Psychiatrist
Listed compensation
$234k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Benefits Information
*1099 Contractor*
Full Time - 40 hrs. weekly
Overview
Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.
Who We Are
GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.
Why Work for GEO
We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.
Responsibilities
Summary:
The Psychiatrist evaluates and treats inmates, detainees, or residents (I/D/R) demonstrating signs or symptoms of mental illness. Supervises nursing staff providing mental health services. Responsible for overall psychiatric direction of the mental health program.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- The Psychiatrist supervises clinical activities and medical personnel while on duty.
- Evaluates patients referred for assessment due to mental illness.
- The Psychiatrist treats all patients requiring psychiatric intervention.
- Refers patients counseling or inpatient care as necessary.
- The Psychiatrist reviews and adjusts as necessary all maintenance medications based on clinical judgment and as required by policy.
- Provides emergency psychiatric care as required.
- The Psychiatrist provides in-service education for medical and correctional staff as requested.
- Documents all services provided in the patient’s medical file.
- The Psychiatrist participates in review of the quality of care provided.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited medical school with specialty training in psychiatry.
- Board certified in Psychiatry and must maintain board certification during employment or board eligible if within seven (7) years of their completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) approved residency in Psychiatry.
- Licensed to practice medicine in the state in which the Facility is located.
- One (1) year of clinical experience.
- Copy of professional license to remain on file at the Facility where services are rendered at all times.
- Maintain a current DPS and DEA Certificate of Registration.
- Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.
Pay
Pay USD $234,000.00/Yr. to USD $234,000.00/Yr.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 72% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$234k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $241k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$241k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Texas | 189 active | 1,864 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 56% remote · 72% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Texas Physician listings: 20% 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 days · 28% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 728 postings, 654 closed |
| New Psychiatry listings | 1,279 in the last 30 days | 1,013 the 30 days before (+26%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | −2.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$234k midpoint, that is roughly $9k–$16k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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