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.

Current openings include:

Service Chief for Emergency Psychiatry Services, GBMC - A Sheppard Pratt Partner - Towson, MD

This position is being recruited and hired by Sheppard Pratt Solutions on behalf of Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC). The Service Chief will be based in GBMC's emergency department and is responsible for providing quality psychiatric emergency services, coordinating these services with GBMC’s ER staff, and supervising a team of clinical professionals as they provide evaluations to mental health patients in the ER.  

Service Chief, Adult Autism and Intellectual Disability Unit

This highly specialized unit is designed for crisis stabilization and its goal is to move individuals to a less-intensive level of care as soon as it is safe to do so. The Service Chief will lead a multidisciplinary team in the delivery of safe, highly specialized care. The position has both administrative and clinical responsibilities. The ideal candidate will have a great passion to serve this population and have experience working with patients in a high acuity inpatient setting.

Service Chief, The Center for Eating Disorders - Towson, MD

The Center for Eating Disorders Inpatient Unit provides a hospital-based setting where patients receive around-the-clock support and medical monitoring in addition to structured meals and a range of therapeutic opportunities throughout the day. The ideal candidate is passionate about working with patients with eating disorders, has experience and expertise managing acute psychiatry care services, work well in an interdisciplinary team, and will have the ability to focus on both quality care and continuity of care.