Psychiatrist
Psychiatrist – Outpatient Behavioral Health (Flexible Hybrid Option)
Location: New Bedford, MA | Schedule: Part-time, 20 hours per week
About the Opportunity
Join a leading community health organization in Southeastern Massachusetts as a part-time Psychiatrist in their outpatient behavioral health division. This respected nonprofit is dedicated to providing comprehensive social services with a mission rooted in equity and inclusion. This is a unique opportunity to work within a supportive team setting, offering trauma-informed and culturally responsive care to diverse patient populations.
Position Overview
As a Psychiatrist, you will deliver psychiatric care within a multidisciplinary team, conducting evaluations, managing treatment plans, and prescribing medications. The Child Psychiatrist will focus on youth and family support, while the Adult Psychiatrist will work with individuals facing co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Both roles emphasize collaboration, program development, and quality improvement.
Position Highlights
✓ Flexible hybrid work option post-training
✓ Collaborative team environment with clinical support
✓ Focus on trauma-informed, culturally responsive care
✓ Engage with diverse patient populations
✓ Opportunities for professional growth and development
✓ Part of an established and expanding organization
Compensation & Benefits
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is board certified or board eligible, with an active Massachusetts license. You are passionate about delivering compassionate, quality care and thrive in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment. Experience with electronic health records and value-based care frameworks is preferred.
Next Steps
If you are ready to make a meaningful impact in behavioral health, we encourage you to apply today. Our interview process is designed to be thorough yet efficient, ensuring a good fit for both you and our team.
Compensation context
- Posted range on this job
- $230k–$300k
- Median psychiatrist midpoint, nationwide
- $300,000
- 24 openings with a range
Figures are posted ranges on current searches, recomputed hourly, not survey estimates. See psychiatrist salary by state →
About psychiatrist jobs
Behavioral health is the specialty we built the firm on, and psychiatrist searches are the largest share of our physician work. The openings on our board come from community mental health centers, hospital behavioral health programs, outpatient practices, telepsychiatry programs, correctional and forensic settings, and academic centers. Every one is a search an employer has hired us to fill, and our recruiters talk to psychiatrists every day about what would make them move.
Read the full psychiatrist job guide →Frequently asked questions
- Is this Psychiatrist position in New Bedford , Massachusetts still open?
- Yes. This page comes from a live search MedStaff Nationwide is running for a client, and it is taken down the day the position fills. The search was posted on July 7, 2026.
- What does this psychiatrist job pay?
- The employer attached a range of $230k–$300k to this search. A posted range is the starting point, not the offer; sign-on, loan repayment, relocation, and CME are negotiated on top. For context, the median posted midpoint across 24 current psychiatrist openings nationwide is $300,000.
- Is there a fee to apply through MedStaff Nationwide?
- No. The hiring organization pays our fee, never you. You work with one recruiter for the whole search, and nothing is sent to the employer without your permission.
- How long does it take to get licensed in Massachusetts?
- To practice in Massachusetts you'll need an active Massachusetts medical license (or eligibility through pathways such as the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, where applicable). Your MedStaff recruiter walks you through Massachusetts's specific licensing requirements and typical timelines as part of the placement process.
- What happens after I apply?
- The recruiter running this search calls you, usually within one business day, to confirm fit, answer the questions the posting leaves out, and set up the first interview if you want to move forward.
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Contact a RecruiterPosted 7/7/2026