Inpatient Adult Psychiatrist | Tucson, Arizona | 1099 Independent Contractor Preferred
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Job Description
- Opportunity Details
- Inpatient Adult Psychiatrist
- Location: Tucson, AZ
Palo Verde Behavioral Health has a longstanding reputation for stability in mental health and substance-use treatment, serving patients in and around Tucson since 1960. We offer individualized, inpatient and intensive outpatient treatment programs for adults and adolescents.
Position Details
- Patient population: General inpatient adult.
- Manageable caseload: Average of 15 total patient encounters per day.
- Position type: Full time, 1099 independent contractor preferred (W-2 optional).
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, days only.
- Evening call: Once per week, phone only.
- Weekends: Average 1:4 weekend rounding split amongst the team.
- Benefits and Compensation (Benefits package offered for W-2 employed only):
- Sign-On Bonus & Relocation Assistance available.
Bonus: Additional earnings through potential via Productivity Bonus and additional weekend coverage and evening call.
Robust Benefit Package: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k w/ Company Match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, ST/LT Disability, and more.
- Paid-Time Off: 26 days per year
- CME Package: 5 paid CME days per year + reimbursement for related expenses.
- Licenses & Dues reimbursement
Requirements
- MD/DO degree from an accredited program required.
- Board certified or board eligible General Psychiatry.
- Arizona medical license or the ability to obtain an Arizona medical license.
- Meets all credentialing criteria required by participating physicians
- Palo Verde Behavioral Health is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the nation's leading hospital management companies.
- To learn more, please contact the In-House Recruiter shown below.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
- Daniel Wilson
- Physician & APP Recruiter | Behavioral Health Division
Universal Health Services, Inc. | UHS of Delaware, Inc.
Direct: (615) 554-0073 Explore Opportunities: UHS Physician Careers
Key Responsibilities
Manage a caseload of adult inpatient psychiatric patients at Palo Verde Behavioral Health. Conduct daily patient encounters and participate in a weekend rounding rotation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 60% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.9 / 10 · above average in psychiatry | ranked against 1,853 Psychiatry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Psychiatry median $330k (middle half $288k–$375k)51 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Arizona index 100.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Arizona | 32 active | 1,858 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 52% remote · 60% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Psychiatry pay trend | +8.3% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
| Implied production pay | ~$722k | $62/wRVU × 11,644 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inpatient Adult Psychiatrist | Tucson, Arizona | 1099 Independent Contractor Preferred at Palo Verde Behavioral Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,853 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.
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- No nights
- Includes call
- Includes weekends
About Palo Verde Behavioral Health
Benefits & Perks
Living in Tucson
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $322k
- Typical market rent
- $1,425/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 96.9
- State income tax
- Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Tucson, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.