Who We Are
We’re changing lives, and we’re hiring people who want to do the same.
ERC Pathlight treats eating disorders, mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions with evidence-based, compassionate care. We meet patients where they are, through locations nationwide and extensive virtual programming, and help them build recovery that lasts.
Founded in 2008 by psychiatrists and psychologists, we’ve helped 35,000+ people start their recovery. The need for quality mental health care keeps growing, and we’re looking for people who want to meet it.
Why Join Us
Your work matters. You matter.
You’ll work alongside passionate clinicians, dedicated support staff, and leaders who do right by our patients, every time. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to transform mental health care, you belong here.
Austin Psychiatrists: Looking for a Better Practice Environment?
Eating Recovery Center (ERC) and Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center are seeking a full-time Psychiatrist to join our team in Austin, Texas , supporting patients across both of our programs.
We’re looking for a General Psychiatrist who is comfortable treating patients across the age spectrum, from children and adolescents through adults.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship training is not required. What’s most important is a psychiatrist who is comfortable and willing to treat younger patients as well as adults within our PHP setting.
What Makes This Opportunity Stand Out
$45,000 Sign-On Bonus
Competitive compensation
Relocation assistance
Full-time opportunity
100% onsite, 5 days per week in Austin
Standalone Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) setting
Support patients across both ERC and Pathlight programs
Opportunity to treat children, adolescents, and adults
Collaborative, multidisciplinary care model
Exposure to eating disorders, mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, and other co-occurring psychiatric conditions
What You’ll Be Doing
Our psychiatrists lead multidisciplinary treatment teams and provide comprehensive psychiatric care to patients across Eating Recovery Center and Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center .
This role provides the opportunity to work with individuals experiencing eating disorders as well as mood, anxiety, trauma-related, and other co-occurring psychiatric conditions.
Responsibilities include:
Conducting comprehensive psychiatric evaluations
Diagnosing psychiatric conditions and developing individualized treatment plans
Prescribing and managing psychotropic medications
Providing psychiatric care to children, adolescents, and adults
Determining appropriate levels of care
Collaborating closely with therapists, dietitians, nursing teams, advanced practice providers, and other healthcare professionals
Participating in multidisciplinary treatment planning
Advocating for patients within healthcare and insurance systems
Completing timely and thorough clinical documentation
Collaborating with families, support persons, and referring providers as appropriate
Participating in insurance peer reviews to help optimize treatment duration and outcomes
Direct Patient Care & Professional Expectations
Practice evidence-based, high-quality psychiatric medicine focused on exceptional patient care and outcomes
Support patient understanding, engagement, and shared decision-making
Maintain complete, accurate, and timely medical records
Collaborate with clinical leadership, physicians, treatment teams, families, and referring providers
Promote a culture of respect, collaboration, and clinical excellence
Support organizational goals related to quality, compliance, outcomes, and patient satisfaction
Participate in continuing education, staff training, and professional development
Serve as a clinical resource, teacher, and mentor to members of the multidisciplinary team
Schedule & Call Expectations
This is a full-time, onsite position in Austin, Texas . During the week, physicians provide call coverage for their own patients as needed . There is no weekend call requirement for…