Psychiatrist - Waco Center for Youth
Compensation
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Job Description
AvaMed Workforce is hiring a Psychiatrist - Waco Center for Youth for a contract assignment at Waco Center for Youth (Texas HHSC).
Start: ASAP
Rate: Contact us for details
Position Details
- Texas HHSC Waco Center for Youth, Waco, TX
- 1 opening, Monday-Friday 8 AM-5 PM
- On-site or remote telepsychiatry (first day in person)
What You'll Do
- Diagnose and treat psychiatric disorders; perform psychiatric assessments
- Timely, accurate EHR charting
- Justify medication use; work in an interdisciplinary team with minimal supervision
Requirements
- Unrestricted Texas MD license
- Board Certified or Board eligible in Psychiatry
- Unrestricted DEA registration and NPI
- Complete facility and HHSC training; strong EHR skills
- Apply today or contact AvaMed Workforce at orlando@avamed.org / (818) 448-6393.
Key Responsibilities
Diagnose and treat psychiatric disorders while performing comprehensive psychiatric assessments. Maintain timely and accurate EHR charting and justify medication use within an interdisciplinary team.
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 | 6.2 / 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)248 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 | 183 active | 1,818 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 48% remote · 38% no call · 36% 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 | 1,341 in the last 30 days | 876 the 30 days before (+53%)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 - Waco Center for Youth at AvaMed Workforce a 6.2 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, remote work flexibility.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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