Consult-Liaison Psychiatrist - 100% Telehealth
Listed compensation
Starting at $185 /hr
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Job Description
- Hiring for all shifts: Day Shift, Mid-Day Shift, & Nocturnist shifts available
- 1099 Position | $185/hour + Additional NP Supervision Stipend | $20K Bonus Eligible for Full-Time Psychiatrists
- Consult-Liaison Psychiatry Role | 2+ years of consult-liaison experience post-residency required.
Are you a board-certified psychiatrist with consult-liaison expertise? Iris Telehealth is actively hiring Consult-Liaison Psychiatrists to support emergency department and inpatient teams with high-quality psychiatric evaluations and consultations—all from the comfort of your home.
This fully remote opportunity allows you to provide consultative psychiatric care across multiple hospital systems while collaborating with multidisciplinary care teams to improve access to behavioral healthcare.
What’s New?
Remote-First Excellence: Join a nationally recognized, award-winning health system known for its innovation, patient-centered care, and clinical excellence.
Additional Earning Opportunity: Receive an additional stipend for providing Nurse Practitioner supervision.
About the Role
- Setting: 100% Remote Consults supporting Inpatient, Emergency Department, and Emergency Room settings
- Compensation: 1099 | $185/hour with a productivity-based compensation model designed to maximize earnings
- Additional Compensation: NP Supervision Stipend
- Patient Population: All ages (experience treating ages 5+ in ED settings preferred)
- Schedule: 13–16 shifts per month, including 3–4 weekend shifts per month
- Technology: Experience with Epic preferred
- Leadership Opportunity: Nurse Practitioner supervision required
Why Iris Telehealth?
Mission-Driven Impact: We’re committed to increasing access to quality mental health care- partnering with you to serve the communities that need it most.
Comprehensive Clinician Support: From licensing and credentialing to IT, onboarding, and administrative support we’ve got you covered so you can focus on what matters most: providing excellent patient care.
Work-Life Balance: Flexibility, remote work, and reduced weekend shift requirements help you maintain a healthy balance.
Innovation & Growth: We empower our clinicians with advanced tools, including AI-supported systems, to streamline workflows and optimize care, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives - shaping the future of behavioral health.
At Iris Telehealth, you’ll deliver impactful care to underserved communities, working with a multidisciplinary team dedicated to transforming mental health care - one patient at a time.
Qualifications
Board Certification required
Completion of an ACGME-accredited Psychiatry Residency
- Experience in acute-care psychiatric setting(s), including inpatient, ED, crisis stabilization, consultation-liaison, acute detoxification, and/or other high-acuity behavioral health settings
- Experience treating patients ages 5+ preferred
- Willingness to provide Nurse Practitioner supervision
- Telehealth experience required, and Epic experience strongly preferred
- Comfortable working across multiple health systems and varying acuity levels
- Must reside within the United States or a U.S. territory
Our Benefits
At Iris Telehealth, we believe great care starts with caring for our clinicians. We’re proud to offer benefits that support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance — so you can focus on doing what you do best: providing exceptional care.
All Iris Clinicians Receive
- Competitive compensation — your expertise deserves to be recognized and rewarded
- Work-from-home flexibility — skip the commute & enjoy greater flexibility
- Comprehensive malpractice coverage — full protection, zero hassle
- Licensing & credentialing support — we handle the logistics so you can focus on care
- Upfront payment of all state licensing fees — no delays, no out-of-pocket costs
- Home office setup & 24/7 IT support — everything you need to succeed virtually
About Us
At Iris Telehealth, we empower our clinicians to provide high-quality virtual behavioral health care to patients across the U.S. We believe in supporting our clinicians with comprehensive resources, allowing them to focus on patient care and make a genuine difference.
Partnering with healthcare facilities nationwide, we handle the administrative tasks so our clinicians can focus on what they do best—providing top-quality care. With strong support for licensing and credentialing, we ensure our providers are equipped to serve patients in underserved areas.
Our commitment to work-life balance and respect for our clinicians' expertise sets us apart as a leading behavioral healthcare organization. At Iris, you're more than just a number; you're a valued member of a mission-driven team dedicated to expanding access to mental health care. Experience the difference we bring to behavioral healthcare!
If you are a current Iris provider, thank you for your dedication and service! If you're interested in this opportunity, please contact your Practice Manager for more information about eligibility requirements and how this role compares to your current position.
- Iris Telehealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all state and federal laws regarding EEOC.
- Compensation: Starting at $185/hour
- $20K Bonus Eligible for Full-Time Psychiatrists
Compensation is productivity-based, allowing you to maximize earnings based on patient care volume. An additional stipend is provided for Nurse Practitioner supervision.
Key Responsibilities
Provide high-quality psychiatric evaluations and consultations for emergency department and inpatient teams via telehealth. Collaborate with multidisciplinary care teams to improve access to behavioral healthcare and provide supervision for nurse practitioners.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 66% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Iris Telehealth for Providers holds gold-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 85/100, 12 active listings.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.9 / 10 · above average in psychiatry | ranked against 1,866 Psychiatry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$396k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Texas | 190 active | 1,890 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 58% remote · 66% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Texas Physician listings: 21% 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 | 1,268 in the last 30 days | 1,046 the 30 days before (+21%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | −3.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Iris Telehealth for Providers | gold tier, 85/100 | Top Employers work-life index12 active listings |
| Implied production pay | ~$722k | $62/wRVU × 11,644 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Consult-Liaison Psychiatrist - 100% Telehealth at Iris Telehealth for Providers 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 1,866 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$385k midpoint, that is roughly $15k–$27k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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