Remote Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist (MA Licensed) - InStride Health

About Us

InStride Health’s mission is to deliver specialty anxiety and OCD care that works for every kid, teen, young adult, and family who needs it. Through this mission, we are expanding access to insurance-based care, increasing engagement in treatment, and improving treatment outcomes. We combine research-backed clinical care and innovative technology to eliminate the major problems with care today: difficulty finding providers, long wait times, arduous onboarding, and inconsistent use of evidence-based therapies.

Our Core Values

• Give Heart: We lead with heart, treating patients and their families the way we want our loved ones to be treated.
• Work Smart: We find smarter ways to solve hard problems and fix the broken mental health system by leveraging technology, diversity of thought, and innovation.
• Have Humility: We leave our egos at the door, empowering our team to collaborate, celebrate diversity, and adopt a growth mindset.
• Embrace Community: We all belong. We are in this together, and we never worry alone.

About the Role

The Psychiatrist at InStride provides high-quality psychiatric treatment to patients within a multidisciplinary team. You will collaborate closely with families, primary care physicians, and outpatient prescribers to meet patients' needs in a professional, compassionate environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric evaluations, medication treatment plans, and ongoing medication management services to children and teens.
• Collaborate with the InStride care team and outpatient pediatricians or psychiatrists.
• Participate in clinical team meetings centered around patient care, collaboration, and education.
• Schedule patients as indicated and complete documentation in a timely and thorough manner.
• Provide feedback on workflow improvements and offer ideas for program growth and innovation.

Requirements

• Massachusetts MD licensure appropriate to clinical discipline and openness to acquiring medical licenses in additional states as care expands.
• Commitment to compassionate, thoughtful treatment for patients and families.
• Expertise in medication management of children and teens struggling with anxiety, OCD, depression, and ADHD.
• Ability to complete documentation in a timely and thorough manner.
• Comfort working on a care team—willing to offer support and ask for help when needed.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and flexibly in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with care.
• Basic computer skills and comfort adopting new technologies.
• Cultural competence regarding diversity and inclusion.

Compensation & Schedule

• Starting Annual Salary: $250,000 base (prorated to $125,000 for 0.5 FTE / 20 hours per week).
• Consistent salary bands providing clear paths for compensation growth as experience increases.

Why Join Our Team

• Generous benefits package including 401(k) with match, Flexible PTO, paid holidays, 4-week paid sabbatical, 12-week paid parental leave, and health coverage starting on day one.
• Opportunity to make a direct impact on pediatric mental health care access.
• Collaborative environment working alongside experienced clinical leaders.
• Fully virtual work setting with periodic in-person team retreats.