Outpatient Psychiatry Physician in the Blue Ridge

Centra Medical Group is seeking an Outpatient Psychiatrist to join our established, collaborative team at Piedmont Psychiatric Center (PPC) in Lynchburg, Virginia. This is an exciting opportunity to provide meaningful, patient-centered psychiatric care within a supportive, multidisciplinary practice backed by a comprehensive behavioral health network.

Established in 1995, Piedmont Psychiatric Center provides comprehensive outpatient psychiatric and therapeutic services for patients of all ages. Our psychiatric providers focus on diagnostic evaluations, medication management, individualized treatment planning, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for treatment-resistant depression, supported by a dedicated therapy team offering evidence-based individual, group, and family counseling.

As part of Centra's growing Psychiatry and Behavioral Health program, you'll benefit from collaboration across inpatient psychiatric services, addiction treatment, hospital-based consultation-liaison services, and Virginia's first psychiatric emergency assessment and treatment center (emPATH).

Join a team committed to expanding access to exceptional mental health care while making a lasting impact on patients and families throughout Central Virginia.

What We Offer

• Top tier compensation range-$300K Base + Incentives
   
• Incentives tied to quality/safety, team engagement, patient satisfaction, citizenship, and finance metrics
   
• Production premiums
   
• Sign-on Bonus
   
• Up to $120k Student loan reimbursement
   
• Up to $15k relocation assistance 
   
• Up to $7,500 CME reimbursement + 5 days for CMEs
   
• Sponsorship Available
• Additional Benefits Package will include:
   
• Malpractice with tail
   
• 403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan; Immediate vested employer contribution match 3%
   
• Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental)
   
   
• Opportunities for leadership and advancement 
   
• Strong support from executive leadership including physician leadership training programs and opportunities to lead the organization to become a zero-harm institution
   
• As a nonprofit organization, Centra employees may qualify for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
   

 Lynchburg, VA (Pop. 85,000) offers a safe, family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and diverse, affordable housing—from urban lofts to waterfront condos. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy hiking Sharp Top Mountain or the Appalachian Trail, biking Blackwater Creek or Percival’s Island, and activities like boating, fishing, and camping. Families love local festivals, orchards, and the interactive Amazement Square Museum. Travel elsewhere is easy with the Amtrak train station located in downtown Lynchburg or the Lynchburg regional airport. The city also features top-tier arts at the Academy Center and minor league baseball with the Lynchburg Hillcats. Nearby, scenic Smith Mountain Lake offers even more recreation.

Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600,000 community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices. Centra offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern Virginia—from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford. CMG includes family practices, specialists, and surgeons in fields such as cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, urology, and more.
CMG is also home to the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, a training program for future family physicians, many of whom hold academic appointments with institutions like UVA, VCU, VCOM, and Liberty University
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• Multidisciplinary, collegial team: psychiatrists, psychologists NPs and counselors
   
• Robust, comprehensive behavioral health ambulatory services
   
• Vacation: 5.5 weeks
   
• Call is 1:14  and is mostly tele call
   
• Overnight call is not for admissions;  Nocturnist covers  overnight admissions 7 days/week. 
   
• Weekend rounding only when on call; Hospitalists cover inpatient unit on weekdays 
   
• Inpatient admission call falls exclusively to Array (external agency) 
   
• Cerner EMR
   
• Hospital Employed
   
• Teaching Opportunities Available
   
• Mentorship for new hires
   
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) available
   

• Completion of medical degree and residency/fellowship training in Psychiatry  
• MD/DO with certification by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) board in physician's primary specialty. Must be board certified or board eligible.