FT Psychiatrist, THR-Seay, Pl
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Job Description
Join a wonderful team in a rapidly growing top-rated hospital system focused on delivering quality patient care. We are seeking a dedicated full-time psychiatrist to provide compassionate, high-quality care at Texas Health Seay Behavioral Health Center.
Opportunity Overview
- Practice: inpatient behavioral health hospital
- Patients: adults/adolescents
- Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm with flexibility, no mandatory after-hours call or weekends
- Team: psychiatrists, PMHNPs, social workers, therapists, discharge planners and UR
- Average Census or Volume: 12 to 15 patients per day
- Type of Work: primary inpatient admissions and treatment; occasional PHP/IOP coverage as needed
Why You'll Love This Opportunity
- Flexible Schedule: Enjoy a schedule that allows occasional flexibility to accommodate personal commitments, while maintaining general weekday availability
- Collaborative Environment: Join a collegial team with outstanding culture; our clinicians were voted best bedside manner in the hospital; led by an on-site, triple board-certified medical director (adult, child and adolescent, addiction medicine), The Seay Center offers a therapeutic setting for patients and a supportive workplace for staff. The hospital prioritizes safety, trauma-informed care, and ongoing training. Executive leadership remains deeply patient-focused and committed to making Texas Health Resources a leader in behavioral health and quality care
- Compensation: Competitive compensation with base salary plus opportunities for productivity bonus, quality bonus, holiday stipend, and additional pay for voluntary weekend coverage
- Benefits: Health, dental, vision, disability, life, 401(k), CME, professional liability insurance with tail and free CME through TeamHealth Institute
- Career Growth: Advance your career through leadership training and opportunities as we continue to grow in North Dallas
- Work-Life Balance: Maintain a healthy balance with no required weekends or after-hours coverage, plus a dedicated support team for administrative tasks
Qualifications
- Board certified/board eligible psychiatrist (MD/DO)
- Active Texas medical license (or ability to obtain)
- Active DEA license (or eligible to apply)
- Inpatient psychiatry experience preferred; new grads with inpatient exposure encouraged to apply; must be comfortable treating adolescents
- J1/H1B candidates welcome
About TeamHealth and Texas Health Seay Behavioral Health
TeamHealth and Texas Health Resources have partnered in patient care for more than 30 years. The Seay Center is a 50-bed, free-standing psychiatric hospital on the campus of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano campus. Both organizations are recognized for their stability, responsiveness, and commitment to a positive, engaging work environment.
Location Highlights
Located in the rapidly growing Dallas-Fort Worth region, Plano is a premier North Texas community known for its high quality of life, diverse housing, and thriving economy. With easy access to major highways, residents enjoy both the energy of downtown Dallas and the natural beauty of nearby lakes and trails.
Neighboring Frisco, Allen, and McKinney add to the appeal with top-rated schools and vibrant town centers.
If you're ready to join a supportive behavioral health team making a difference in patients' lives, apply today.
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Close to Dallas
City Description
Plano is a desirable suburb in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, located just twenty miles northeast of downtown Dallas. Many corporate headquarters make their home in Plano and serve as economic drivers of this diverse mid-sized city. Residents enjoy a wide variety of parks and recreation spaces as well as performing arts venues and a historic Downtown district.
Job Benefits
- Guaranteed paid time off
- Sign-on bonus and relocation incentives available
- Competitive salary and uncapped monthly bonuses and potential to earn additional income by providing extra coverage
- Excellent comprehensive benefits package
- Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage
- Educational opportunities through TeamHealth and AMDA, including CME
- Well-developed infrastructure with extensive back-office support
- EMR training and support
- Growth opportunities into local and national leadership positions
- Opportunities to collaborate with other clinicians
Key Responsibilities
Provide compassionate, high-quality inpatient psychiatric care to adults and adolescents at the Texas Health Seay Behavioral Health Center. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including PMHNPs, social workers, and therapists to manage patient admissions and treatment plans.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
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Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 50% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.7 / 10 · top 10% in psychiatry | ranked against 1,860 Psychiatry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Psychiatry median $376k (middle half $283k–$400k)235 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Texas index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Texas | 189 active | 1,864 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 52% remote · 50% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Texas Physician listings: 20% 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 | 1,279 in the last 30 days | 1,013 the 30 days before (+26%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | −2.8% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Implied production pay | ~$722k | $62/wRVU × 11,644 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates FT Psychiatrist, THR-Seay, Plano, TX at Team Health a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 10% in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,860 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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