Provide 100% virtual psychiatric evaluations and treatment for patients in acute mental health crisis across emergency departments, hospital medical floors, and crisis stabilization settings. This role focuses on measurement-based, culturally responsive episodic care and timely disposition planning for patients needing the least restrictive appropriate level of care. The work is collaborative, with support from a 24/7 access center and onsite treatment teams, and includes prescribing as well as psychotherapeutic interventions.
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate and treat patients in acute psychiatric crisis across emergency rooms, hospital medical floors, and crisis programs
- Determine the most appropriate and least restrictive level of care and support timely disposition decisions
- Provide psychotherapeutic treatment and prescribe medication for mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders
- Collaborate with onsite professionals and partner healthcare treatment teams
- Work with a 24/7 access center that triages cases and supports care delivery during the shift
- Use multiple EMRs and telehealth technology to document and manage care across settings
Required
- Board-certified or board-eligible Psychiatrist
- Unrestricted, independent medical licensure
- Experience providing psychiatric care to all age groups
- Experience treating patients in acute crisis and providing stabilization in 24/7 settings
- Established and updated CAQH and FCVS profiles
- Ability to work remotely with a private office space for confidentiality
Preferred
- Experience with multiple EMRs and telehealth workflows
- Advanced technical proficiency with laptops, cameras, monitors, Windows systems, and Microsoft software
- Experience providing culturally competent care to patients from diverse backgrounds
- Interest in collaborative, solutions-oriented behavioral health care
- Willingness to obtain additional state and DEA licensure with employer support
Benefits & Perks
- 100% remote work
- Hourly pay range of $150 to $195
- Employer support for additional state licensure and DEA licenses, including costs and/or reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses
- 401(k) eligibility regardless of hours worked
- Access to corporate wellness programs and an Employee Assistance Program
- CME credits and FlexTime eligibility at 24 hours per week
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for full benefits eligibility at 30 hours per week
- Employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance, plus medical liability coverage