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WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Raleigh, North Carolina

Physician, Psychiatry - Acute Care Raleigh

PsychiatryFull-Time

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Job Description

We are seeking a compassionate, patient-centered Board Eligible or Board Certified Psychiatrist to join our dedicated team in providing high-quality care psychiatry care within WakeMed’s Acute Care Hospitals and EDs.

The incumbent will provide psychiatric diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric symptoms in medically complex patients across the hospital's general medical and surgical units as well as rapid psychiatric evaluations, risk assessment, crisis intervention, and stabilization for patients presenting to the emergency department.

The ideal candidate will be committed to our mission of transforming mental health care delivery—placing patient autonomy, dignity, and holistic healing at the center of everything we do.

Key Responsibilities

Provide timely psychiatric evaluations for patients with co-occurring medical, surgical or neurological conditions.

Offer expert recommendations for medical management and other psychiatric interventions to attending medical and surgical teams.

Conduct crisis interventions and assessments.

Determine the most appropriate and least restrictive level of care of patients, coordinating inpatient psychiatric units, substance abuse facilities or outpatient community resources.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree.
  • Completion of an accredited residency program in Psychiatry.
  • Board-certified or board-eligible in Psychiatry.
  • Licensed to practice medicine in the state of North Carolina
  • DEA certification and the ability to prescribe controlled substances.
  • CL or ED Psychiatry experience preferred, but not required.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment.

Department Description

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit wakemed.org.

EOE

Licensure

Licensed Medical Physician And Board Certification in Area of Practice Required

Education

Doctorate Medicine Required

Experience

Fellowship/Internship/Residency - Related Area Required

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Psychiatric EvaluationPsychiatric TreatmentMedical Management RecommendationsPatient StabilizationCare CoordinationTeamworkSubstance Use CareEmergency PsychiatryConsultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 60% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

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Salary Distribution30 jobs · 22 employers

9
<$350k
4
$350k-400k
3
$400k-450k
10
$450k-500k
4
$500k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 22 employers

401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
57%
Sign-on bonus
52%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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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 1,864 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Raleigh

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$372k
Typical market rent
$1,577/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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