Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist Opportunity in Hickory, NC

Catawba Valley Medical Center is seeking a BC/BE Child/Adolescent (IP/OP) Psychiatrist to join their team.

• Hospital employed
• 4 physicians, 2 APPs
• 38-bed adult IP unit and OP clinic seeing both adults and children
• Base salary plus wRVU productivity – currently evaluating salary
• Commencement – 30k
• Relocation – 10k
• Loan repayment considered
• 6 weeks PTO
• 1 week CME with $5,000 allowance
• Call is 1:5
• Comprehensive benefits package to include 457b with matching

Catawba Valley Medical Center is committed to serving its community with the best resources available – both through technology and through people. Each member of our staff attempts to be exceptional in their delivery of care by not simply doing what is expected but going beyond expectations to provide the best experience to our patients and their families. Exceptional is achieved by always lifting up the needs of our community, our patients and our co-workers, and always working to improve how we deliver care. Every person, indiscriminately, will receive our best efforts and highest level of compassion. And we will deliver this every time, throughout our hospital, from support staff to professionals and administration. The community that built our hospital deserves nothing less.

Catawba Valley Medical Center is proud to be accredited by The Joint Commission.

Hickory was voted the Most Beautiful and Affordable Place to Live in the country by Travel + Leisure magazine for 2023!  In addition, US News and World Report voted Hickory #25 on the best cities to live in America, and #3 in NC!  The city of Hickory has a population of about 45,000, but a service area of over 350,000.  It is a safe, family friendly community that offers an abundance of outdoor activities, a variety of shopping and restaurants, a low cost of living, and close proximity to an international airport.  Hickory is just 45 minutes NW of Charlotte, an hour east of Asheville, and 4 hours from the coast.  The mountains of the high country are also an hour away and offer additional outdoor activities, including snow skiing and tubing. 

Since its creation in 1967 (at that time as Catawba Memorial Hospital), our health system and our staff have been known for our dedication and compassionate health care to the residents of the Catawba Valley. The important word in this statement is “care” and we hope that you, as a prospective employee for Catawba Valley Health System (CVHS), do care about the people you may serve as well as fellow employees with whom you may serve.

Education, credentials, experience and personal recommendations are important parts of being qualified to become an employee of CVHS. We search and select the best and the brightest employees we can find. But the desire and capacity to care is needed, too.