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Clinical Psychiatrist roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations under the medical degree requirement, making employer sponsorship straightforward for most hospital systems, academic medical centers, and behavioral health groups. Positions in underserved areas often pair H-1B sponsorship with J-1 visa waiver programs, giving you two parallel paths to U.S. practice.
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At ERC Pathlight, we’re on a mission to change lives—and we’re looking for people who feel called to do the same. As one of the nation’s leading treatment providers for eating disorders and mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions, we bring innovative, evidence-based, and deeply compassionate care to patients across the country. With multiple locations nationwide and extensive virtual programming, we meet patients exactly where they are and help them move toward lasting recovery. Founded in 2008 by renowned psychiatrists and psychologists, ERC Pathlight now supports more than 6,000 patients each year. And as the need for world-class mental health care continues to rise, our commitment is stronger than ever: to expand access, elevate the standard of care, and empower every patient to rebuild their life with dignity and hope.
Why Join Us
When you join ERC Pathlight, you become part of a team that shows up every day to make a real difference. You’ll work alongside passionate clinicians, dedicated support staff, and mission-driven leaders who believe in collaboration, growth, and doing the right thing—always. Here, your work matters. Your ideas matter. You matter. If you’re energized by purpose, motivated by impact, and ready to help transform the future of mental health treatment, you belong here.
Come build hope. Come save lives. Come grow with us.
What you’ll be doing:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists lead multidisciplinary treatment teams. They diagnose illnesses, prescribe, and administer treatment for people suffering from psychiatric disorders such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders. Psychiatrists meet regularly with patients, prescribe psychotropic medications, provide psychotherapies, determine appropriate level of care and advocate for patient’s best treatment options within health care systems. They also obtain medical histories, and order, perform and interpret diagnostic tests.
Location & Work Arrangement
Hybrid | Irvine, CA and Sacramento, CA
This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) position supporting patient care and clinical operations across both the Irvine and Sacramento locations. The psychiatrist will be expected to maintain an onsite presence at both facilities as needed to support Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), patients, and multidisciplinary treatment teams. Travel between the Irvine and Sacramento sites is required and will be reimbursed in accordance with company policy. The schedule will be determined based on patient care needs, provider support requirements, and operational demands across both locations.
Essential Duties:
Direct Patient Care Duties:
- Focus on Superior Patient Care by
1. practicing evidence-based, high quality psychiatric medicine;
2. encouraging increased patient understanding, involvement in care, and treatment decisions;
3. achieving and maintaining optimal patient access to care;
4. supporting system efforts towards care improvements, standardization of care, implementation of care guidelines and clinical outcomes research
- Typical patient load for full time psychiatrists includes an average of 18-24 patients per week, caseload increases when working with a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. Residential and PHP patients are generally seen by psychiatrists twice weekly.
- Complete required documentation thoroughly and in a timely manner. Prepare and maintains complete and accurate charts, case files and records.
- Collaborate on care delivery by
1. including staff, other physicians, and leadership in both service and patient care improvements;
2. treating all teammates with respect;
3. demonstrating the highest levels of ethical and professional conduct;
4. behaving in a manner consistent with company mission and values
5. establishing and maintaining contact with referring providers both within that outside of the system
6. establishing and maintaining contact with family members and patient’s support persons when appropriate.
- Advocate for patients including providing consistent and timely documentation regarding the patient's need for level of care and participating in insurance peer reviews to optimize optimal length of stay for treatment.
Other Responsibilities and Expectations:
- Listen and communicate by
1. providing clinical information in a clear and timely manner;
2. requesting information and resources needed to provide care consistent with company goals; and
3. providing and accepting feedback in a respectful manner from all staff.
- Take ownership by
1. providing leadership to improve outcomes, quality, and program quality;
2. working to ensure personal, program and organization compliance with all legal and educational requirements; and
3. steadily improving the efficiency and economic aspects of one’s practice.
- Achieve quality metrics by
1. focusing on clinically relevant outcome measures;
2. adapting company innovations to continuously improve patient care, program, and organizational efficiency.
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Promote positive interpersonal relationships with fellow employees, physicians, patients, families, and visitors. Treat these individuals with courtesy, dignity, empathy, and respect; consistently display courteous and respectful verbal and non-verbal communications.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, receiving current literature, and attending in-service meetings, staff meetings and workshops. Attends, participates in, and contributes to in-services, education, and staff training sessions to maintain/increase skills and teach others.
- Ensure all duties, responsibilities and competencies are conducted in a manner that is effective and appropriate to patients to whom care, service and treatment is being provided.
- Receive individual and group supervision from physician and clinical leaders.
- Evaluate own performance and recognize opportunities for growth.
- Provide community education and engage in marketing efforts when requested.
- Serve as teacher for trainees seeking clinical experience. Serve as clinical supervisor and mentor to staff.
- Provide clinical support and coverage across multiple treatment locations, maintaining a regular onsite presence at both Irvine and Sacramento facilities as required to support patient care, APP collaboration, and program operations.
- Travel between assigned sites as needed. Travel expenses associated with required inter-site travel will be reimbursed in accordance with company policy.
Required Qualifications:
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
- Graduation from an accredited Medical School and completed Accredited Residency Program and fellowships for specialists or equivalent training
- Physician Board Certified in General Psychiatry and/or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Licensed to practice medicine in the state(s) seeing patients
- BLS/ CPR certifications, Licensures and Registrations
- All certifications for this position must be kept current
- Have knowledge of regulatory body requirements (Joint Commissions, etc.)
Who We Are
At ERC Pathlight, we’re on a mission to change lives—and we’re looking for people who feel called to do the same. As one of the nation’s leading treatment providers for eating disorders and mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions, we bring innovative, evidence-based, and deeply compassionate care to patients across the country. With multiple locations nationwide and extensive virtual programming, we meet patients exactly where they are and help them move toward lasting recovery. Founded in 2008 by renowned psychiatrists and psychologists, ERC Pathlight now supports more than 6,000 patients each year. And as the need for world-class mental health care continues to rise, our commitment is stronger than ever: to expand access, elevate the standard of care, and empower every patient to rebuild their life with dignity and hope.
Why Join Us
When you join ERC Pathlight, you become part of a team that shows up every day to make a real difference. You’ll work alongside passionate clinicians, dedicated support staff, and mission-driven leaders who believe in collaboration, growth, and doing the right thing—always. Here, your work matters. Your ideas matter. You matter. If you’re energized by purpose, motivated by impact, and ready to help transform the future of mental health treatment, you belong here.
Come build hope. Come save lives. Come grow with us.
What you’ll be doing:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists lead multidisciplinary treatment teams. They diagnose illnesses, prescribe, and administer treatment for people suffering from psychiatric disorders such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders. Psychiatrists meet regularly with patients, prescribe psychotropic medications, provide psychotherapies, determine appropriate level of care and advocate for patient’s best treatment options within health care systems. They also obtain medical histories, and order, perform and interpret diagnostic tests.
Location & Work Arrangement
Hybrid | Irvine, CA and Sacramento, CA
This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) position supporting patient care and clinical operations across both the Irvine and Sacramento locations. The psychiatrist will be expected to maintain an onsite presence at both facilities as needed to support Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), patients, and multidisciplinary treatment teams. Travel between the Irvine and Sacramento sites is required and will be reimbursed in accordance with company policy. The schedule will be determined based on patient care needs, provider support requirements, and operational demands across both locations.
Essential Duties:
Direct Patient Care Duties:
- Focus on Superior Patient Care by
1. practicing evidence-based, high quality psychiatric medicine;
2. encouraging increased patient understanding, involvement in care, and treatment decisions;
3. achieving and maintaining optimal patient access to care;
4. supporting system efforts towards care improvements, standardization of care, implementation of care guidelines and clinical outcomes research
- Typical patient load for full time psychiatrists includes an average of 18-24 patients per week, caseload increases when working with a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. Residential and PHP patients are generally seen by psychiatrists twice weekly.
- Complete required documentation thoroughly and in a timely manner. Prepare and maintains complete and accurate charts, case files and records.
- Collaborate on care delivery by
1. including staff, other physicians, and leadership in both service and patient care improvements;
2. treating all teammates with respect;
3. demonstrating the highest levels of ethical and professional conduct;
4. behaving in a manner consistent with company mission and values
5. establishing and maintaining contact with referring providers both within that outside of the system
6. establishing and maintaining contact with family members and patient’s support persons when appropriate.
- Advocate for patients including providing consistent and timely documentation regarding the patient's need for level of care and participating in insurance peer reviews to optimize optimal length of stay for treatment.
Other Responsibilities and Expectations:
- Listen and communicate by
1. providing clinical information in a clear and timely manner;
2. requesting information and resources needed to provide care consistent with company goals; and
3. providing and accepting feedback in a respectful manner from all staff.
- Take ownership by
1. providing leadership to improve outcomes, quality, and program quality;
2. working to ensure personal, program and organization compliance with all legal and educational requirements; and
3. steadily improving the efficiency and economic aspects of one’s practice.
- Achieve quality metrics by
1. focusing on clinically relevant outcome measures;
2. adapting company innovations to continuously improve patient care, program, and organizational efficiency.
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Promote positive interpersonal relationships with fellow employees, physicians, patients, families, and visitors. Treat these individuals with courtesy, dignity, empathy, and respect; consistently display courteous and respectful verbal and non-verbal communications.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, receiving current literature, and attending in-service meetings, staff meetings and workshops. Attends, participates in, and contributes to in-services, education, and staff training sessions to maintain/increase skills and teach others.
- Ensure all duties, responsibilities and competencies are conducted in a manner that is effective and appropriate to patients to whom care, service and treatment is being provided.
- Receive individual and group supervision from physician and clinical leaders.
- Evaluate own performance and recognize opportunities for growth.
- Provide community education and engage in marketing efforts when requested.
- Serve as teacher for trainees seeking clinical experience. Serve as clinical supervisor and mentor to staff.
- Provide clinical support and coverage across multiple treatment locations, maintaining a regular onsite presence at both Irvine and Sacramento facilities as required to support patient care, APP collaboration, and program operations.
- Travel between assigned sites as needed. Travel expenses associated with required inter-site travel will be reimbursed in accordance with company policy.
Required Qualifications:
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
- Graduation from an accredited Medical School and completed Accredited Residency Program and fellowships for specialists or equivalent training
- Physician Board Certified in General Psychiatry and/or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Licensed to practice medicine in the state(s) seeing patients
- BLS/ CPR certifications, Licensures and Registrations
- All certifications for this position must be kept current
- Have knowledge of regulatory body requirements (Joint Commissions, etc.)
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Clinical Psychiatrist
Verify your medical credentials match SOC requirements
USCIS evaluates psychiatry roles against the SOC 29-1223 classification. Confirm your medical degree, residency, and board eligibility documents align with that code before applying, since credential gaps trigger Requests for Evidence that delay your start date.
Target employers with J-1 waiver Conrad 30 slots
Many states allocate Conrad 30 J-1 waiver slots specifically for psychiatrists in Health Professional Shortage Areas. Employers who sponsor these waivers are also practiced H-1B filers, making them far more likely to move efficiently through your petition.
Search H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate
Filter by psychiatry-related SOC codes on Migrate Mate to see which hospital systems and behavioral health employers have active DOL Labor Condition Application filings for your role, so you spend time on employers who already sponsor rather than guessing.
Request premium processing before your start date locks
Psychiatric group practices often set credentialing timelines months in advance. File USCIS Form I-907 for premium processing once the I-129 is ready, cutting the adjudication window to 15 business days and protecting your credentialing and malpractice onboarding schedule.
Benchmark your offer against OFLC Wage Search levels
Your employer's LCA must certify a prevailing wage at DOL Level I through IV. Pull the OFLC Wage Search for SOC 29-1223 in your metro area before negotiating, so you know whether the offer clears the certified wage floor for your experience tier.
Clarify moonlighting restrictions with your petitioning employer
H-1B status ties your authorized work to the petitioning employer's LCA. Taking on-call shifts or telemedicine contracts outside that employer requires a concurrent H-1B petition, which many psychiatric locum arrangements skip and USCIS audits closely.
H-1B Visa Clinical Psychiatrist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Clinical Psychiatrist role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Psychiatry requires an M.D. or D.O., completion of a residency in psychiatry, and board certification or eligibility, which meets USCIS's definition of a specialty occupation requiring a specific bachelor's-level-or-higher degree in a directly related field. Hospital systems and outpatient psychiatric groups routinely file H-1B petitions under SOC code 29-1223 without difficulty.
Which types of employers most commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Clinical Psychiatrists?
Academic medical centers, large hospital systems, federally qualified health centers, and behavioral health organizations account for the majority of H-1B LCA filings for psychiatrists. These employers have established immigration infrastructure and file consistently. You can browse employers with verified LCA filing history for psychiatry roles on Migrate Mate before submitting applications.
How does the H-1B cap lottery affect Clinical Psychiatrists?
Cap-exempt employers, including nonprofit hospitals, academic medical centers, and federally funded research institutions, can file H-1B petitions year-round without entering the annual lottery. If your employer is cap-subject, your petition enters the USCIS lottery each April for the following fiscal year. Many psychiatric employers are cap-exempt, so confirm that status early in your job search.
Can a Clinical Psychiatrist hold H-1B status and a J-1 waiver simultaneously?
Not simultaneously, but sequentially. A J-1 waiver under the Conrad 30 program commits you to three years of service in an underserved area and typically converts to H-1B status after that obligation is fulfilled. Some employers sponsor the H-1B from day one if they're already cap-exempt, bypassing the J-1 route entirely. Confirm which pathway your prospective employer supports before signing a contract.
What happens to H-1B status if a Clinical Psychiatrist changes employers mid-petition?
H-1B portability under AC21 lets you transfer to a new employer after your petition has been pending for 180 days, provided the new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. For psychiatrists, a move between inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings generally qualifies. Your new employer must file a new LCA and an amended I-129 before you begin work at the new facility.