Psychiatrist (Inpatient Behavioral Health)

Quick Facts

• Role: Psychiatrist (primarily clinical; inpatient behavioral health with support for an onsite PHP)

• Setting: Established behavioral health facility with ~70 patients (capacity ~80)

• Services: Inpatient care and a small onsite Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)

• Leadership: No Medical Director or administrative leadership responsibilities

• Schedule: Full-time preferred; part-time may be considered

• Compensation: $350,000–$400,000 annually for full-time candidates

Description

Join an established inpatient behavioral health setting with an active patient population and onsite PHP. The role focuses on direct psychiatric care—psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and individualized treatment planning—within a collaborative multidisciplinary team. This position is clinical-focused with no Medical Director/administrative leadership duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and ongoing treatment

• Manage medications to support patient stabilization

• Develop and participate in individualized treatment plans

• Participate in admissions, discharges, clinical reviews, and ongoing patient care

• Provide consistent psychiatric coverage for assigned patients

• Support inpatient and PHP services as assigned

• Collaborate with nursing, therapy, case management, and facility leadership

• Participate actively in an interdisciplinary clinical team

• Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation

• Support quality, safety, and clinical standards throughout the facility

Requirements

• MD or DO with completed Psychiatry training

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry

• Active Ohio medical license or ability and willingness to obtain one

• Prior inpatient behavioral health experience preferred

• Comfortable working in a facility with an approximate census of 70 patients

• Experience with PHP, detox, residential, dual-diagnosis, or substance use populations is a plus

• Strong clinical judgment and patient-care skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

• Reliable, team-oriented, and comfortable providing consistent psychiatric coverage

• Full-time preferred; part-time may be considered