Psychiatrist

Position Summary:

The psychiatrist is responsible for providing psychiatric assessment and treatment for patients (defined by licensing and regulatory standards), at clinical sites at which the psychiatrist is assigned. The psychiatrist is expected to function as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team, treating patients with eating disorders and related or comorbid psychiatric conditions. The psychiatrist will serve patients in a gender-inclusive environment of all ages and across multiple levels of care. Further, the psychiatrist shall serve as a resource to the medical and behavioral treatment teams around best-practice psychiatric care.

Schedule:

Part-time, 16 hours/week, Remote/Hybrid options 

Monday-Friday, Flexible business hours

How Psychiatrist Empower Recover:

• Provide direct psychiatric services through the comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients, including appropriate exam, work-up and the prescription of medications and other interventions as indicated.


• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychiatric complications of eating disorders, as well as intercurrent conditions, for patients at the different levels of care offered at the facility. Frequency of visits should be dictated by clinical need, and facilitate appropriate psychiatric care for the clinical severity and in accordance with direction from site/regional psychiatry leadership


• Develop the psychiatric treatment plans of all assigned patients and update with each visit


• Provide regular supervision to ancillary psychiatric providers


• Liaise by telephone with each patient’s ambulatory provider, at a minimum, at admission, discharge and as needed during treatment in the context of significant concerns.


• Liaise with families of patients as indicated


• Evaluate by telephone or in person (and ensure the evaluation by ancillary providers) all inpatient and residential patients on caseload within two weeks of discharge, to assess stability for next level of care, and to complete follow-up recommendations and a comprehensive discharge summary


• Work with the Utilization Review team to provide psychiatric information to support the facilitation of peer-to-peer insurance reviews, determination of appropriate levels of care, arbitration of clinical appeals, etc.


• Participate in staff conferences and education, and serve on clinical committees as assigned


• Participate in program development with site/regional psychiatric leadership as interested and assigned

Qualifications:

• MD or DO


• BC/BE in Psychiatry


• Possession of a current medical license in the state where the physician will practice


• Current unrestricted DEA license


• Completion of an accredited residency program in Psychiatry


• Two or more years of previous independent practice, with an emphasis in complex psychiatric settings, to include experience with eating disorder patients

What we offer:

Employee Benefits 

We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.  

For full-time employees, we offer: 

• HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield) 


• Dental insurance (Delta Dental) 


• Vision insurance (EyeMed) 


• Short-term and long-term disability insurance 


• Company-paid life insurance 


• 401(k) plan available two months after start date 


• Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation 

Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO. 

Educational Opportunities 

As a national leader in eating disorder treatment, we are committed to encouraging career growth and providing our staff with robust clinical education. That’s why we partner with the University of Minnesota Medical School and have a team dedicated to providing ongoing education with in-house continuing education credit opportunities through webinars and in-person events.