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Variety Care
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Hybrid

Psychiatrist

PsychiatryIncludes callNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

  • Job Location: Oklahoma City, OK 73107
  • Job Shift: Day
  • Department: Integrated Health Services
  • Position: Psychiatrist Employee
  • Category: Exempt Reporting Relationship: Chief Medical Officer

Northcare & Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Variety Care Character Qualities: Availability- Making my schedule and priorities secondary to the wishes of those I serve. Discretion- Recognizing and avoiding words, actions, and attitudes that could bring undesirable consequences.

Flexibility- Willingness to change plans or ideas without getting upset. Responsibility- Knowing and doing what is expected of me. Summary of Duties and Responsibilities: Diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders affecting adults, children and their families.

Diagnoses disorders, including nature and extent, determines the appropriate course of treatment, and discusses these treatment plans with the patient and/or the responsible adults.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Provides emergency "on-call" services to resolve crisis situations at Variety Care and Northcare as needed. Providers supervision to Advanced Practice Providers (APP) and students as requested. Prepares initial psychiatric evaluation report on prospective patients.

Reviews social, medical and personal history of patients, interviews patients and assesses mental status of patients. Define/document differential diagnoses and list differential diagnoses with most likely diagnoses included.

Complete all required documentation in electronic medical records according to deadlines/guidelines set forth by payers and leadership. Assist in preventing relapses or morbidity in conditions that tend to recur over time.

Utilizes appropriate laboratory tests using prescribed methods and techniques; determines normal and abnormal test results; and develops a health care plan based upon analyzed data. Formulates decisions concerning admission, prescriptive program and clinical management.

Monitors patient’s progress and ensures that the patient's needs are met by communicating, advising and consulting with residential, educational, medical and other involved staff (outside of team meetings). Determines need for and arrange psychiatric hospitalizations.

Attends scheduled clinical team meetings to review and evaluate patient's prescriptive program planning.

Communicates with patients and/or agencies, via telephone, correspondence and conferences to discuss patient progress and problems in therapy, drug related matters, aftercare planning, etc. Provides consultation to clinical and nursing staff as appropriate to help deal more effectively with the management of assigned patients.

Provides Telehealth services from remote locations connected to a reliable internet resource including a provider’s home when necessary.

Support Variety Care’s pursuit of accreditation as a Patient Centered Medical Home and our commitment to provide care to all Variety patients that is Safe, Effective, Patient Centered, Timely, Efficient, and Equitable.

Work with all staff to achieve the goals of the “Triple Aim” of healthcare reform—to improve the experience of care, improve health outcomes, and decrease healthcare costs. Embodies the strength of personal character.

Places value on being an open and honest communicators who display high moral and ethical conduct, integrity, adaptability, and sound judgment. Must be a leader in the department and community. Result-oriented problem solver who is responsible and accountable. Performs other duties as assigned Qualifications

Requirements, Special Skills or Knowledge: MD with OK state license for practice of medicine and OK Board certification in Psychiatry. One year internship. Three years of psychiatric residency. Essential Functions: Must be able to lift 25 pounds. Must be able to sit for extended periods of time. Must have excellent concentration ability.

Key Responsibilities

Diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders for adults, children, and families. Responsibilities include conducting psychiatric evaluations, managing treatment plans, and providing emergency on-call crisis services.

Requirements

Requires an MD with an Oklahoma state license and Board certification in Psychiatry. Candidates must have completed a one-year internship and a three-year psychiatric residency.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychiatric DiagnosisTreatment PlanningCrisis InterventionPatient EvaluationClinical SupervisionMental Status AssessmentDifferential Diagnosis

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 54% have no call, 82% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for Oklahoma is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Oklahoma clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatrist at VARIETY CARE a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,879 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts, remote work flexibility.

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Salary Distribution32 jobs · 20 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
64%
CME allowance
54%
Loan repayment
11%
Relocation assistance
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.6
Better work-life than 50% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,879 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Hybrid
  • Includes call
  • Remote
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About Variety Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
201-500 employees