Adult Psychiatrist – $300,000–$390,000 | Valdosta, Georgia
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Job description
Location: Valdosta, Georgia
Employment Type: Full Time
Specialty: General Psychiatry / Adult Psychiatry
Compensation: $300,000–$390,000
An established 140-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital in Valdosta, Georgia is seeking a full-time Adult Psychiatrist.
This is an attending psychiatrist position with no Medical Director responsibilities. The physician will focus primarily on the adult psychiatric population while working alongside nurse practitioners and an established multidisciplinary team.
The facility provides inpatient behavioral health services as well as PHP and IOP programming. Nurse practitioners manage much of the routine day-to-day care, with psychiatrists providing physician-level evaluations, medication oversight, consultation, and support for complex cases.
Job Responsibilities
Provide care for adult psychiatric patients
Manage medications and monitor treatment response
Develop and update individualized treatment plans
Provide physician support for complex clinical cases
Collaborate with nurse practitioners and the multidisciplinary team
Participate in treatment planning and discharge decisions
Assess patient safety, acuity, and clinical stability
Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation
Support quality, compliance, and hospital clinical standards
Qualifications
Completion of an accredited Psychiatry residency
Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
Active Georgia medical license or willingness to obtain one
Active and unrestricted DEA registration
Inpatient behavioral health experience preferred
Comfortable treating adult psychiatric patients
Comfortable working within an NP-supported clinical model
Strong clinical judgment and multidisciplinary communication skills
Working Hours
Full-time schedule
Inpatient behavioral health setting
September 2026 anticipated start date
Weekend and call expectations to be discussed during the interview process
Skills
Psychiatric evaluations
Medication management
Treatment planning
Complex-case consultation
Risk and safety assessment
APP collaboration
Multidisciplinary teamwork
Clinical documentation
Discharge planning