$350, 000 Inpatient Psychiatrist Medical Director – Mississippi Gulf Coast Region

A confidential inpatient behavioral health opportunity in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region is seeking a full-time Inpatient Psychiatrist Medical Director.

This is a strong leadership opportunity for a psychiatrist who is comfortable in a hospital-based behavioral health setting and wants to play a key role in psychiatric care delivery, clinical structure, and program development.

The site is a 55-bed inpatient behavioral health facility. The ideal physician will be comfortable treating acute psychiatric patients, collaborating with facility leadership, and helping guide clinical teams through high-quality inpatient psychiatric care.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric leadership for inpatient behavioral health services
• Evaluate and treat patients in an acute psychiatric setting
• Lead medication management, treatment planning, and stabilization efforts
• Collaborate with nursing, therapy, case management, utilization review, and facility leadership
• Support documentation standards, patient safety, and quality of care
• Provide clinical guidance to providers and care teams as needed
• Help establish strong psychiatric coverage and clinical consistency for the program

Qualifications

• MD or DO psychiatrist
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry preferred
• Mississippi license preferred, or ability to obtain
• Inpatient psychiatry experience strongly preferred
• Medical Director, Associate Medical Director, CMO, Unit Director, or senior attending leadership experience preferred
• Comfortable treating high-acuity psychiatric patients
• Strong communication and team leadership skills
• Able to work onsite in the Gulf Coast region
• Interested in a full-time inpatient leadership role

Schedule

Full-time onsite role.

Final schedule, call, and weekend expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Compensation

Compensation is $350,000, depending on final structure and experience.

Why This Role Stands Out

This is not a routine coverage role. The incoming psychiatrist will have the opportunity to step into a visible Medical Director seat and help shape psychiatric care inside a 55-bed inpatient behavioral health facility.

This is best suited for a physician who wants leadership, hospital-based psychiatry, and a role where their clinical judgment directly impacts care delivery.