Child Psychiatrist 0.6FTE Salem Oregon
Listed compensation
$197K–$223K
The week · per this posting3-day week
Ask the employer about weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Morlen Health is a physician led medical group located in Salem, OR in the Pacific Northwest.
Morlen Health is currently seeking Board Certified or Board Eligible Child/ Adolescent Psychiatrist to join the team at the Kaiser Skyline medical office in Salem, OR. Our ideal candidate will have the ability to provide high-quality, comprehensive care.
You will join an integrated and compassionate team of physicians and supportive clinical and administrative staff.
We use a combination of face-to-face care and the latest virtual modalities to provide evidence-based, psychiatric treatments, including primary care consults, crisis interventions and medication consultation. This is a permanent position.
Our psychiatrists provide a combination of onsite and virtual care. As a Child Psychiatrist, you will care for patients ranging in age from 6 to 21 years old, but primarily under 18.
- Part-time, 3-day work week (.6 FTE)
- 2 days in clinic and 1 day virtual
- No Call required
Salary range: $196,560 - $223,380 (0.6 FTE)
Additional Lifestyle $13,260 bonus This is paid bi-weekly from hire start date onwards throughout the year and ongoing
Sign-on bonus - up to $30,000
Relocation allowance - up to $15,000
Benefits Include
401(k)
Paid Time Off and Paid Education Leave
Morlen Health believes that diversity, inclusion, and equity among our employees is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality, comprehensive psychiatric care to patients aged 6 to 21 through a mix of face-to-face and virtual modalities. Responsibilities include primary care consults, crisis interventions, and medication management within an integrated clinical team.
Requirements
Candidates must be a Board Certified or Board Eligible Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist. The role requires the ability to work in a hybrid capacity at the Kaiser Skyline medical office in Salem, Oregon.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 68% have no call, 60% require no weekends — this position is remote.
The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$210k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $203k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.7 / 10 · top 25% in psychiatry | ranked against 1,857 Psychiatry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $197k–$223k | Psychiatry median $335k (middle half $273k–$353k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$203k in purchasing power | Oregon index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Oregon | 26 active | 1,861 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 64% remote · 68% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $30k sign-on | Oregon Physician listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 16% offer loan repayment349 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry hiring demand | #27 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 34 days · 28% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 728 postings, 654 closed |
| New Psychiatry listings | 1,316 in the last 30 days | 1,034 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | −2.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Permanente Health Care Ventures | #3 of 12 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child Psychiatrist 0.6FTE Salem Oregon at Permanente Health Care Ventures a 7.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,857 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, remote work flexibility.
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