Senior Psychiatrist
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Job Type: Permanent
Company: Palm Careers
Job Description Apply Now
Chief of Psychiatry Young Adult & Eating Disorder Program
Arizona Behavioral Health Leadership Opportunity
This is where you change your story. We believe healing begins with innovation, compassion, and the courage to take a new direction. For over 40 years, this trusted program has been at the forefront of behavioral health, specializing in transformative, individualized care. Through nationally recognized centers dedicated to young adults and eating disorder treatment, we empower individuals to overcome challenges and build meaningful lives.
We are seeking a Chief of Psychiatry to lead psychiatric services for a Young Adult Failure to Thrive and Eating Disorder program. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced psychiatrist to influence program development, mentor staff, and make a lasting impact on patients navigating complex mental health and co-occurring disorders.
Position Highlights:
- Leadership Role: Oversee psychiatric care quality, treatment planning, and integration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Specialized Focus: Provide direct care and leadership within Young Adult (Failure to Thrive) and Eating Disorder programs.
- Schedule: Flexible 4x10s model with potential for 12 remote days per week.
- Impactful Work: Drive clinical outcomes while helping patients move toward long-term recovery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses (DSM-5), and medication management.
- Lead the psychiatric team, serving as a clinical mentor and resource for complex cases.
- Collaborate with medical, nursing, and therapeutic staff to ensure individualized, evidence-based treatment.
- Balance medication management with a focus on minimizing controlled or addictive medications when clinically appropriate.
- Participate in program development, quality initiatives, and assigned committees.
- Serve as a liaison between psychiatric staff, executive leadership, and treatment teams.
- Support transitions of care, ensuring patients are clinically prepared for discharge or step-down.
- Provide on-call coverage as needed.
Qualifications:
- M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical school; fellowship training in psychiatry required.
- Board Certified/Board Eligible in Psychiatry.
- Active Arizona medical license (or ability to obtain) and unrestricted DEA.
- DEA waiver for Buprenorphine prescribing (or willingness to obtain).
- Preferred:
- 5+ years experience in an Eating Disorder treatment setting.
- Experience with young adult psychiatric populations.
- 3+ years in a supervisory or leadership role.
- Medical administrative background, including program oversight.
Why Join?
- Mission-Driven Work: Be part of a nationally recognized leader in mental health and addiction recovery.
- Career Growth: Proven pathway for internal advancement into leadership.
- Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive salary, relocation assistance, health insurance, CME support, malpractice coverage, retirement plan, and generous paid time off.
- Culture of Care: Collaborative environment where innovation and compassion are at the forefront of care.
Apply Today
Take the next step in your career and help transform lives.
For immediate consideration, please submit your CV