Medical Director Behavioral Health

PsychiatryIncludes callFull-Time

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Job Description

Medical Director, Behavioral Health

Location: Dade City, FL

Make a Difference. Build Healthier Futures. Grow With Premier.

At Premier Community HealthCare, behavioral health leaders help change the way patients experience care. As the only FQHC serving Pasco and Hernando Counties, we expand access to compassionate mental health care for adults, children, and families who count on us.

In this role, your leadership will strengthen integrated care, support behavioral health providers, improve outcomes, and help shape the future of whole-person community health.

Premier is proud to be a 2026 Top Workplaces Award recipient and honored with the 2025 Kudos Award, reflecting our supportive, mission-driven culture.

We are seeking a Medical Director, Behavioral Health who wants to:

  • Lead with compassion, purpose, and clinical excellence
  • Support providers through trust, mentoring, and teamwork
  • Expand access to high-quality behavioral health care
  • Create lasting impact for patients, families, and communities

If you’re passionate about leading mental health care that changes lives, we would love to connect with you.

What You’ll Do

  • Provide psychiatric care for adults and children
  • Lead, mentor, and support behavioral health providers
  • Partner with the CMO and clinical leaders
  • Strengthen integrated care, quality, and access
  • Guide best practices and process improvement
  • Support provider onboarding, retention, and growth
  • Represent Premier’s mission in the community

What’s In It for You

  • A mission-driven FQHC leadership role
  • A recognized, award-winning workplace culture
  • Purposeful work serving patients with real need
  • Supportive partnership with senior clinical leaders
  • Opportunity to shape behavioral health services
  • Eligible clinicians may explore NHSC/HRSA loan repayment resources

Qualifications

  • MD or DO from an accredited medical school
  • Licensed to practice medicine in Florida
  • Board eligible or board certified
  • Completed psychiatry residency
  • 10 years of successful clinical practice experience
  • Behavioral health leadership experience

Bonus Skills

  • EHR or Epic experience
  • Multi-provider practice experience
  • FQHC or community health experience
  • Eligible for hospital privileges

Join Premier: Where Your Purpose Takes Root

At Premier, your leadership will help patients access care during some of life’s most difficult moments. You will guide providers, strengthen behavioral health services, and help families feel seen, supported, and cared for.

We can’t wait to welcome you to our Care Team.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

  • Ability to lift 20 lbs. regularly and 30–50 lbs. occasionally
  • Ability to sit for long periods of time
  • Travel to PCHG sites and occasional conferences
  • Direct exposure to computer screens
  • May be exposed to contagious or infectious diseases

Background Screening Requirement

This position requires a Level 2 background screening through the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

Applicants may review information regarding the background screening process, disqualifying offenses, and applicant rights by visiting the AHCA Background Screening Education and Awareness webpage:

info.flclearinghouse.com

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director will provide psychiatric care for adults and children while leading, mentoring, and supporting behavioral health providers. They will also partner with clinical leadership to strengthen integrated care, quality, and access to services.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Quality improvement

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Director Behavioral Health at Premier Community Healthcare Grp a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 20,389 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc.

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 50% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution32 jobs · 27 employers

10
<$345k
5
$345k-400k
4
$400k-455k
11
$455k-510k
2
$510k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
71%
CME allowance
58%
Sign-on bonus
52%
Loan repayment
19% this job
Visa sponsorship
16%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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ARC Health Partners · Ann Arbor, Michigan

$210-$270/hr
#2

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GreenLife Healthcare Staffing · Detroit, Michigan

$200-$250/hr
#3

Clinical Psychiatrist - Adult

$320k-$500k
#4

Clinical Psychiatrist - Child/Adolescent

$320k-$500k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.4
Better work-life than 50% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,774 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Dade City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$319k
Typical market rent
$1,734/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.9
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Premier Community Healthcare Grp

Medical Practices
Dade City, Florida
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

NHSC/HRSA loan repayment resources
Mission-driven FQHC leadership role
Award-winning workplace culture
Supportive partnership with senior clinical leaders