Inpatient Psychiatrist, Per Diem, Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital, Malden, MA
Overview
- Location
- Malden, Massachusetts
- Schedule
- Per diem · Night, weekend and holiday coverage
- Practice
- Hospital-based · Behavioral health hospital
Role summary
Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital is hiring per diem adult and/or geriatric psychiatrists for inpatient night, weekend, and holiday coverage at a new 144-bed behavioral health hospital opening in 2026 in Malden, MA. The role involves evaluation and treatment of admitted psychiatric patients with compensation pro-rated from a salary range of $286,829 to $333,943.
What the posting highlights
- Care setting: Inpatient
- Patient population: Adult and/OR Geriatric, possibly Child/Adolescent
- Research or clinical-trial participation is noted
- Teaching or an academic practice setting is noted
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Compensation
Employer
Tufts Medicine (MA)
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Hospital-based
- Facility type
- Behavioral health hospital
- Beds
- 144
- Patient population
- Adult and/OR Geriatric, possibly Child/Adolescent
- EHR
- Not stated in posting
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $286,829–$333,943 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- per diem
- Call burden
- night, weekend and holiday coverage
- Shift type
- night, weekend, holiday shifts
- Inpatient / outpatient
- inpatient
- Teaching
- Yes
- Research
- Yes
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Official employer source
- First seen
- 2 mo ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
We are seeking per diem BC/BE Adult and/or Geriatric Psychiatrists to join our team for night, weekend and holiday coverage. In this role you will evaluate and treat patients with mental health issues who are admitted and receiving care at the Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital. We are considering candidates with an interest in Adult, Child/Adolescent and or Geriatric patients.
We encourage you to apply if:
Possess an MD (or equivalent), and eligible to obtain a medical license in the State of Massachusetts
BC/BE in Psychiatry
Enjoy working with a system of collaborative, compassionate, and impact driven providers
The salary range for this position is $286,829 – $333,943, pro-rated to per diem. Actual compensation will be determined during the selection process and is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, internal equity, and academic rank.
At Tufts Medicine, we view this investment not merely as compensation, but as recognition of the significant impact you will have in advancing our mission and shaping the future of patient care, research, and education.