Inpatient Psychiatry Physician MD/DO - UNC Rex
UNC Health · Raleigh, NC
Posted October 13, 2026
UNC Health Rex Hospital (Raleigh) · 4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC, US, 27607
- Compensation: competitive salary with quality/productivity incentives and full benefits (pay offers are set by experience and internal equity)
- Location: UNC Health Rex Hospital (Raleigh), NC
- Status: Full Time
- System: UNC Health, an integrated academic health system serving all of North Carolina
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Psychiatrist
UNC Rex – Rex Hospital Main Campus
Location: Raleigh, NC
Position Type: Full-Time | 1.0 FTE | 40 hours/week
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM | Daytime Hours
Join UNC Rex in Raleigh, NC
UNC Health in North Carolina is seeking a psychiatrist to join the team at UNC Rex Hospital’s Main Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina. This is an exciting opportunity to provide high-quality inpatient psychiatric care to both adolescent and adult patients while working alongside a collaborative, multidisciplinary team. The position offers a predictable Monday–Friday daytime schedule, making it an excellent opportunity for a psychiatrist looking for meaningful clinical work with a strong work-life balance.
Position Highlights
- Full-time position: 1.0 FTE / 40 hours per week
- Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Inpatient psychiatric care
- Patient population includes adolescents and adults
- Collaborative, multidisciplinary clinical environment
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a leading health system
Qualifications
- MD or DO degree required
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
- Eligible for North Carolina medical licensure
- Strong clinical judgment, diagnostic skills, and commitment to patient-centered care
- Experience working with adolescent and/or adult psychiatric populations preferred
Why Raleigh? Located in the heart of North Carolina, Raleigh offers an outstanding combination of professional opportunity and quality of life. As part of the Research Triangle, Raleigh provides access to a thriving healthcare and academic community, excellent schools, diverse neighborhoods, and a vibrant downtown. Residents enjoy a relatively mild climate, abundant parks and greenways, great dining and entertainment, and easy access to both the North Carolina coast and Blue Ridge Mountains. If you’re looking for a psychiatry opportunity that combines meaningful patient care, a consistent daytime schedule, and the lifestyle benefits of living in Raleigh, we’d love to hear from you.
Interested?
Employer
UNC Health
UNC Health is a not-for-profit integrated health care system owned by the state of North Carolina, with locations across the state. More than 56,000 teammates work together to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities it serves, from the mountains of Caldwell County to the farmland and river towns of eastern North Carolina.
The system is anchored by UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, home of UNC Hospitals, UNC Children's and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of only about 40 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers nationwide. Physicians there work alongside the faculty of the UNC School of Medicine. UNC Health also includes UNC Health Rex in Raleigh, UNC Health Johnston, Wayne UNC Health Care, UNC Health Lenoir, UNC Health Nash, UNC Health Southeastern, UNC Health Caldwell and a statewide network of UNC Health Medical Group practices.
Physicians can choose academic faculty roles with teaching and research, hospital-based practice, or community-based primary and specialty care in growing towns such as Goldsboro, Smithfield, Kinston, Rocky Mount, Lumberton and Lenoir. Roles offer competitive salaries with quality and productivity incentives, full medical, dental and vision benefits, CME support, retirement plans and paid malpractice coverage, with sign-on and relocation incentives for many positions.
North Carolina offers a high quality of life, with an affordable cost of living, the thriving Research Triangle, four distinct seasons, and the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic coast both within reach.