This role focuses on remote psychiatry collaboration and supervision for outpatient mental health care, with an emphasis on low- and medium-acuity patients managed by PMHNPs. The psychiatrist provides chart review, treatment guidance, medication management support, and prescribing oversight through secure telehealth workflows. The position is part-time, contractor-based, and designed for clinicians who want meaningful clinical responsibility with strong operational support.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with PMHNPs treating outpatient psychiatry patients using evidence-based approaches.
- Conduct chart reviews and provide guidance on diagnoses, treatment plans, medication management, and escalations.
- Review and authorize prescriptions, including controlled substances when legally permitted and clinically appropriate.
- Mentor clinicians and reinforce documentation standards and responsible-prescribing protocols.
- Be available during agreed working hours and at the end of PMHNP shifts when required by state rules.
- Use secure telehealth workflows and electronic health record systems to support remote care.
Required
- MD or DO degree.
- Active, unrestricted license to practice medicine in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and medication-management skills.
- Comfort providing care remotely and using electronic health record systems.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Preferred
- Experience with telepsychiatry or remote psychiatric care.
- Experience supervising or collaborating with PMHNPs.
- Familiarity with evidence-based psychiatric protocols and controlled-substance prescribing safeguards.
- Interest in a technology-forward, multidisciplinary care model.
Benefits & Perks
- Fully remote work within the United States.
- Part-time schedule with flexibility to set your own hours.
- Malpractice insurance coverage.
- Administrative support for scheduling, insurance verification, billing, prior authorizations, and pharmacy coordination.
- Credentialing support and coverage of associated costs.
- Reimbursement for licensure and DEA-related fees when required.
- Monthly pay.
- Access to premium clinical resources such as UpToDate and Carlat.