Psychiatrist

Eleanor Health; Durham (NC); Remote; USD 250,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Eleanor Health seeks a Psychiatrist / Regional Medical Leader to oversee clinical and administrative functions, dedicated to transforming addiction treatment. This remote position requires strong leadership skills, clinical expertise in substance use disorders, and a commitment to community health.

Benefits

Generous Paid Time Off

Eleanor-paid medical and dental insurance

401(k) plan with 3% match

Short-term and Long-term Disability

Life Insurance options

Paid Family & Medical Leave

Mindfulness App Reimbursement

EAP with face-to-face sessions

Virtual health and wellness visits

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ medical experience providing substance use care.
• 2+ years of medical leadership experience.
• Comfortable working in a multi-disciplinary and community-centered care model.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct community member care for substance use disorders.
• Ensures integration of medical services with whole-person support.
• Collaborates with operational and clinical teams to meet quality and growth goals.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Skills

Collaboration

Education

M.D. or D.O.

Board Certified/Board Eligible in Psychiatry

Job description

The Psychiatrist / Regional Medical Leader reports directly to the National Medical Director. The ideal candidate has experience managing medical teams and embodies an ongoing growth mindset. A passion and commitment to healthcare and transforming the way we deliver accessible, evidence-based, and clinically population-based care to individuals affected by addiction is a must. This is a remote role.

Responsibilities are 80% clinical/ 20% administrative. Clinical time will be spent in the direct provision of substance use disorder treatment services including MSUD and psychiatry. Administrative time includes direct and collaborative operations management: ensuring adequate market medical staffing, continuous quality improvement, medical team recruitment and onboarding, performance coaching, development and retention of medical team members, and cultivation of community referral partnerships.

Candidate Responsibilities:

• Clinical (80%):

  • Provides direct community member care for all substance use disorders, including MAT and psychiatry, both in-person and via telemedicine
  • Collaborates with care team members to advise on integrated care plans, decisions, and operations
  • On-call is required for all full-time medical providers

  Administrative (20%):

  • Creates a unique and attractive culture that embodies our Core 4
  • Equity
  • Harm Reduction
  • Trauma Informed Care
  • Team-Based Care
  • Serve as an anchor and trusted go-to for day-to-day clinical and medical guidance
  • Works closely with Eleanor Health's operational, clinical, and medical teams to ensure seamless integration of medical services with whole-person support services
  • Works closely with the National Medical Director, Regional President, Regional Operations Managers, Clinical Quality and Care Model Leadership, Central Operations Leadership, and other functional leaders to plan, communicate, and implement medical policies, standards, and programs.
  • Collaborates with market teams to deliver on care model fidelity, quality, growth, team engagement, partnership, and financial goals
  • Ensures medical care and documentation comply with all applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and CARF accreditation standards
  • Recruits develops and supports the delivery of onboarding, training, development, and retention plans for medical and nursing staff
  • In collaboration with the National Medical Director and National Supervising Physician, provides direct support to physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), and nurses including clinical supervision, performance management, and peer review activities.
  • Participates in continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiatives
  • Skillfully support and guide the team’s effective navigation through the ambiguity and constant change of the start-up environment
  • Cultivates community referral partnerships
  • Serves as a regional thought leader

Candidate Qualifications

• M.D., D.O. required
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Psychiatry
• BC/BE in Addiction Psychiatry or Addiction Medicine is preferred but not required
• Completed Graduate Medical Education accredited psychiatry residency
• Understanding of state health systems, health insurance, and state policies
• Current active, unencumbered medical license in at least one of the following states: Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina, Florida, New Mexico, Tennessee, Oklahoma or Missouri
• Secured and maintains active license to practice medicine and DEA for each market in the region
• Mission-driven and motivated to join an organization that is transforming the delivery of accessible, evidence-based, and clinically excellent care in the substance use disorder space
• Comfortable with ambiguity and taking on a variety of tasks, as needed
• Comfortable working in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary, and community member-centered care model
• 4+ years’ medical experience providing substance use care for opioids, alcohol, benzodiazepines, and other substances with directly providing MAT patient care within the last year
• 2+ years of medical leadership experience
• Experience working with integrated care team to meet additional patient needs
• Able to travel up to 15%

The target annual compensation range for this position is $250,000-265,000. The actual compensation offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job.

Eleanor Health offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, which includes:

• Generous Paid Time Off (prorated for new employees) - unplug, relax, and recharge!
  • 12 Vacation days
  • 12 Wellness (Sick) days
  • 3 Floating holidays
  • 9 Company-observed holidays
  • Jury Duty, Voting Leave, and other forms of paid time off may be available
• Eleanor-paid medical and dental insurance plans, with affordable vision coverage - We are a health first company, and we strive to make our plans affordable and accessible.
• 401(k) plan with 3% match - We are excited to be able to support the long-term financial well-being of our team in a way that reinforces Eleanor’s commitment to equity.
• Short-term disability - We understand that things happen, we want you to feel comfortable to take time to get better.
• Long Term Disability - Picks up where Short Term Disability leaves off (employee paid).
• Life Insurance - Both Eleanor and employee-paid options are available.
• Family Medical Leave - Eleanor Health’s Paid Family & Medical Leave (“PFML”) is designed to provide flexibility and financial peace of mind for approved family and medical reasons such as the birth, adoption, or fostering of a child, and for serious health conditions that you or a family member/significant other might be facing.
• Wellness Perks & Benefits - Mental Health is important to us and we want our employees to have the accessibility you deserve to talk things through, zen with a mindfulness app, or seek assistance from health advocates

• Mindfulness App Reimbursement
• EAP with eight face-to-face sessions
• Virtual health and wellness visits covered by our medical plan.

About Eleanor Health

Our mission at Eleanor Health is to help anyone affected by addiction live an amazing life. We are passionate about transforming the quality, delivery, and accessibility of addiction treatment.

Eleanor Health is a best-in-class substance use disorder (SUD) care provider, utilizing Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT), behavioral health therapy, and broader physical health, wellness and social support. Eleanor delivers accessible, evidence-based, and clinically excellent care supported by innovative technology, as a multi-site, multi-state clinical provider. Eleanor offers community members a sustainable path to recovery, by addressing behavioral and social determinants of substance use, in tandem with medical needs.

Job Types: Full-time