Psychiatrist for Adult Inpatient Services | Friends Hospital | Philadelphia
Compensation
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Job Description
Opportunity Details
Friends Hospital in Philadelphia is seeking a board-certified psychiatrist for adult inpatient services. The schedule is full-time, Monday – Friday, day shift position with no call requirement. This is a fantastic opportunity for a new graduate or experienced psychiatrist.
Located in Philadelphia, the region offers a plethora of recreational activities allowing for a professional career and a fulfilling personal lifestyle while in close proximity to Philadelphia, NYC and beaches of New Jersey.
- Quick Facts
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Schedule: Monday through Friday
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Practice Setting: Free-Standing Behavioral Health Hospital
- Support / Care Team: Multidisciplinary
Responsibilities
- Responsibilities will include admissions, evaluations, treatment planning and daily care of patients.
- Collaborate with physicians, APPs, and support staff.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Relocation
- Malpractice
- Six Weeks Paid Time Off
- CME
- Matching 401k
- Health insurance package
- Employee stock purchase plan
Qualifications
- Board eligible/certified in adult psychiatry
- Active or eligible Pennsylvania medical license
- DEA
About the Organization & Community
Friends Hospital is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), one of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital management companies.
Friends Hospital has been providing psychiatric treatment to adolescents, adults and seniors for centuries, making it the oldest private psychiatric hospital in the nation.
In 1813, the Quakers founded Friends Hospital based on the belief that all people, even those with a mental illness, can live a “moral, ordered existence if treated with kindness, dignity and respect.
Located on a 100-acre garden campus in Philadelphia, PA, Friends is also a teaching hospital affiliated with a local medical school.
For consideration, please contact Stephanie Figueroa, In-house Physician Recruiter, Universal Health Services, at stephanie.figueroa@uhsinc.com or (484) 695-9913. Candidates may also apply directly at uhsinc.com
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 70% are remote, 56% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
In Pennsylvania, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$360k (54 salary observations; 762 listings), vs ~$325k nationally (1,481 salary observations; 7,752 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.0 / 10 · top 25% in psychiatry | ranked against 1,903 Psychiatry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Psychiatry median $324k (middle half $275k–$364k)101 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Pennsylvania vs national | $360k median in Pennsylvania | $325k nationally (+11%)54 state / 1,481 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Pennsylvania | 126 active | 1,913 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 70% remote · 56% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania Physician listings: 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $70k) · 15% offer loan repayment938 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 | 1,360 in the last 30 days | 1,061 the 30 days before (+28%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatrist for Adult Inpatient Services | Friends Hospital | Philadelphia at Friends Hospital a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,903 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
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- No call
- No weekends
- No nights
About Friends Hospital
Benefits & Perks
Living in Philadelphia
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $203k
- Typical market rent
- $1,757/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 32 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 102.6
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.