Psychiatrist - Inpatient

Coastal Pines Behavioral Health; Saint Augustine (FL); On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare seeks a full-time Psychiatrist to lead the clinical team at Coastal Pines Behavioral Health Hospital in St. Augustine, FL. The role focuses on medical leadership, quality assurance, supervision, and overall medical management within regulatory standards.

The position requires a MD/DO, with preference for board certification/eligibility in Psychiatry and prior Medical Director experience.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry preferred.
• Previous experience as a Medical Director preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical team and manage medical operations at the facility.
• Define protocols and oversee medical care decisions.
• Provide direct patient care and supervise clinical staff.
• Manage staff, budgets, and facility finances.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and maintain medical records.
• Serve as liaison between medical staff and leadership.
• Provide back-up call coverage and teach staff.

Skills

Psychiatry

Medical leadership

Clinical supervision

Education

MD/DO

Job description

Overview

Location: Coastal Pines Behavioral Health Hospital, 150 Moon Bay Parkway, St. Augustine, FL 32095

Acadia Healthcare is seeking a Full-Time Psychiatrist to lead the clinical team of our newly constructed 144-bed behavioral health hospital in St. Augustine, Florida—just outside Jacksonville. With an opening date in August, 2026, Coastal Pines Behavioral Health Hospital is a modern, purpose-built facility, designed to meet the growing demand for high-quality psychiatric services in the region. The hospital offers a full continuum of services including inpatient psychiatric care, Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT).

About the role:

Responsible for leadership, quality assurance, supervision and overall medical management of the facility within the boundaries of state and federal regulations and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the quality, efficiency and management of delivering services within a facility.
• Define protocols and assist in decision making pertaining to the medical and clinical care of patients.
• Provide direct patient care and assist other departments with direct interactions with physician's staff.
• Directly supervise other professional clinical staff, as well as administrative or support staff.
• Serve as a liaison between the medical staff and other staff within the facility, division or corporate staff, and organizational leadership.
• Monitor and supervise assigned staff to adherence to established medical and clinical policy.
• Provide back up call coverage.
• Serve in a teaching capacity for the training and development of other personnel.
• Secure physical exam and history from the patients.
• Request appropriate diagnostic testing, clinical evaluation, and prescribe medications and treatments.
• Assist in the management of behavioral or mental health problems of patients and maintain current clinical medical records in accordance with federal or state regulation and industry practice, as well as facility, clinic or corporate policies and procedures.
• Manage the finances and revenue of the facility including budgets, billing and spending.
• Develop organizational goals and objectives and devise strategies and policies to meet those goals.
• Develop, approve, implement and update the general policies, protocols and procedures of the facility.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry preferred.
• Previous experience as a Medical Director preferred.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine by the state in which the facility operates.
• Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.

Our Comprehensive Treatment Network

~23,500 Employees · ~11,400 Beds · 258 Locations · 38 States · 1 Network

As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for substance use, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our expansive network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and substance use, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

This position requires a Level 2 Background Screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. In accordance with Florida law, employers must provide applicants with direct access to information about the state’s background screening requirements.

To learn more about disqualifying offenses, exemption procedures, and screening timelines, please visit the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Background Screening Education & Awareness webpage:

https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Applicants are encouraged to review these requirements before applying.