Psychiatrist & Psychologist Careers at Sheppard Pratt

Join a team of the brightest minds in the field of psychiatry.

Explore a life-changing career at Sheppard Pratt.

Sheppard Pratt, consistently recognized as a top psychiatric hospital by U.S. News & World Report, is the nation’s largest private, nonprofit provider of mental health, substance use, special education, developmental disability, and social services.

We offer more than 380 sites of service throughout Maryland. You'll have your choice of location and treatment setting, from crisis and inpatient settings to special education to outpatient settings. See all of our programs and offerings.

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We have a bold vision for Sheppard Pratt, and there’s no time like the present to transform care and improve lives.

We are the home to the top minds in the field.

Our doctors are changing the landscape of neurostimulation, measurement-based care, sports psychiatry, cognitive behavioral therapy modalities, innovative medications, and more. Meet your future colleagues. 

We encourage our clinicians to learn and grow.

That’s why we offer a robust, fully accredited continuing medical education program with dozens of educational opportunities each year. See upcoming CME opportunities.

We offer robust resources and benefits.

At Sheppard Pratt, you can expect: 

  • Physician-led organization
  • Generous compensation package with comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, an extensive wellness program, and ample leave
  • Relocation assistance
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Opportunities for student loan forgiveness
  • Grand rounds, CME opportunities, on-site lectures
  • State-of-the-art research and technology
  • Cross-discipline collaboration

Discover the role for you.

 

Let's change lives, together.

As a physician-led organization, we offer fulfilling careers in diverse settings for the most innovative and compassionate doctors.

Apply for a role at Sheppard Pratt now.

We are currently seeking:

Chief of Medical Staff, Child and Adolescent Services

Sheppard Pratt is committed to addressing the youth mental health crisis with nearly 120 inpatient child and adolescent beds offering dedicated programs to treat anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, and autism. We have 11 special education schools, and school-based programs embedded in more than 200 public schools and outpatient support programs across the state of Maryland.

In this role, you will assess and develop the function of Sheppard Pratt’s child and adolescent services across Maryland. You will play a critical role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and efficient psychiatric healthcare for the child and adolescent population.

Chief of Medical Staff, Outpatient and Specialty Services

Sheppard Pratt provides compassionate care that helps more people get back to meaningful lives. Our outpatient and specialty services include electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, residential mental health services, OCD and anxiety treatment, and more.

Working directly with the Chief Medical Officer, this is a unique opportunity to assess and develop the function of Sheppard Pratt’s psychiatric outpatient and specialty services. You will play a critical role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and efficient psychiatric healthcare.

Chief of Psychiatry, Anna Jaques Hospital - Newburyport, MA

This position is being recruited and hired by Sheppard Pratt Solutions on behalf of Anna Jaques Hospital. As the largest nonprofit provider of behavioral healthcare in the nation, Sheppard Pratt teams with healthcare systems across the country so they can provide the highest quality acute psychiatric services in their community.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a dynamic team of professionals, shape the future of psychiatric healthcare, and make a positive impact in the community. This role combines the supportive feel of a community hospital paired with Sheppard Pratt’s nationally recognized leadership in behavioral healthcare.

Medical Director of Psychiatry, CalvertHealth

An exciting opportunity to lead behavioral health at a welcoming community hospital! Sheppard Pratt partners with CalvertHealth to provide leadership and clinical expertise. This recently renovated, state-of-the-art inpatient unit is comprised of 14 adult beds and 6 adolescent beds; the bed capacity provides a unique opportunity to lead personalized care and supports evidenced-based practice. There is also a flourishing partial hospital program with dedicated, stable staff delivering therapy and day programming for both adolescents and adults.

Service Chief, Child & Adolescent Day Hospital

Sheppard Pratt is seeking a Service Chief for the Child and Adolescent Day Hospital program on our new Baltimore/Washington Campus. This facility, just opened in 2021, provides our patients with a state-of-the-art environment for acute behavioral health care services. The day hospital treats adolescents with mood disorders, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder, and other mental health conditions.

Service Chief, Adult Day Hospital

The Day Hospital level of care is a critical component of Sheppard Pratt's broad continuum of services. Join our team as the Service Chief for adult day hospital services on our new state-of-the-art campus in Elkridge, Maryland. You will have the opportunity to do meaningful, hands-on work; lead a multidisciplinary team of care; and work across care settings.

Inpatient Psychiatrist, Geriatric Unit

Sheppard Pratt is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist for a full-time position on our geriatric unit, which focuses on providing high quality care of a broad range of late-life mood and behavioral issues. This position provides an opportunity to serve as a leader of a vibrant and collaborative interdisciplinary treatment team as well as opportunities to participate in the expansion of our geriatric program into innovative treatment settings in the community. Located at our flagship campus in Towson, Maryland.

Child Psychiatrist, Main Line Health - Philadelphia, PA (Part Time)

This position is being recruited and hired by Sheppard Pratt Solutions on behalf of Main Line Health. As the largest nonprofit provider of behavioral healthcare in the nation, Sheppard Pratt teams with healthcare systems across the country so they can provide the highest quality acute psychiatric services in their community.

This is a unique opportunity to provide part-time (32 hours per week) psychiatric healthcare in an outpatient setting and make a positive impact in the community. You will be based at Main Line Health’s Mirmont Outpatient Center in Broomall, PA and Mirmont Outpatient Center in Exton, PA working with children and adolescents ages 14 and older with a mix of disorders.

Child + Adolescent Psychiatrists

Sheppard Pratt is seeking board certified and board eligible child psychiatrists for full-time and part-time positions on our flagship campus in Towson and soon-to-open campus in the heart of Howard County.

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist

Sheppard Pratt is seeking a board-certified psychiatrist to serve as a Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC). Our team at GBMC consists of several adult psychiatrists who provide consultations and follow-up care in a co-attending model, working in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team on GBMC's integrated care unit. 

Psychiatrist - Inpatient Weekend Attending

Sheppard Pratt is seeking board-certified psychiatrists to provide weekend attending services on our inpatient units in Towson and Elkridge, Maryland. These positions provide psychiatrists with the ability to provide care to acutely ill patients on a variety of inpatient units, including specialty programs, and across all age populations. Positions are flexible with the ability to choose the frequency of work.

Psychologist, Inpatient and Outpatient Services

The psychologist performs a broad range of services within an interdisciplinary team framework for adolescents and/or adults in the inpatient, partial/day hospital, and intensive outpatient program settings. These duties include individualized treatment planning, case conceptualization, provision of individual and family education, and treatment delivery through psycho-educational, skills, therapeutic groups, and individual therapy. Duties may also include completion of psychological assessments when needed. Additionally, this role will include consultation to aid other programs within the organization, and provision of clinical supervision and didactic training for trainees and new recruits.

Part-Time Outpatient Psychiatrist: OnTrack Maryland

Have a passion for early intervention for psychosis? This 10 hours/week role in our OnTrack Maryland program allows you to focus on treating adolescents and young adults with thought disorders.