Psychiatrist
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Job Description
- Location: Waco, TX (On-site or Hybrid / Remote within Texas; First day on-site required)
- Position Type: Full-Time, Contract
- Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (No mandatory nights or weekends)
About the Opportunity
HJ Staffing is currently seeking a licensed, dedicated Psychiatrist to provide clinical services. This role is central to delivering psychiatric care, comprehensive evaluations, and clinical guidance to youth residents, including individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
This position offers flexible delivery: services may be performed fully on-site or remotely via telepsychiatry (with an initial mandatory in-person orientation day on-site).
Key Responsibilities
Psychiatric Assessment & Diagnosis: Conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, assessments, and diagnostic workups for adolescent residents.
Treatment Planning & Medication Management: Develop individual treatment plans, provide clinical justification for psychotropic medication regimens, and monitor efficacy and side effects.
Clinical Documentation: Maintain timely, compliant, and accurate charting of all clinical encounters using the facility’s Electronic Health Records (EHR) system.
Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Partner closely with psychologists, social workers, nursing staff, and direct care teams to coordinate holistic care.
Independent Practice: Manage clinical caseload efficiently with minimal direct supervision while adhering to institutional and state standards.
Qualifications & Requirements
Medical License: Valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine (MD or DO) issued by the Texas Medical Board (TMB).
Board Certification: Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry in the State of Texas (Child & Adolescent experience/certification is a plus).
Federal & State Registrations
- Active, unrestricted DEA registration certificate.
- Valid National Provider Identifier (NPI#).
- Technical Skills: Proven proficiency with computers and Electronic Health Records (EHR) platforms.
Compliance: Willingness to complete all facility- and Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)-mandated background checks, credentialing, and orientation training.
Communication & Teamwork: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, strong presentation abilities, and a collaborative team orientation.
On-Site Requirement: For clinicians opting for remote/telepsychiatry coverage, Day 1 must be completed on-site in Waco, TX for orientation and credentialing handoff.
Schedule & Modality Details
Hours: Standard business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Work Modality: Flexible — Choose between 100% On-Site or Telepsychiatry / Remote (Texas-based licensure required; Day 1 in person).
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid, unrestricted medical license (MD or DO) issued by the Texas Medical Board and possess active DEA registration. Board certification or eligibility in psychiatry is required, with preference given to those with child and adolescent experience.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
In Texas, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$314k (70 salary observations; 407 listings), vs ~$323k nationally (1,563 salary observations; 7,925 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in physician roles | ranked against 22,241 Physician roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Psychiatry median $376k (middle half $278k–$400k)244 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Texas vs national | $314k median in Texas | $323k nationally (−3%)70 state / 1,563 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Texas index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Texas | 176 active | 1,796 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 48% remote · 44% no call · 40% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Texas physician listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry hiring demand | #27 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 728 postings, 654 closed |
| New Psychiatry listings | 1,250 in the last 30 days | 863 the 30 days before (+45%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | −3.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatrist at HJ Staffing a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 22,241 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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