Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Inpatient

PsychiatryIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$275k-$600k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 55m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Sonora Behavioral Health as a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist – Inpatient, $275K-$600K+ in Tucson, Arizona, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $275K - $600K
  • Productivity compensation
  • Holiday compensation

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • On-site position.
  • Call responsibilities required.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off, competitive compensation. Work with Sonora Behavioral Health in Tucson, Arizona, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The psychiatrist is responsible for diagnosing and treating mental illnesses through psychotherapy, medication management, and hospitalization. They must provide clinical services, review medical information, and maintain accurate documentation in accordance with facility policies.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) and possess a valid medical license in the state of operation. Board certification in psychiatry and current DEA credentials for prescribing controlled substances are required.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Inpatient careDiagnosisMental health treatmentSubstance abuse treatmentCrisis interventionCare planningMedical documentationComplianceBilling

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 40% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 23.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 11,644 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $62 per wRVU — implying roughly $722k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Inpatient at Sonora Behavioral Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychiatry physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 6.0/10 on work-life balance for Psychiatrist roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 24 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

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Salary Distribution31 jobs · 19 employers

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$350k-400k
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$400k-450k
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$450k-500k
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$500k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
84%
Sign-on bonus
52%
CME allowance
48%
Loan repayment
26%
Visa sponsorship
23%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

6.0/ 10
Listing-based score

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

  • No weekends
  • On-site
  • Includes call
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About Sonora Behavioral Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Tucson, AZ
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Productivity compensation
Weekend compensation
Holiday compensation
On-call compensation