Outpatient Psychiatrist

Assume an Established Outpatient Practice

Take over the established practice of a respected psychiatrist retiring after twenty years of service.

Join two additional psychiatrists and a stable, experienced local behavioral health team.

Provide outpatient psychiatric care to adults or an optional mix of adult and pediatric patients.

See patients in a private physician office or utilize dedicated examination rooms based on your preferences and the needs of each patient.

Use onsite telehealth rooms designed to support convenient virtual care.

Focus entirely on clinical psychiatry or pursue leadership, teaching, research, and organizational opportunities as your interests develop.

An Exceptional Four-Day Schedule

Work Monday through Thursday with no regularly scheduled Friday clinic.

Choose a four-day onsite clinical schedule.

Alternatively, work three days onsite and provide telepsychiatry coverage remotely one day each week.

Enjoy a predictable schedule designed to support long-term professional satisfaction and personal flexibility.

Build a practice structure that aligns with your clinical interests and career goals.

Integrated Resources That Support Patient Care

Practice alongside an integrated nursing team providing clinical coordination and ongoing patient support.

Utilize an in-house laboratory for convenient testing and monitoring.

Benefit from an onsite pharmacy that improves access and coordination for patients.

Access dedicated injection rooms supporting the administration of long-acting injectable medications.

Collaborate with independently operated primary care services located in the same building.

Work in a modern outpatient environment that also includes telehealth rooms, flexible clinical space, and an onsite café.

Treat patients within a comprehensive model that brings behavioral health, physical health, nursing, laboratory, pharmacy, and recovery services together in one location.

Comprehensive Behavioral Health and Recovery Services

Practice within a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic offering outpatient mental health, addiction, recovery, crisis, and integrated-care services.

Collaborate with an established, CARF-accredited opioid-treatment program providing medication-assisted treatment and recovery support.

Care for patients who may be receiving methadone or other medications for opioid-use disorder; the psychiatrist is not required to prescribe or dispense methadone.

Benefit from established dosing operations and a dedicated recovery-services team, allowing the psychiatrist to remain focused on psychiatric evaluation and treatment.

Work in an organization committed to harm reduction, overdose prevention, and community education, including access to opioid-emergency kits containing naloxone.

Help improve care for patients with co-occurring psychiatric and substance-use disorders through a coordinated, multidisciplinary model.

Clinical Practice with Leadership Potential

Pursue an optional medical directorship without making administrative leadership a requirement.

Manage and collaborate with four to five advanced practice providers, with additional compensation available for physician oversight.

Participate in organizational initiatives, help shape clinical policy, and contribute to the development of behavioral healthcare services.

Explore opportunities to conduct research, build programs, and influence care delivery across a large national behavioral health system.

Teach medical students on an optional basis while remaining primarily focused on clinical practice.

Choose a purely clinical career path or pursue meaningful professional growth within a sophisticated nonprofit organization.

National Resources with a Strong Local Team

Become part of one of the nation's largest nonprofit behavioral health systems, offering an extensive continuum of outpatient, inpatient, crisis, addiction, residential, and integrated-care services.

Join two experienced psychiatrists at the local practice and collaborate with psychiatric specialists throughout the broader organization.

Access additional expertise that includes three forensic psychiatrists and physicians representing a variety of behavioral health interests.

Benefit from a collegial local team known for its stability, experience, and commitment to patient care.

Participate in monthly didactic programming and continuing medical education.

Access the clinical, administrative, and professional resources of a national organization while maintaining the relationships and autonomy of a community-based practice.

Enjoy significant potential for clinical, administrative, academic, and organizational advancement.

Competitive Recruitment Package

Highly competitive salary.

Additional compensation opportunities for advanced practice provider oversight: $15,000 per APP (3 APPs)

J-1 and H-1B visa sponsorship available.

Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and retirement benefits.

Generous paid time off and professional-development support.

Professional liability coverage.

CME allowance and paid CME time.

Relocation and other recruitment assistance may be available.

St. Louis-Without the Big-City Trade-Offs

What Has KCA Done to Validate This Opportunity?

Conducted an onsite profile with the organization's medical, operational, and executive leadership.

Met with the retiring psychiatrist, members of the local medical team, and key clinical and administrative stakeholders.

Reviewed the existing practice, schedule options, patient population, clinical infrastructure, leadership opportunities, candidate profile, and recruitment process.

Evaluated the nursing, laboratory, pharmacy, primary care, telehealth, injection, and recovery resources available at the practice.

KCA Firm has been retained to conduct this search and will guide candidates throughout the interview and relocation process.

KCA's President, Michael Kedme, has helped more than 800 physicians and executives identify their next opportunity and will personally guide candidates through the search.

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

M.D. or D.O. degree.

Completion of an accredited Psychiatry residency.

Board certification or board eligibility in Psychiatry.

Commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered outpatient psychiatric care.

Comfort treating patients with co-occurring psychiatric and substance-use disorders, including patients receiving medication-assisted treatment.

Candidates may build a primarily adult practice or treat an appropriate mix of adult and pediatric patients.

Request Additional Information

This is an exceptional opportunity for a psychiatrist seeking an established outpatient practice, a true four-day workweek, or a 3-day week with one day of remote telepsych, integrated clinical resources, visa sponsorship.

All inquiries will be handled confidentially. Additional information regarding the organization, compensation, practice setting, and specific location will be shared with qualified candidates following an introductory conversation.

Call today for confidential consideration. Do not miss the opportunity to inherit a respected practice while creating a position tailored to your professional goals.

Michael Kedme, President

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