2007 Psychiatrist Salary and Employment Survey
 2007 Psychiatrist Salary & Employment Survey (Printable
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THE SURVEY
LocumTenens.com conducted its Annual Psychiatrist Compensation and Employment
Survey in the early summer of 2007. Survey respondents represent physicians who
practice on a locum tenens basis as well as those with permanent salaries. This
report includes compensation and employment statistics for the field of
Psychiatry including:
Annual compensation ranges
Rural vs. Metro
Years in Practice
Gender
Sources for finding psychiatry jobs
Time frame for making next job change
Influencing factors for seeking a Psychiatry job change
Discussion topics for interviews
Insights and remarks about the practice of psychiatry today
Demographics of survey respondents
Survey respondents were:
73% Board Certified, 25% Board Eligible
61% Male, 39% female
Avg. number of years practicing: 18.8
80% work in a major metropolitan city or suburban area
Permanent and Locum Tenens
Average Annual Compensation
2007 Average Annual Psychiatrist Salary: #169,833
If you could change one thing about medicine, what would it be?
"Managed Care/Insurance Limitations; too often external decisions are made
which conflict with the patient's best interest. Additionally, justifying
recommendations/plans/directives for a specific course of treatment for a
patient is extremely time-consuming and frustrating. I find it obstructs
excellence in patient care."
"I would spent more time with patients and review medical records more
completely."
"Create a more patient-focused care and rationale for reimbursement (perhaps
through a 'mutual' network that values a healthy community."
"I like the locum tenens way of practice because of the freedom it offers.
Thus, at this time I do not see the need for any changes in the way I practice
medicine."
"Bureaucracy is crippling the practice of medicine. Worst of all is the
attempt by organized insurance industry to deprecate the physician to "healthcare
practitioner..."
Source for finding current job
Time frame for making next job change
Top reason for making a job change
Worked as a locum tenens provider?
What do you like most about practicing medicine?
"Making a positive difference in the lives of others."
"I enjoy helping patients and their family understand their condition better,
manage better their illness; generate hope, reduce fear."
"Good income which allows for comfortable lifestyle. Ability to make a
difference in the lives of a lot of people."
"Serving the community and the people that need psychiatric help."
"Relationships with my patients, challenging diagnoses and treatments, keeping up with the latest breakthroughs in medical science."
What frustrates you most about the practice of medicine today?
Choose medicine again?
Compared to other specialties:
When asked if they would choose medicine again, here’s how the other
specialists’ opinions compared:
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Yes |
No |
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| Anesthesiology |
69% |
31% |
| Cardiology |
77% |
23% |
| General Surgery |
65% |
35% |
| Internal Medicine |
76% |
24% |
| Obstetrics/Gyn |
59% |
41% |
| Orthopedic Surgery |
65% |
35% |
| Pediatrics |
75% |
25% |
| Radiology |
65% |
35% |
About LocumTenens.com
Founded in 1995, LocumTenens.com is a full-service physician and CRNA
recruiting firm specializing in supplemental placement of Psychiatrists,
radiologists, psychiatrists, surgeons and CRNAs (certified registered nurse
anesthetists) with U.S. hospitals, medical groups and community health centers.
LocumTenens.com is part of the Jackson Healthcare family of
companies.
In addition to full-service recruiting assistance, LocumTenens.com operates
free job boards at www.LocumTenens.com
and www.CRNAJobs.com
which currently have more than 2,000
Psychiatry opportunities posted.
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