Psychiatrist- Inpatient

Overview

The Refuge, A Healing Place

The Refuge, A Healing Place, is a premier residential treatment center dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based care for adults facing mental health challenges, trauma, substance use disorders, eating disorders, and co-occurring conditions. Our multidisciplinary team is committed to helping patients achieve lasting healing and recovery in a supportive, therapeutic environment.

We are seeking a Board-Certified Psychiatrist to join our clinical team. This is an excellent opportunity to provide meaningful psychiatric care in a residential setting while collaborating with experienced behavioral health professionals.

Compensation

• 1099 Independent Contractor (Preferred)
• Competitive compensation (based on experience)
• Call Pay: $100 per day
• No sign-on bonus or relocation assistance

Schedule

• 40 hours per week
• Flexible scheduling
• Approximately 8 patients per day
• Average caseload of 20 patients
• Call: 2 days per week

Why Join Us?

Join a collaborative team focused on delivering exceptional psychiatric care to adults receiving residential treatment for trauma, substance use disorders, eating disorders, and other complex behavioral health conditions. This role offers an excellent work-life balance with flexible scheduling, a manageable patient load, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact on patients during their recovery journey.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations.
• Provide medication management for residential patients.
• Perform weekly psychiatric follow-up visits.
• Develop and adjust individualized treatment plans.
• Collaborate with therapists, nurses, and Advanced Practice Providers to coordinate patient care.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation using BestNotes electronic medical records.
• Participate in on-call coverage two days per week.

Facility Information

• Residential Behavioral Health Facility
• Specialty programs include:
  • Trauma
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
• 109 licensed beds
• Average daily census: 70 patients
• Average length of stay: 45–60 days
• Clinical team includes 3 Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners (ARNPs)

Qualifications

Required

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Board Certified in Psychiatry
• Active, unrestricted medical license (or ability to obtain licensure)
• Current DEA registration
• Experience treating patients with behavioral health and co-occurring disorders preferred

Top Responsibilities

Medication management

Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations

Weekly psychiatric follow-up appointments

Responsibilities

Summary:

• Responsible for providing clinical services to patients at the facility.
• Practice within medical protocols defined by federal and state regulations, as well as by corporate, facility policy or procedures.
• Review medical information on patients to ensure medical stability and to offer medical recommendations.
• Evaluate patients for mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.
• Treat or direct treatment of patients, utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
• Review and complete medical information for individual care plans, documents services and information in a timely manner.
• Maintain confidential documentation, compliance and billing in accordance with the policy and procedures.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
• One or more years’ post graduate degree practice preferred.
• Licensed in the state in which the facility(s) operate.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Board certification in psychiatry
• Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.

Our Comprehensive Treatment Network 

 ~23,500 Employees · ~11,400 Beds · 258 Locations · 38 States · 1 Network 

 As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatme