Licensed Mental Health Psychiatrist

Optimum Care Counseling & Wellness; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A private outpatient practice is seeking a dedicated Mental Health Psychiatrist to join its virtual team. The psychiatrist will provide comprehensive evaluations, treatment planning, and ongoing patient care. Ideal candidates will have a medical degree, board certification, and experience in telemedicine. Flexible working hours are offered.

Benefits

Credentialing support

Flexible working hours

Advertising for practice

Collection of copays management

Online Fax system

Qualifications

• 1-2 years providing direct client care for psychiatric disorders.
• Experience with children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
• Proficiency in documenting care and navigating EHR systems.

Responsibilities

• Providing virtual psychiatric evaluations and medication management.
• Assessing and treating patients with behavioral health disorders.
• Documenting patient care in compliance with regulations.

Skills

Client-centered care

Communication

Team collaboration

Documentation

Organizational skills

Education

Medical degree (MD or DO)

Board certification in Psychiatry

Graduate from state-certified advanced practice program

Tools

ICANotes

Telehealth platform

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Come and join Optimum Care Counseling and Wellness Solutions, LLC. If you are residing in the US and

practicing in the field of psychiatry, mental health and in other related fields you are most welcome to apply.

Here at Optimum Care Counseling and Wellness Solutions, our goal is to help our clients use their individual strengths to gain insight into their problems and feel more in control of their lives. We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Mental Health Psychiatrist to join our multidisciplinary team, in case you don't have a license to practice in Pennsylvania, we can help you in getting it and be able to practice your profession by working and by being supervised by us. We are offering flexible hours Monday through Friday from 9 : 00 am until 9 : 00 pm and Saturday 9 : 00 am until 4 : 00 pm looking for a minimum of 15 to 20 hours worked on a weekly basis. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, develop individualized treatment plans, and offer ongoing care to children, adults and the elderly remotely in your home office as we are 100% virtual. We use a robust electronic health records system which includes a telehealth platform to see patients virtually.

Here at Optimum Care Counseling and Wellness Solutions, you will enjoy the benefit of :

• Credentialing
• Advertising
• Collection of copays
• Patient relations
• In-house prescriber for medication management
• Robust EHR System - ICANotes
• Phone system (to protect our personal number from clients to promote boundaries)
• Online Fax system

Job Requirements and Qualifications :

• Medical degree (MD or DO) from an accredited institution
• Board certification in Psychiatry
• Valid state medical license to practice psychiatry
• Graduate from a state-certified advanced practice program specializing in psychiatry / mental health

Minimum Required Experience :

• At least 1-2 years providing direct client care to persons receiving treatment for psychiatric disorders
• Ability to work with children, adolescents, adult, and the elderly

Preferred Experience :

• 3+ years of experience as a psychiatric provider
• Experience in telemedicine

Other Skills Required :

• Experience in delivering high-quality, client-centered care
• Independently be able to document in and navigate ICANotes, OCCWS' EHR system - after training
• Conforming to HIPAA privacy standards
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with individuals involved in all aspects of treatment children, parents, school faculty and staff, other shareholders and the OCCWS team members
• Serves as a representative of OCCWS, displaying courtesy, tact, consideration and discretion in all interactions with OCCWS team members, clients, school system staff and faculty, grantors, funders, regulators and members of the general public
• Proficiency in computers, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to work effectively with OCCWS multidisciplinary team
• Language Skills : ability to read, analyze and interpret general and professional documents.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
• Ability to foster teamwork; train and direct the work of team members and colleagues
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to work productively and make independent decisions

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Providing psychiatric services to clients virtually using the ICANotes platform; scope of services includes outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management services during scheduled hours.
• Assessing, diagnosing, and treating children, adolescents, adults and the elderly experiencing symptoms of behavioral health disorders
• Managing medications by prescribing, recommending, or discontinuing drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
• Efficiently work with therapists, social workers, or other members of the OCCWS treatment team members to coordinate client care
• Timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, outcome measures in ICANotes
• Provide counseling to clients during appointments as necessary
• Establish / modify individualized treatment plans based on assessments and / or evaluations incorporating best and leading practices into treatment interventions
• Order clients' laboratory or diagnostic tests, examine their results that provide information on their general physical conditions and mental disorders
• Communicate with clients' guardians, relatives, and significant others on their conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate.
• Document services provided in compliance with OCCWS regulations and practice, all local, state and federal laws, as well as payor rules and regulations.
• Facilitating for improvement quality of service quality
• Establish open lines of communication for individuals with mental or emotional issues
• Offer assistance to individuals with mental and behavioral issues
• Provide prevention-oriented, cognitive behavior, dialectical behavioral, or psychoanalysis therapies
• Develop and Implement treatment plans
• Collaborate with our in-house Psychiatrist and Psychiatrist Nurse Practitioners, other treatment providers, and placement agencies
• Ensure all documentation is completed in a timely manner
• Complete all online ICANotes training videos necessary for this position (paid training usually 10-15 hours dependent on provider)

Company Description

Optimum Care Counseling and Wellness Solutions, LLC is a private outpatient practice that is growing and changing to meet the needs of our patients. We are currently recruiting talented and experienced psychiatrists who are open to treating our diverse population across the entire state of Pennsylvania. We are currently serving patients in all 67 counties. Based on patient's needs and demands we are among the few practices in the state currently offering diagnosis and treatment for ADD / ADHD with the use of FDA approved testing approved by insurance. Come work with the dynamic team of therapists, educators, and prescribers here at Optimum Care Counseling with the launching of two additional state-approved programs coming this year.