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Psychiatrist - Inpatient

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Job Description

Location: Riverview Behavioral Health, 701 Arkansas, Blvd, Ste 300, Texarkana, AR 71854

Riverview Behavioral Health is a 62-bed inpatient hospital treating individuals suffering from a mental health primary diagnosis from ages twelve and up. Our treatment center is located in Texarkana, AR serving the greater southwest Arkansas region.

Riverview Behavioral Health offers a confidential, caring environment that promotes crisis resolution, positive self awareness, social skills, and personal growth that is monitored in a safe environment 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

We are currently seeking to add a PRN, Inpatient Psychiatrist to our skilled and patient focused team. This role will see both Adults, and Child & Adolescent patients.

For more information, please contact Eva Fassauer at eva.fassauer@acadiahealthcare.com or call/text 615-861-7410.

About the Role

Responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses through a combination of personal counseling (psychotherapy), psychoanalysis, hospitalization and/or medication.

  • Responsible for providing clinical services to patients at the facility.
  • Practice within medical protocols defined by federal and state regulations, as well as by corporate, facility policy or procedures.
  • Review medical information on patients to ensure medical stability and to offer medical recommendations.
  • Evaluate patients for mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.
  • Treat or direct treatment of patients, utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
  • Review and complete medical information for individual care plans, documents services and information in a timely manner.
  • Maintain confidential documentation, compliance and billing in accordance with the policy and procedures.
  • Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
  • One or more years’ post graduate degree practice preferred.
  • Licensed in the state in which the facility(s) operate.

Licenses/Certifications

Board Certification in Psychiatry

  • Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.
  • Our Comprehensive Treatment Network

23,500 Employees

  • 11,400 Beds
  • 258 Locations
  • 38 States
  • 1 Network

As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders.

At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process.

We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for substance use, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services.

Our expansive network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and substance use, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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Key Responsibilities

The psychiatrist is responsible for diagnosing and treating mental illnesses through psychotherapy, medication, and hospitalization. They must also review medical information to ensure stability and maintain accurate clinical documentation for patient care plans.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) and be licensed in the state of Arkansas. Board certification in psychiatry and current DEA credentials for prescribing controlled substances are required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Inpatient careMedication managementPatient evaluationTreatment planningChild and adolescent psychiatryMedical compliance

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 40% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 23 employers

401k / retirement match
78%
CME allowance
52%
Sign-on bonus
48%
Loan repayment
22%
Relocation assistance
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,759 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Texarkana

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$209k
Typical market rent
$1,211/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
84.0
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Texarkana, TX-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.