Adult Outpatient Psychiatrist (Per Diem)
- PRN / per diem
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open psychiatrist jobs in New York post a median of $150 an hour, the middle half $140–$172.50, across 5 jobs that state their pay. Psychiatrists employed in New York earn a median of $127.83 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab).
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About the job
The NYU Affiliated Psychiatry Service at Bellevue Hospital is recruiting per diem psychiatrists for its Adult Outpatient Services. The position offers participation in a vibrant multidisciplinary environment serving the psychiatric needs of New Yorkers. Bellevue Hospital is an integral part of New York City’s Health and Hospitals, the nation’s largest municipal health care system with the largest public psychiatry service in the country. It is the primary psychiatry and addictions training site for NYU medical students, psychiatry residents, fellows and psychology interns, and serves as a site for innovative multidisciplinary clinical research.
Time Expectations
Per Diem Coverage
General responsibilities
Provide psychiatric and medical care to all assigned patients in collaboration with nursing staff, other disciplines, and consultants from other services when applicable.
Adhere to appropriate clinical documentation to ensure compliance with current standards of clinical practice and adherence to all regulatory and accreditation standards.
Teach/supervise trainees and students as assigned.
Maintain effective communication with patients, patients’ families when applicable, and other disciplines.
Specific responsibilities
Deliver care to patients as needed.
Deliver care in accordance with specific behavioral plans for patients.
Work closely with the medical providers assigned to inpatient psychiatry in order to assess and treat medical needs of patients.
Compliance
Be familiar with all departmental policies and protocols.
Complete all required activities related to maintaining credentialing and other mandates at both Bellevue and NYU
Complete yearly flu vaccination and fit test requirements and documentation.
Documentation
Ensure that all documentation in the EMR is accurate and complete.
Complete legal documents on patients if applicable.
Graduation from an approved medical school.
Completion of a residency in psychiatry at an approved institution
Possession of clinical and other skills ensuring competence in completion of specified duties
License & Credentials:
License to practice medicine in the state of New York.
American Board of Psychiatry Eligibility/Certificate in Psychiatry.
NYU Langone Health is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration.
From NYU Langone Health's job posting, checked Oct 29, 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About NYU Langone Health
NYU Langone Health is an academic health system in New York with six inpatient locations, the Perlmutter Cancer Center and more than 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida.
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