Medical Director- Child/Adolescent Psychologist

PsychologistIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$300k-$400k

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Job Description

  • We’re Hiring! Medical Director | Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
  • Glenwood Behavioral Health Hospital | Cincinnati, OH
  • Ready to take the next step in your psychiatry career?

Glenwood Behavioral Health Hospital is seeking an experienced Full-Time Medical Director | Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to lead our clinical team at our 80-bed behavioral health facility!

This is an exciting leadership opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient care while helping shape the future of behavioral health services.

Position Highlights

  • Competitive Salary: $300K–$400K
  • Full-Time Medical Director Opportunity
  • Supportive, multidisciplinary clinical team
  • Clinical leadership, psychiatric care, and quality oversight
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Opportunity to lead and mentor clinical providers

Qualifications

Board-Certified Psychiatrist (MD/DO). Child & Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship training and previous leadership experience preferred.

Lead with purpose, make a difference, and advance your career with Glenwood Behavioral Health!

Interested or know someone who might be a great fit? Let's connect!

Responsibilities

Summary

  • Responsible for the quality, efficiency and management of delivering services within a facility.
  • Define protocols and assist in decision making pertaining to the medical and clinical care of patients.
  • Provide direct patient care and assist other departments with direct interactions with physician's staff.
  • Directly supervise other professional clinical staff, as well as administrative or support staff.
  • Serve as a liaison between the medical staff and other staff within the facility, division or corporate staff, and organizational leadership.
  • Monitor and supervise assigned staff to adherence to established medical and clinical policy.
  • Provide back up call coverage.
  • Serve in a teaching capacity for the training and development of other personnel.
  • Secure physical exam and history from the patients.
  • Request appropriate diagnostic testing, clinical evaluation, and prescribe medications and treatments.
  • Assist in the management of behavioral or mental health problems of patients and maintain current clinical medical records in accordance with federal or state regulation and industry practice, as well as facility, clinic or corporate policies and procedures.
  • Manage the finances and revenue of the facility including budgets, billing and spending.
  • Develop organizational goals and objectives and devise strategies and policies to meet those goals.
  • Develop, approve, implement and update the general policies, protocols and procedures of the facility.

Qualifications

  • Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
  • Board certified in Psychiatry required.
  • Previous experience as a Medical Director preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine by the state in which the facility operates.

Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.

Acadia Healthcare Network

~23,500 Employees · ~11,400 Beds

  • 258 Locations
  • 38 States
  • 1 Network

As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for substance use, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our expansive network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and substance use, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

AHPR

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Staff supervisionMedical policy complianceMedication managementBudget managementRevenue managementStrategic planningMentoringPatient assessmentClinical documentationCrisis intervention

Psychologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 75% are remote, 50% have no call, 38% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Psychology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychology listings in Ohio43 active1,762 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 75% remote · 50% no call · 38% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS psychologist listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Psychology listings694 in the last 30 days309 the 30 days before (+125%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

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  • On-site
  • Includes call
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About Glenwood Behavioral Health Hospital

Mental Health Care
Cincinnati, Ohio
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive benefits package

Living in Cincinnati

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$240k
Typical market rent
$1,432/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.4
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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