Outpatient Psychiatry Physician - Lynchburg
Centra Health · Lynchburg, VA
Posted October 16, 2026
Centra Piedmont Psychiatric Center · 3300 Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg, VA, US, 24503
- Pay: $300,000 per year
- Location: Centra Piedmont Psychiatric Center, Lynchburg, VA
- System: Centra Health, Central and Southside Virginia’s regional health system
Introduction to the Role
Centra’s Psychiatry and Behavioral Health provide important mental health services to our community through a variety of programs. We offer inpatient programs which include Acute Psychiatric Program for Children & Adolescents, an Adult Psychiatric Program, and a Geriatric Psychiatric Program. We also provide ambulatory services through Piedmont Psychiatric Center, Centra Pathways Treatment Center for persons with substance use disorders related problems and Consult Liaison Services with two hospitals. In addition, we have our new Psychiatric Emergency Center (emPATH) which opened fall of 2023. This is the first one in VA!
What We Offer
- Top tier compensation range
- Additional Benefits Package will include:
- Malpractice
- 403(b) and 457(b) tax deferred savings plan; Immediate vested employer contribution match 3%
- Health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental)
- Incentives tied to quality/safety, team engagement, patient satisfaction, citizenship, and finance metrics
- Production premiums
- Sign-on Bonus
- Up to $120k Student loan reimbursement
- Up to $15k relocation assistance
- Up to $7,500 CME reimbursement + 5 days for CMEs
- Sponsorship Available
- Opportunities for leadership and advancement
- Strong support from executive leadership including physician leadership training programs and opportunities to lead the organization to become a zero harm institution
- As a nonprofit organization, Centra employees may qualify for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
Lynchburg, VA (Pop. 85,000) offers a safe, family-friendly environment with a low cost of living and diverse, affordable housing—from urban lofts to waterfront condos. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy hiking Sharp Top Mountain or the Appalachian Trail, biking Blackwater Creek or Percival’s Island, and activities like boating, fishing, and camping. Families love local festivals, orchards, and the interactive Amazement Square Museum. Travel elsewhere is easy with the Amtrak train station located in downtown Lynchburg or the Lynchburg regional airport. The city also features top-tier arts at the Academy Center and minor league baseball with the Lynchburg Hillcats. Nearby, scenic Smith Mountain Lake offers even more recreation.
Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a comprehensive network of nearly 600 employed providers within Centra Health. Centra Health services a population of 600,000 community members with 70 different outpatient and specialty practices. Centra offers primary care and specialty services across Central and Southern Virginia—from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Moneta, and Bedford. CMG includes family practices, specialists, and surgeons in fields such as cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, urology, and more.
CMG is also home to the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, a training program for future family physicians, many of whom hold academic appointments with institutions like UVA, VCU, VCOM, and Liberty University
Responsibilities
- Multidisciplinary, collegial team: psychiatrists, psychologists NPs and counselors
- Robust, comprehensive behavioral health ambulatory services
- Vacation: 5.5 weeks
- Call is 1:14 and is mostly tele call
- Overnight call is not for admissions; Nocturnist covers overnight admissions 7 days/week.
- Weekend rounding only when on call; Hospitalists cover inpatient unit on weekdays
- Inpatient admission call falls exclusively to Array (external agency)
- Cerner EMR
- Hospital Employed
- Teaching Opportunities Available
- Mentorship for new hires
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) available
Qualifications
- Completion of medical degree and residency/fellowship training in Psychiatry
- MD/DO with certification by an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) board in physician's primary specialty. Must be board certified or board eligible.
Employer
Centra Health
Centra Health is the regional, not-for-profit health system for Central and Southside Virginia, serving about 600,000 people from Lynchburg to Danville, Farmville, Bedford and Smith Mountain Lake. Centra's hospitals include Lynchburg General Hospital, Virginia Baptist Hospital, Centra Southside Community Hospital in Farmville and Bedford Memorial Hospital.
Centra Medical Group (CMG) is a network of nearly 600 employed providers across about 70 primary care, outpatient and specialty practices, including:
- Heart & Vascular Institute and Stroobants Cardiovascular Center: advanced imaging, interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, structural heart, and vascular and cardiothoracic surgery
- Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center: 75,000+ square feet bringing comprehensive cancer services under one roof
- Brain & Spine: neurology, neurosurgery, epilepsy monitoring and stroke services at the new Langhorne Medical Center
- 13 primary care practices, women's health, psychiatry and behavioral health, urology, pulmonary and sleep medicine, occupational health and PACE
- Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency, plus medical student education with LUCOM
Why physicians and advanced practice providers choose Centra:
- Competitive salaries with sign-on bonuses, up to $120K in student loan repayment and up to $15K in relocation assistance
- CME allowance, malpractice coverage, and 403(b)/457(b) retirement plans with an employer match
- Visa sponsorship (J1/H1b) available for many physician roles
- Collaborative teams with dedicated APPs and long-tenured staff
- Life in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains: lakes, trails, small-town charm and an affordable cost of living, within reach of Charlottesville, Roanoke and Richmond