Psychiatrist Jobs in Virginia
Psychiatrist jobs in Virginia are in strong demand, with openings concentrated in health systems, community mental health centers, correctional facilities, and the Department of Veterans Affairs across a range from early-career resident physicians to senior attending and medical director roles. Northern Virginia, Richmond, and the Hampton Roads metro account for the largest share of hirings, where established employers like Inova Health System, VCU Health, and the Veterans Affairs medical centers maintain ongoing psychiatry staffing needs. Outpatient mood and anxiety treatment, addiction psychiatry, and child and adolescent psychiatry are among the most actively recruited specialties statewide. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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The position is located at location Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth.
This is a civilian Physician (Psychiatry) position that affords job security, a competitive salary, bonuses, moving expenses, full malpractice coverage, 13-26 days paid vacation, 10 days paid Federal Holidays, a sick leave benefit and a first-class health and retirement benefit package.
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, is the oldest continuously running hospital in the Navy. Our new facility is constantly evolving to reflect our growing population with new technology and training opportunities. Over 4,300 Sailors and civilians work in locations from Yorktown to Chesapeake to deliver health care to the 420,000 Active-Duty members, family members and retirees living in Hampton Roads. These men and women carry on a tradition of caring and service that dates back to Revolutionary times.
Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/
Medical malpractice liability insurance is not required for federal civilian healthcare providers as they are covered by the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)) while acting within the scope of their employment.
A recruitment or relocation bonus may be authorized.
You must be a U.S. Citizenship.
Responsibilities:
As a Physician (Psychiatry) you will:
- Provide treatment services in any capacity including, but not limited to, examining, diagnosing and treating diseases affecting mental health including the brain, nervous system, substance abuse of drugs or chemicals and personality disturbances.
- Special in treating mental illness using the biomedical approach to mental disorders, including psychotherapies.
- Provide treatment services in any capacity including, but not limited to, assessment, medication management and disposition of psychiatric patients including making arrangements for hospitalization if needed.
- Provide routine, intensive, complex and emergency intakes and extended evaluations for a variety of emotional, psychological, and behavioral disorders.
- Provide continuing follow-up care for chronic patients with acute disorders and complications of these disorders, such as psychosis, organic brain syndrome, substance abuse/addictions, etc.
- Perform initial patient work-up to assess patient care and/or treatment.
- Discriminate between abnormal and normal findings to recognize early stages of physical, emotional, and/or mental problems.
- Complete required records (both paper and electronic) pertaining to all medical services provided in accordance with specified procedures and regulations.
- Exercise independent judgment with full responsibility for professional diagnosis, treatment, referral and disposition of patients, IAW Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards.
- Ensure the highest standards of professional practice and ethics are maintained.
- Treat patients presenting a range of symptoms as represented in DSM-V. Incumbent will be responsible for decisions that have a serious impact on the lives of others, such as recommending hospitalization or determining a service member's fitness for duty or assessing and completing Medical Evaluation Board (MEB), Temporary Disability Retirement List (TDRL) evaluations, command consultations, and other administrative processes as required and prepares reports of such evaluations according to applicable regulations.
- Document in an electronic record such as AHLTA, HAIMS, BHDP, CHCS, Military Health System is desired.
Qualifications:
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Requirement for Physician (Psychiatry):
Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must have provided education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United States. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.
Licensure: Applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
Graduate Training: Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, a candidate must have had at least one year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a one-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Residency Training: Applicants must have successfully completed the required accredited residency training in the specialty of the position to be filled (Psychiatry) and equivalent experience and training equal to at least 5 years. Experience may not be substituted for residency training that is required for the specialty identified.
NOTE: This vacancy announcement will be used to fill multiple specialties, to include positions for adult and pediatric/adolescent treatment populations. Applicants will be referred to the selecting official based on their experience/qualifications and the needs of the specific position to be filled.
If selected, a salary quote will not be provided to you at the time of the initial job offer. The salary determination process begins after the initial job offer is accepted. This consists of the Activity Compensation Panel adding base pay and market pay to determine your starting salary and this will be provided to you once approved.
Salary for physician positions is based on a tier scale, determined by the position specialty, grade, and location. This announcement may be used to fill positions at any of the tier's listed below:
Tier 1 - Minimum $108,645 Maximum $282,480
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
The position is located at location Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth.
This is a civilian Physician (Psychiatry) position that affords job security, a competitive salary, bonuses, moving expenses, full malpractice coverage, 13-26 days paid vacation, 10 days paid Federal Holidays, a sick leave benefit and a first-class health and retirement benefit package.
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, is the oldest continuously running hospital in the Navy. Our new facility is constantly evolving to reflect our growing population with new technology and training opportunities. Over 4,300 Sailors and civilians work in locations from Yorktown to Chesapeake to deliver health care to the 420,000 Active-Duty members, family members and retirees living in Hampton Roads. These men and women carry on a tradition of caring and service that dates back to Revolutionary times.
Working for the Department of Defense comes with an abundance of benefits and perks to include competitive compensation packages, paid time off, medical benefits, student loan repayments, and retirement package with Thrift Savings Plan to include matching employer contributions. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/benefits/
Medical malpractice liability insurance is not required for federal civilian healthcare providers as they are covered by the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)) while acting within the scope of their employment.
A recruitment or relocation bonus may be authorized.
You must be a U.S. Citizenship.
Responsibilities:
As a Physician (Psychiatry) you will:
- Provide treatment services in any capacity including, but not limited to, examining, diagnosing and treating diseases affecting mental health including the brain, nervous system, substance abuse of drugs or chemicals and personality disturbances.
- Special in treating mental illness using the biomedical approach to mental disorders, including psychotherapies.
- Provide treatment services in any capacity including, but not limited to, assessment, medication management and disposition of psychiatric patients including making arrangements for hospitalization if needed.
- Provide routine, intensive, complex and emergency intakes and extended evaluations for a variety of emotional, psychological, and behavioral disorders.
- Provide continuing follow-up care for chronic patients with acute disorders and complications of these disorders, such as psychosis, organic brain syndrome, substance abuse/addictions, etc.
- Perform initial patient work-up to assess patient care and/or treatment.
- Discriminate between abnormal and normal findings to recognize early stages of physical, emotional, and/or mental problems.
- Complete required records (both paper and electronic) pertaining to all medical services provided in accordance with specified procedures and regulations.
- Exercise independent judgment with full responsibility for professional diagnosis, treatment, referral and disposition of patients, IAW Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards.
- Ensure the highest standards of professional practice and ethics are maintained.
- Treat patients presenting a range of symptoms as represented in DSM-V. Incumbent will be responsible for decisions that have a serious impact on the lives of others, such as recommending hospitalization or determining a service member's fitness for duty or assessing and completing Medical Evaluation Board (MEB), Temporary Disability Retirement List (TDRL) evaluations, command consultations, and other administrative processes as required and prepares reports of such evaluations according to applicable regulations.
- Document in an electronic record such as AHLTA, HAIMS, BHDP, CHCS, Military Health System is desired.
Qualifications:
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Basic Requirement for Physician (Psychiatry):
Degree: Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or equivalent from a school in the United States or Canada. This degree must have been accredited by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association; Association of American Medical Colleges; Liaison Committee on Medical Education; Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American Osteopathic Association, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. A Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school must have provided education and medical knowledge equivalent to accredited schools in the United States. Evidence of equivalency to accredited schools in the United States is demonstrated by permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, a fifth pathway certificate for Americans who completed premedical education in the United States and graduate education in a foreign country, or successful completion of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination.
Licensure: Applicants must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a Physician from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
Graduate Training: Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, a candidate must have had at least one year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a one-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Residency Training: Applicants must have successfully completed the required accredited residency training in the specialty of the position to be filled (Psychiatry) and equivalent experience and training equal to at least 5 years. Experience may not be substituted for residency training that is required for the specialty identified.
NOTE: This vacancy announcement will be used to fill multiple specialties, to include positions for adult and pediatric/adolescent treatment populations. Applicants will be referred to the selecting official based on their experience/qualifications and the needs of the specific position to be filled.
If selected, a salary quote will not be provided to you at the time of the initial job offer. The salary determination process begins after the initial job offer is accepted. This consists of the Activity Compensation Panel adding base pay and market pay to determine your starting salary and this will be provided to you once approved.
Salary for physician positions is based on a tier scale, determined by the position specialty, grade, and location. This announcement may be used to fill positions at any of the tier's listed below:
Tier 1 - Minimum $108,645 Maximum $282,480
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
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- Active Virginia medical license issued by the Virginia Board of Medicine
- MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school plus completed psychiatry residency
- Board certification or active eligibility through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Valid DEA registration for prescribing controlled substances in Virginia
- Experience with electronic health records systems used in inpatient or outpatient settings
- Ability to obtain and maintain credentialing with Virginia hospital systems and payers
Psychiatrist Jobs in Virginia: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a psychiatrist in Virginia?
To practice psychiatry in Virginia, you must hold a medical license issued by the Virginia Board of Medicine, which requires completing medical school, a psychiatry residency, and passing the USMLE or COMLEX licensing examinations. After licensure, most employers require board certification through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and you will also need a Virginia-issued controlled substance registration and a federal DEA number before you can prescribe.
How much do psychiatrists make in Virginia?
Psychiatrists in Virginia earn a median of about $295,010 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $129,440 for the lowest 10% to over $372,180 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire psychiatrists in Virginia?
Employers hiring psychiatrists in Virginia right now include Milestone, LifeStance Health, and Inova Health System, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. Virginia's mix of large academic medical systems, VA facilities, community mental health authorities, and private behavioral health networks means openings appear across a wide range of practice settings statewide.
Which Virginia cities have the most psychiatrist jobs?
Virginia Beach, Fairfax, and Leesburg have the most psychiatrist openings in Virginia right now. Northern Virginia and Richmond lead because of their concentration of major hospital systems, academic medical centers, and VA facilities, while Hampton Roads sees consistent demand driven by its large active-duty and veteran population served by military treatment facilities and community behavioral health providers.
Are there remote psychiatrist jobs in Virginia?
Yes, and more than most medical specialties. About 50% of psychiatrist openings tied to Virginia are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, reflecting how widely telepsychiatry has been adopted since expanded regulatory allowances took effect. Medication management follow-ups, outpatient therapy consultations, and community mental health check-ins are the sessions most commonly conducted by video.
How can I get hired as a psychiatrist in Virginia with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path for a new psychiatry attending is applying directly to Virginia's community services boards, which are county-run mental health authorities that frequently hire early-career psychiatrists and offer structured onboarding. Large systems such as VCU Health and Inova Health System run residency-to-hire pipelines and post new attending roles specifically welcoming candidates within their first year post-residency. Completing a fellowship in addiction psychiatry or child and adolescent psychiatry strengthens a candidate's profile considerably for Virginia's highest-volume openings.
Where can I find and apply to psychiatrist jobs in Virginia?
You can find and apply to psychiatrist jobs in Virginia on Migrate Mate, which lists current Virginia openings across health systems, VA facilities, community mental health centers, and private practices. Find the roles that fit your specialty and experience level and apply directly.
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