Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist – Inpatient

KorzenHealth; Palm Springs (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

401(k) with employer matching

Paid family and medical leave

PTO

CME days

Annual CME allowance

Job summary

Korzen Health is seeking a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join a growing inpatient program in a newly opened behavioral health hospital focused on adolescent care. You will work within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team and engage in academic collaboration and teaching.

The role offers leadership opportunities, dedicated administrative time, and potential directorship responsibilities as the program expands and evolves.

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
• Board certification or board eligibility in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Eligibility for medical licensure in the applicable state.
• Interest in inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric care.
• Commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered behavioral healthcare.
• Interest in academic collaboration, teaching, or clinical program development welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient psychiatric care for adolescents in a newly opened behavioral health hospital.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and academic-affiliated psychiatrists.
• Participate in education and training of residents and fellows.
• Engage in program development and leadership activities as opportunities arise.

Education

MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school

Board certification or board eligibility in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Eligibility for medical licensure in the applicable state

Interest in inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric care

Interest in academic collaboration, teaching, or clinical program development

Job description

Korzen Health has been retained by one of the area's fastest-growing nonprofit behavioral health hospital systems to recruit a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join its expanding psychiatric services team.

Due to continued program growth, this opportunity offers the chance to provide specialized inpatient psychiatric care in a newly opened behavioral health hospital with a current focus on adolescent mental health. The successful candidate will join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team with access to academic affiliations, established treatment services, and opportunities to help shape the program's clinical direction.

This role is ideal for a Psychiatrist seeking a combination of clinical practice, academic collaboration, and professional leadership opportunities within a growing behavioral health system.

Position Highlights

• Dedicated Inpatient Setting: Provide psychiatric care in a newly opened behavioral health hospital with a primary focus on adolescent services.
• Academic Collaboration: Work alongside academically affiliated Psychiatrists in a collaborative clinical environment.
• Program Development: Opportunity to help shape and expand the scope of psychiatric services based on your clinical interests and expertise.
• Established Clinical Support: Join a hospital with a comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment team and an extensive outpatient behavioral health program.
• Flexible Schedule: Call and weekend coverage are optional.
• Streamlined Admissions: History and physical examinations are completed by a local primary care group, allowing you to focus on psychiatric care.
• Leadership Opportunities: Dedicated administrative time and opportunities for additional directorship responsibilities are available.

Academic & Teaching Opportunities

The hospital system offers a strong academic environment with multiple ACGME-accredited training programs and opportunities to participate in physician education.

• Collaborate with academic Psychiatrists and multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Participate in the education and training of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine residents and fellows.
• Engage with the ACGME-accredited Psychiatry residency program, which opened in July 2026.
• Explore teaching, administrative, and clinical leadership opportunities within the growing behavioral health program.

Compensation & Benefits

The organization offers a competitive employed compensation package with additional incentives and comprehensive benefits, including:

• Competitive base salary
• Performance-based and productivity bonuses
• Sign-on bonus
• Relocation assistance
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Paid family and medical leave
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Dedicated CME days
• Annual CME allowance

Qualifications

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
• Board certification or board eligibility in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Eligibility for medical licensure in the applicable state
• Interest in inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric care
• Commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered behavioral healthcare
• Interest in academic collaboration, teaching, or clinical program development is welcomed