Telepsychiatry Jobs: Remote Psychiatric Provider Openings

Telepsychiatry is the deepest telehealth specialty: psychiatrists, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) and physician assistants in behavioral health run fully virtual panels for health systems, telepsychiatry networks, and virtual-first clinics. This board collects every psychiatry and mental-health clinician opening in the current feed pull; rows stay in their role families, and stale postings stay visibly marked.

Benchmarks above are national BLS medians per role family — not psychiatry-specific figures. Follow a row's apply link for the employer's own numbers.

Who hires on this board

• Psychiatrists (MD/DO) — child & adolescent, addiction, and general inpatient/outpatient coverage, frequently 1099 contractor arrangements
• Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNP) — the largest group of virtual behavioral-health openings, mixing live video visits with medication management
• Physician assistants in psychiatry and behavioral-health teams, working under collaborative agreements
• Related mental-health clinician roles that surface in telehealth feeds and name a clinical license

Before accepting a virtual psychiatry role, check the prescribing reality: controlled-substance tele-prescribing runs on the DEA's temporary telemedicine flexibilities, currently scheduled to run through December 31, 2026 (DEA guidance), layered under each state board's own rules — several states still require an initial in-person examination.

Where these openings are

• Florida: 46 openings — see Florida nurse practitioner telehealth jobs
• New York: 12 openings — see New York nurse practitioner telehealth jobs
• Remote (no state restriction stated): 12 openings
• Michigan: 12 openings — see Michigan physician telehealth jobs
• California: 9 openings — see California physician telehealth jobs
• North Carolina: 9 openings — see North Carolina nurse practitioner telehealth jobs
• Texas: 9 openings — see Texas nurse practitioner telehealth jobs
• Ohio: 6 openings — see Ohio nurse practitioner telehealth jobs
• Pennsylvania: 5 openings — see Pennsylvania nurse practitioner telehealth jobs
• Illinois: 5 openings — see Illinois nurse practitioner telehealth jobs
• Georgia: 3 openings — see Georgia nurse practitioner telehealth jobs

States shown are the search scope the posting was pulled under; always confirm the employer's actual licensure states.

The current pull includes 28 psychiatrist/PMHNP postings with employer-listed pay (from $75,000 to $248,827.88 as published). Psychiatry remains the telehealth specialty where employers most often publish ranges — the national table below is the all-role benchmark.

Telepsychiatry FAQ

Can psychiatrists see patients in any state via telehealth?

No. Physicians license state by state; the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) expedited multistate licensing is the fastest path — see our IMLC guide and the cost calculator.

Can PMHNPs practice telepsychiatry across states?

PMHNPs rely on the Nurse Licensure Compact for multistate practice (RN-level), plus state-specific APRN authority rules — covered in the NLC guide.

Can controlled substances be prescribed via telehealth?

Only under the DEA's telemedicine flexibilities, currently extended through December 31, 2026, layered under each state's own rules — several states still require an initial in-person examination. Verify the current DEA position before accepting a role.

1099 or W-2 — which is typical for telepsychiatry?

Both appear; locum and platform-based roles are frequently 1099 contracts while health-system staffing is W-2. The trade-offs are broken down in the 1099 vs W-2 guide.

What does telepsychiatry pay?

Psychiatry sits at the top of telehealth compensation — national BLS medians per role are in the table above, and our pay report tracks pay employers actually list on postings — per-role breakdowns: physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses.