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BayCare Medical Group
Tampa, Florida

PRN Adult Inpatient Psychiatrist Opportunity in the Greater Tampa Bay Area

PsychiatryIncludes callPer Diem

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Position Overview

BayCare Medical Group is seeking a PRN Adult Inpatient Psychiatrist to join our BayCare Behavioral Health team. We are the largest full-service, community-based health care system in the Tampa Bay area and offer a variety of services in Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk counties. We provide a full range of comprehensive services for mental health and addiction issues tailored to meet the needs of children, adults, and families.

Qualifications

  • Position requirements: Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Psychiatry, experience required.
  • Company Overview

About BayCare

BayCare Behavioral Health (BBH) celebrates 50 years of providing comprehensive services for mental health and addiction issues in the Tampa Bay area. BBH is part of BayCare, which continues to be a top destination to work, receive, and provide care — a commitment that’s reflected in our recent recognitions.

Nationally, we were honored as a 2025 Top Workplace in the USA by USA Today and Energage. Locally, Tampa Bay Times and Energage named BayCare a Top Workplace for the 11th consecutive year.

This year, we’re especially proud to be recognized as the top health care system in the country and the highest-ranked Florida-based company at No. 17, and recognized for the fifth time by the prestigious PEOPLE® Companies That Care list, as well as an eight-time recipient of the FORTUNE Best Workplaces in Health Care™ award.

BayCare Health System is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, comprising a network of 16 hospitals and a wide range of services, including imaging, laboratory, behavioral health, home health care, and urgent care. Our mission is to connect patients with a full spectrum of preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services to meet their health care needs throughout their lifetime.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive mental health and addiction services for adult inpatients within the BayCare Behavioral Health team. Deliver tailored care to meet the needs of adults and families across various affiliated hospitals in the Tampa Bay area.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Inpatient CareMental Health TreatmentAddiction TreatmentPatient Assessment

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 48% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

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).

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

Location & Logistics

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

Top contract/1099 Psychiatrist Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution32 jobs · 28 employers

9
<$345k
8
$345k-400k
7
$400k-455k
8
$455k-510k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs

401k / retirement match
76%
CME allowance
68%
Sign-on bonus
40%
Visa sponsorship
16%
Loan repayment
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Clinical Psychiatrist - Adult

LifeStance Health · Des Moines, Iowa

$320k-$500k
#2

Clinical Psychiatrist - Child/Adolescent

LifeStance Health · Des Moines, Iowa

$320k-$500k
#3

Interventional Psychiatrist

$500k
#4

Psychiatrist Full Time

$300k–$500k
+ 33 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,872 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Tampa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$384k
Typical market rent
$1,957/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
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), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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