Psychiatrist Jobs & Psychiatry Career Guide 2024
What is a psychiatrist?
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illnesses and emotional disorders.
Who employs psychiatrists?
Psychiatrists are employed by all sorts of organizations, such as hospitals, clinics, universities, community agencies, courts, prisons, the military, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and private practices.
These organizations tend to offer various treatments and therapies for patients suffering from mental health conditions that may have underlying or unknown physical causes. This means that psychiatrists can work with people of various ages and in all kinds of different institutions, both independently and in support of other therapies and clinicians or multi-disciplinary teams.
How much do psychiatrist earn?
Psychiatrists have great earning potential, due in large part to the immense amount of time, effort, skill, and investment they take on to become fully certified psychiatrists.
The average salary is $247,350
See our psychiatrist salary guide for more information.
Is being a psychiatrist stressful?
It definitely can be, as psychiatrists often deal with patients who are seriously ill or have been through tragic situations and circumstances and aren’t always able to help or resolve these issues. While not all psychiatrists deal with psychopaths and severely mentally ill patients, it’s a high-stress job as it can be difficult to diagnose correctly, and comes under intense scrutiny to ensure patient safety, much like other medical doctors and professions.
While challenging, it is a very rewarding job at the very frontline of trying to help people deal with mental illnesses and find solutions to some of the most tragic and disturbing illnesses and afflictions that exist.
Latest Psychiatrist Job Listings
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Social Work Practitioner – Advanced | East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina US | 10/18/2024 |
Job Description: The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine seeks a licensed clinical Social Work Practitioner to work in its Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: evaluation and assessment of patients’ mental status, behavioral and social circumstances, family dynamics and resources; biopsychosocial formulation and DSM diagnosis; independently triage and prioritize patients for hospitalization, emergency treatment, … More | |||
Community Preceptor – Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine | East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina US | 10/18/2024 |
Job Description: he Brody School of Medicine (BSOM) is committed to the goals of its mission: to increase the supply of primary care physicians serving the state, to improve the health and well-being of the region, and to train physicians who will meet the health care needs of the state. The key to achieving this mission is to assure that students receive a significant portion of their clinical education in the community practices throughout our region. This dedicated … More | |||
Assistant Professor/Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Professor/Clinical Associate Professor, Professor/Clinical Professor (EHRA Faculty) | East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina US | 10/18/2024 |
Job Description: ECU Health Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine is looking to fill a vacancy for Pediatric/clinical child & Adolescent psychologist. We are developing an integrated multidisciplinary Child and Adolescent team to serve eastern North Carolina. This position will provide leadership, evidence-based psychosocial programming, and training to ensure appropriate intervention for patients. We are specifically interested in those who specialize in early … More | |||
Assistant Professor/Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Professor/Clinical Associate Professor, Professor/Clinical Professor (EHRA Faculty) | East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina US | 10/18/2024 |
Job Description: This is a full-time faculty position to serve as the Associate Medical Director for the Inpatient Psychiatry Service. This 52 bed service houses acute beds, combined MI-ID beds, and combined Med-Psych beds in a 900+ bed tertiary care academic medical center serving Eastern and coastal North Carolina. This position will serve as the lead psychiatrist for the Med-Psych program housed in the inpatient service. The hospital provides acute, intermediate, rehabilitation, … More | |||
Assistant Professor/Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Professor/Clinical Associate Professor, Professor/Clinical Professor (EHRA Faculty) | East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina US | 10/18/2024 |
Job Description: The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and ECU Health Physicians, are seeking a Board-Certified or Board Eligible Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to fill a full-time faculty position as a Assistant Professor/Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Professor/Clinical Associate Professor, or Professor/Clinical Professor . New graduates and Visa candidates encouraged to apply. The successful … More | |||
Assistant Professor/Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Professor/Clinical Associate Professor, Professor/Clinical Professor (EHRA Faculty) | East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina US | 10/18/2024 |
Job Description: The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and ECU Health Physicians, are seeking a Board-Certified or Board Eligible Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to fill a full-time faculty position as an Assistant Professor/Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Professor/Clinical Associate Professor, or Professor/Clinical Professor. New graduates and Visa candidates encouraged to apply.The successful … More | |||
Assistant Professor/Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Professor/Clinical Associate Professor, Professor/Clinical Professor (EHRA Faculty) | East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina US | 10/18/2024 |
Job Description: The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and ECU Health Physicians is accepting applications for a Geriatric psychiatrist to serve as a full-time Assistant or Associate Professor. The position offers an excellent blend of clinic care, teaching, and scholarly activities in a growing, multidisciplinary, and collegial Department. The successful candidate will provide direct clinical care … More | |||
Neuropsychologist | East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina US | 10/18/2024 |
Job Description: The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is seeking a clinical neuropsychologist to fill a full-time faculty position as fixed-term or tenure-track at title/rank of Clinical Assistant Professor/Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor/Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor/Professor.Responsibilities of the neuropsychologist will include:1.Clinical practice as a neuropsychologist … More |
Position Job Description: The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine seeks a licensed clinical Social Work Practitioner to work in its Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following: evaluation and assessment of patients’ mental status, behavioral and social circumstances, family dynamics and resources; biopsychosocial formulation and DSM diagnosis; independently triage and prioritize patients for hospitalization, emergency treatment, … More Company East Carolina University Location Greenville, North Carolina US Posted 10/18/2024 | |||
Position Job Description: he Brody School of Medicine (BSOM) is committed to the goals of its mission: to increase the supply of primary care physicians serving the state, to improve the health and well-being of the region, and to train physicians who will meet the health care needs of the state. The key to achieving this mission is to assure that students receive a significant portion of their clinical education in the community practices throughout our region. This dedicated … More Company East Carolina University Location Greenville, North Carolina US Posted 10/18/2024 | |||
Position Job Description: ECU Health Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine is looking to fill a vacancy for Pediatric/clinical child & Adolescent psychologist. We are developing an integrated multidisciplinary Child and Adolescent team to serve eastern North Carolina. This position will provide leadership, evidence-based psychosocial programming, and training to ensure appropriate intervention for patients. We are specifically interested in those who specialize in early … More Company East Carolina University Location Greenville, North Carolina US Posted 10/18/2024 | |||
Position Job Description: This is a full-time faculty position to serve as the Associate Medical Director for the Inpatient Psychiatry Service. This 52 bed service houses acute beds, combined MI-ID beds, and combined Med-Psych beds in a 900+ bed tertiary care academic medical center serving Eastern and coastal North Carolina. This position will serve as the lead psychiatrist for the Med-Psych program housed in the inpatient service. The hospital provides acute, intermediate, rehabilitation, … More Company East Carolina University Location Greenville, North Carolina US Posted 10/18/2024 | |||
Position Job Description: The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and ECU Health Physicians, are seeking a Board-Certified or Board Eligible Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to fill a full-time faculty position as a Assistant Professor/Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Professor/Clinical Associate Professor, or Professor/Clinical Professor . New graduates and Visa candidates encouraged to apply. The successful … More Company East Carolina University Location Greenville, North Carolina US Posted 10/18/2024 | |||
Position Job Description: The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and ECU Health Physicians, are seeking a Board-Certified or Board Eligible Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to fill a full-time faculty position as an Assistant Professor/Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Professor/Clinical Associate Professor, or Professor/Clinical Professor. New graduates and Visa candidates encouraged to apply.The successful … More Company East Carolina University Location Greenville, North Carolina US Posted 10/18/2024 | |||
Position Job Description: The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and ECU Health Physicians is accepting applications for a Geriatric psychiatrist to serve as a full-time Assistant or Associate Professor. The position offers an excellent blend of clinic care, teaching, and scholarly activities in a growing, multidisciplinary, and collegial Department. The successful candidate will provide direct clinical care … More Company East Carolina University Location Greenville, North Carolina US Posted 10/18/2024 | |||
Position Job Description: The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is seeking a clinical neuropsychologist to fill a full-time faculty position as fixed-term or tenure-track at title/rank of Clinical Assistant Professor/Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor/Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor/Professor.Responsibilities of the neuropsychologist will include:1.Clinical practice as a neuropsychologist … More Company East Carolina University Location Greenville, North Carolina US Posted 10/18/2024 |