Psychiatrist

Alium Health, LLC; Mesa (AZ); Sur place; USD 210 000 - 270 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Alium Health, LLC is seeking an experienced, Arizona-licensed psychiatrist to provide clinical consultation and court-ordered treatment renewal evaluations. The Contract Psychiatrist serves as a senior clinical resource supporting the psychiatric team and will conduct timely, clinically appropriate evaluations for renewal or continuation of court-ordered treatment.

This is an independent contractor position.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from an accredited medical school.

Responsabilités

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations for renewal/continuation of court-ordered treatment.
• Review medical records, psychiatric history, treatment plans, and current documentation.
• Evaluate mental status, functioning, treatment participation, and adherence.
• Determine clinical support for continued court-ordered treatment.
• Complete affidavits, evaluations, certifications, and reports on time.
• Document clinical basis for findings and recommendations.
• Coordinate with treatment teams, legal representatives, and court personnel.
• Provide testimony and appear for hearings when authorized and compensated.
• Notify Alium Health of any delays or incomplete records.
• Maintain neutrality and independent judgment in forensic evaluations.
• Complete documentation within required timeframes.
• Ensure documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant with standards.
• Submit documentation through Alium Health’s EHR or approved workflow.
• Protect patient confidentiality per HIPAA and applicable laws.
• Document consultations/recommendations affecting patient care.
• Assist with audits, payer reviews, and record requests.
• Report safety, abuse, or mandatory reporting matters as required.

Connaissances

Independent clinical judgment

Forensic psychiatry

Psychiatric risk assessment

Psychopharmacology

Clinical documentation

Electronic health records

Payer enrollment

Court-ordered treatment

Adult mental illness

Team collaboration

Formation

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Psychiatry residency

Arizona medical license

Board certification/eligibility in psychiatry

DEA registration

Arizona controlled-substance registration

Professional liability insurance

Credentialing and payer enrollment

Outils

NextGen Enterprise EHR

Description du poste

Alium Health is seeking an experienced, Arizona-licensed psychiatrist to provide clinical consultation, and court-ordered treatment (COT) renewal evaluations. The Contract Psychiatrist serves as a senior clinical resource supporting the psychiatric team. The psychiatrist will conduct timely, clinically appropriate evaluations for the renewal or continuation of court-ordered treatment and complete all required clinical documentation and supporting materials.

This is an independent contractor position. The psychiatrist will exercise independent professional judgment while coordinating with Alium Health leadership, psychiatric providers, therapists, case managers, rehabilitation specialists, and other members of the integrated care team.

Court-Ordered Treatment Renewal Evaluations

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations for patients who may require renewal, continuation, amendment, or review of court-ordered treatment.
• Review relevant medical records, psychiatric history, prior court documents, treatment plans, medication history, hospitalization records, collateral information, and current clinical documentation.
• Evaluate the patient’s current mental status, diagnosis, symptoms, level of functioning, treatment participation, medication adherence, risk factors, insight, judgment, and continued treatment needs.
• Determine whether the available clinical information supports a recommendation regarding continued court-ordered treatment.
• Complete all required affidavits, evaluations, certifications, reports, or supporting documentation accurately and within required deadlines.
• Clearly document the clinical basis for all findings and recommendations.
• Coordinate with the patient’s treatment team, case manager, legal representative, court liaison, county personnel, hospital, crisis provider, or other involved entities as permitted and necessary.
• Provide testimony, respond to subpoenas, participate in hearings, or offer clarification regarding completed evaluations when separately authorized and compensated under the contractor agreement.
• Notify the designated Alium Health representative promptly when records are incomplete, the patient cannot be located, an evaluation cannot be completed, or a deadline may not be met.
• Maintain neutrality and independent clinical judgment when conducting forensic or court-related evaluations.

Clinical Documentation and Compliance

• Complete documentation within Alium Health’s required timeframe and before any applicable court, payer, or regulatory deadline.
• Ensure documentation is complete, accurate, medically necessary, legible, and consistent with professional standards.
• Enter or securely submit documentation through Alium Health’s designated electronic health record or approved workflow.
• Protect patient confidentiality and comply with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 when applicable, Arizona confidentiality requirements, and Alium Health privacy and security policies.
• Document consultations and recommendations when the communication affects patient care.
• Participate in documentation correction or clarification requests when reasonably necessary.
• Cooperate with internal audits, payer reviews, credentialing reviews, quality assurance activities, and legally authorized record requests.
• Report patient safety, abuse, neglect, exploitation, threats, boundary concerns, or other mandatory-reporting matters as required by law and organizational policy.

Alium Health is seeking an experienced, Arizona-licensed psychiatrist to provide clinical consultation, and court-ordered treatment (COT) renewal evaluations. The Contract Psychiatrist serves as a senior clinical resource supporting the psychiatric team. The psychiatrist will conduct timely, clinically appropriate evaluations for the renewal or continuation of court-ordered treatment and complete all required clinical documentation and supporting materials.

This is an independent contractor position. The psychiatrist will exercise independent professional judgment while coordinating with Alium Health leadership, psychiatric providers, therapists, case managers, rehabilitation specialists, and other members of the integrated care team.

Court-Ordered Treatment Renewal Evaluations

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations for patients who may require renewal, continuation, amendment, or review of court-ordered treatment.
• Review relevant medical records, psychiatric history, prior court documents, treatment plans, medication history, hospitalization records, collateral information, and current clinical documentation.
• Evaluate the patient’s current mental status, diagnosis, symptoms, level of functioning, treatment participation, medication adherence, risk factors, insight, judgment, and continued treatment needs.
• Determine whether the available clinical information supports a recommendation regarding continued court-ordered treatment.
• Complete all required affidavits, evaluations, certifications, reports, or supporting documentation accurately and within required deadlines.
• Clearly document the clinical basis for all findings and recommendations.
• Coordinate with the patient’s treatment team, case manager, legal representative, court liaison, county personnel, hospital, crisis provider, or other involved entities as permitted and necessary.
• Provide testimony, respond to subpoenas, participate in hearings, or offer clarification regarding completed evaluations when separately authorized and compensated under the contractor agreement.
• Notify the designated Alium Health representative promptly when records are incomplete, the patient cannot be located, an evaluation cannot be completed, or a deadline may not be met.
• Maintain neutrality and independent clinical judgment when conducting forensic or court-related evaluations.

Clinical Documentation and Compliance

• Complete documentation within Alium Health’s required timeframe and before any applicable court, payer, or regulatory deadline.
• Ensure documentation is complete, accurate, medically necessary, legible, and consistent with professional standards.
• Enter or securely submit documentation through Alium Health’s designated electronic health record or approved workflow.
• Protect patient confidentiality and comply with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 when applicable, Arizona confidentiality requirements, and Alium Health privacy and security policies.
• Document consultations and recommendations when the communication affects patient care.
• Participate in documentation correction or clarification requests when reasonably necessary.
• Cooperate with internal audits, payer reviews, credentialing reviews, quality assurance activities, and legally authorized record requests.
• Report patient safety, abuse, neglect, exploitation, threats, boundary concerns, or other mandatory-reporting matters as required by law and organizational policy.

Job Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from an accredited medical school.
• Successful completion of an accredited psychiatry residency program.
• Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in Arizona.
• Board certification or board eligibility in psychiatry.
• Current federal DEA registration when prescribing controlled substances is included in the contracted services.
• Current Arizona controlled-substance registration when required.
• Current professional liability insurance in the amount required by Alium Health’s contractor agreement.
• Ability to satisfy Alium Health’s credentialing, privileging, background-screening, exclusion-screening, and payer-enrollment requirements.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating and treating adults with serious mental illness and complex psychiatric conditions.
• Knowledge of psychiatric risk assessment, psychopharmacology, clinical documentation, patient rights, and coordinated behavioral health services.
• Ability to complete timely, objective, and defensible psychiatric evaluations and reports.
• Ability to use electronic health records, secure email, telehealth platforms, and electronic documentation systems.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Current board certification through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or another recognized certifying body.
• Experience serving as a psychiatric medical director or supervising psychiatric clinical programs.
• Experience conducting court-ordered treatment evaluations, renewal evaluations, independent psychiatric examinations, or forensic psychiatric assessments.
• Familiarity with Arizona’s behavioral health, serious mental illness, court-ordered treatment, Medicaid, and Regional Behavioral Health Authority systems.
• Experience working in an integrated primary care and behavioral health setting.
• Experience collaborating with psychiatric nurse practitioners and interdisciplinary treatment teams.
• Knowledge of AHCCCS and managed-care documentation and medical-necessity requirements.
• Experience with NextGen Enterprise EHR or a comparable electronic health record.