$420K | Psychiatrist Medical Director | Tampa Inpatient Behavioral Health

Psychiatrist Medical Director – Inpatient Behavioral Health

Location: Tampa, Florida
Compensation: Up to $420K
Schedule: Full-Time | Onsite
Search Type: Confidential

Position Overview

A confidential inpatient behavioral health program in the Tampa area is seeking a Psychiatrist Medical Director to lead psychiatric care delivery while remaining clinically involved.

This role is designed for a physician who is confident in hospital-based psychiatry, comfortable working with high-acuity patients, and able to bring structure, accountability, and clear clinical direction to a multidisciplinary team.

What You’ll Do

• Provide psychiatric leadership for an inpatient behavioral health program
• Evaluate and treat patients while overseeing quality of psychiatric care
• Guide treatment planning, medication management, and acute stabilization
• Collaborate with facility leadership, nursing, therapy, case management, and utilization review
• Support provider performance, documentation standards, patient safety, and clinical consistency
• Supervise or collaborate with APPs and psychiatric providers as needed

Ideal Background

• MD or DO in Psychiatry
• Board Certified or Board Eligible
• Active Florida license preferred, or ability to obtain
• Strong inpatient psychiatry experience
• Prior Medical Director, Associate Medical Director, CMO, Unit Director, or senior attending leadership experience preferred
• Adult inpatient experience strongly preferred
• Addiction, geriatric, C&A, or dual-diagnosis experience is a plus
• Strong communication style with the ability to lead teams and set expectations

Why This Role Stands Out

• Leadership seat in a Tampa-area inpatient behavioral health setting
• Compensation up to $420K
• Strong clinical and administrative influence
• Best fit for someone who wants to lead care delivery, not just cover a unit
• Confidential opportunity with additional details shared after initial fit is confirmed