Psychiatrist
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Job Description
- Job Title: Physician – Psychiatry
- Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent (Employed)
- Location: Lake County, IN
- Service Setting: Outpatient with weekend/holiday inpatient rounding
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Coverage Period: Ongoing
- Clinical Shift Schedule: Monday–Friday
- On-Call Shift Schedule: Weekend/Holiday Rounding 1:8 or better
- Call Type: Rotational
- Call Ratio: 1:8 or better
Patient Information
- Patient Demographics: Psychiatry patients
- Admissions: Yes (inpatient rounding on weekends/holidays)
- Rounding: Yes
- Phone Consults: Yes
- Case Mix: General Psychiatry
Facility Information
- EMR System: EPIC – fully integrated HIMSS Stage VII
- Office Equipment Available: Standard psychiatric care tools
- Specialty Backup Available: Collegial physician group within growing system
- Support Staff Available: Support department for EMR and clinical operations
- Reason for Coverage: Growth and system expansion of psychiatry services
Privileges & Compliance
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Credentialing Timeline: 90–120 days post-offer
Compensation & Benefits
- Rate: Highly competitive salary (Negotiable)
- Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance: Indiana has favorable malpractice laws
Additional Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- 401K and 457(b) retirement plans with employer match
- CME and Licensure funds: $6,000 annually
- Licensure reimbursement (license, CSR, DEA, dues, subscriptions)
- Flexible time off: 5 weeks PTO + 1 week CME
- Contract bonuses based on visit productivity
- Sign-on bonus (negotiable)
- HRSA Workforce Student Loan Repayment eligible
- Quality bonus
Required Procedures
- General outpatient psychiatric care
- Inpatient psychiatric rounding (weekends/holidays)
Job Requirements
- Licenses: Active IN license (or ability to obtain)
- Certifications: Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
- Experience: Open to all experience levels
- Other Qualifications: EPIC EMR proficiency; supportive, team-based work culture
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive outpatient psychiatric services
- Participate in 1:8 or better weekend/holiday inpatient rounding
- Utilize EPIC EMR system for all documentation
- Collaborate with a collegial and expanding physician group
- Support the continued development of psychiatry services in a growth-oriented health system
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive outpatient psychiatric services and participate in rotational weekend/holiday inpatient rounding. Utilize the EPIC EMR system for all clinical documentation and collaborate with a multidisciplinary physician group.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an active Indiana medical license and be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry. Proficiency in EPIC EMR and a commitment to a team-based work culture are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 52% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatrist at Adelphi Staffing a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 21,316 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc.
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- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in East Chicago
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $137k
- Typical market rent
- $1,053/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 21 min
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.