needed.

Benefits package: Bilingual Proficiency Bonus. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Psychiatry physician jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Seneca Family of Agencies

Mental Health Care
Oakland, California
5-10

Benefits & Perks

Bilingual Proficiency Bonus
7.5

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 25%

Protective Factors (3)

Hybrid work (Schedule flexibility ↓ burnout)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Contract

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