Medical Director
Compensation
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Job Description
Clarvida’s success is built on the strength of our people: individuals who bring the right skills and a deep commitment to our mission of improving lives and communities. Our employees are empowered to bring their full potential to the table, ensuring long-term success for our team and those we serve.
About Your Role
The Medical Director provides medical and psychiatric leadership for the outpatient clinic and oversees the quality, safety, consistency, and regulatory compliance of psychiatric services.
The position provides clinical oversight and consultation to psychiatrists, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNP-CRNPs), nurses, medical assistants, and other medical personnel.
The Medical Director partners with operational and clinical leaders to strengthen access, clinical outcomes, staff development, interdisciplinary coordination, and responsible program growth. The position may maintain a direct patient-care caseload based on organizational need.
Perks of This Role
Competitive rate
What Do We Offer
All Employees
- 401K
- Free licensure supervision (for applicable roles)
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Assistance program
- Perks @ Clarvida - national discounts on shopping, travel, Verizon, and entertainment
- Mileage reimbursement
- Cell phone
- Does the following apply to you?
- MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
- Completion of an accredited residency program in Psychiatry.
- Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or ability to obtain Pennsylvania licensure prior to employment.
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry.
Current DEA registration and ability to prescribe medications in accordance with federal and Pennsylvania requirements, when prescribing is included in the position.
Ability to meet applicable credentialing, payer enrollment, background clearance, and organizational requirements.
Experience providing psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, medication management, and treatment of individuals with behavioral health conditions.
Ability to provide clinical consultation and psychiatric oversight within a multidisciplinary outpatient behavioral health setting.
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Disclaimer
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Key Responsibilities
The Medical Director provides psychiatric leadership and clinical oversight for an outpatient clinic to ensure quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. They collaborate with operational and clinical teams to improve patient outcomes, staff development, and program growth.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree, have completed an accredited psychiatry residency, and possess an unrestricted Pennsylvania medical license. Board certification or eligibility in psychiatry and current DEA registration are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
In Pennsylvania, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$375k (52 salary observations; 735 listings), vs ~$325k nationally (1,319 salary observations; 7,652 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 Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Psychiatry median $324k (middle half $288k–$400k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Pennsylvania vs national | $375k median in Pennsylvania | $325k nationally (+15%)52 state / 1,319 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Pennsylvania | 127 active | 1,902 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 62% remote · 48% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania physician listings (all specialties): 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $70k) · 15% offer loan repayment942 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 | 1,296 in the last 30 days | 970 the 30 days before (+34%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | −1.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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