Provide 100% virtual psychiatric care to patients in acute crisis across emergency departments, hospital medical floors, and psychiatric crisis stabilization settings. This role focuses on episodic evaluation, stabilizing treatment, medication management, and determining the most appropriate, least restrictive level of care. Clinicians collaborate with onsite teams and a 24/7 access center while working from home using telepsychiatry tools and multiple EMRs.
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.
- Direct and/or implement psychotherapeutic treatment and prescribe medications for mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
- Collaborate with onsite professionals and partner healthcare teams in a coordinated care model.
- Use the 24/7 access center for case triage and operational support during shifts.
- Work across multiple EMRs while delivering care through a virtual workflow.
- Provide culturally competent care to patients from diverse backgrounds and across age groups.
Required
- Board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist.
- Unrestricted, independent medical licensure.
- Experience providing psychiatric care across all age groups.
- Experience treating patients in acute crisis or 24/7 stabilizing settings.
- Established and updated CAQH and FCVS profiles.
- Private office space suitable for confidential remote work.
Preferred
- Experience working in telehealth or virtual psychiatry.
- Experience using multiple EMRs simultaneously.
- Advanced technical proficiency with Windows systems, Microsoft software, and telehealth hardware.
- Experience providing culturally competent care.
Benefits & Perks
- 100% remote work.
- Support for obtaining additional state and DEA licensure, including covered or reimbursed costs.
- Medical liability coverage.
- Eligibility for a 401(k), corporate wellness programs, and employee assistance program access.
- CME credits and FlexTime eligibility beginning at 24 hours per week.
- Full benefits eligibility beginning at 30 hours per week, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance, with additional voluntary benefits available.
- FSA and HSA contribution options.
- Hourly pay range of $150 to $195.