Psychiatrist

Jefferson Center for Mental Health; Wheat Ridge (CO); On-site; USD 250,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferson Center for Mental Health in Colorado seeks a Psychiatrist to provide psychiatric evaluations, treatment planning, and medication management for adults.

You will collaborate with therapists, case managers, primary care providers, and other healthcare professionals to deliver integrated, person-centered care, including identifying medical factors that may impact mental health and monitoring appropriate laboratory testing.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with Psychiatry residency completed.
• Unrestricted Colorado medical license and DEA certificate.
• ABPN board-certification desirable but not required.
• Knowledge of community mental health systems of care.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric evaluations for adults.
• Develop treatment plans and ongoing medication management.
• Collaborate with therapists, case managers and PCPs.
• Monitor laboratory tests and medical factors affecting mental health.

Skills

Psychopharmacology

Collaborative care

Leadership

Trauma-informed care

EMR proficiency

Education

MD/DO with Psychiatry residency

Colorado medical license

DEA certificate

ABPN board-certification desirable

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $250,000 USD to $270,000 USD
  Jefferson Center pay is determined by various factors including education level, licensure level, years of relative experience, and internal equity amongst current staff.
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: PSYCH002123

Description

At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors. We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages.

Position Purpose:

The Psychiatrist provides psychiatric evaluations, treatment planning, and ongoing medication management for adults with diverse mental health needs. This role collaborates with therapists, case managers, primary care providers, and other healthcare professionals to deliver integrated, person-centered care, including identifying medical factors that may impact mental health and monitoring appropriate laboratory testing.

Psychiatrists work across a variety of programs, including Adult Outpatient Services, Medication Management Services, Collaborative Care, Substance Use Outpatient Services, Commercial Services, and Intensive Services supporting individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.

Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:

• MD or DO degree (or international equivalent), satisfactory completion of ACGME-accredited residency training program in Psychiatry, unrestricted Colorado medical license and DEA certificate; ABPN Board-certification is desirable but not required.
• Physician must understand community mental health systems of care and principles of managed healthcare.
• Physician must be knowledgeable and current with regard to psychopharmacology, medical/psychiatric interface, and evidence-based neuropsychiatric/neurobehavioral diagnosis and treatment.
• Physician must be able to provide leadership to/collaboration with multidisciplinary mental health team in the delivery of comprehensive and integrated clinically appropriate interventions.
• Knowledge of implementation of certification for involuntary (outpatient) treatment, extensions of such certifications, and implementation of involuntary commitment for substance use disorders, and/or willingness to learn and apply is required.
• Basic computer skills such as e-mail, word processing, interface with/documentation in electronic medical record and e-prescription writing are required.
• Using a trauma-informed approach, provides psychiatric diagnostic/medication evaluations, follow up medication management for psychiatric illness including severe and persistent mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.Is comfortable with the prescribing of medication assisted treatment for those with substance use disorders. Provide consumers with all necessary medication education and psychoeducation, obtain informed consent before prescribing.
• Provides consultation to nurses in triaging phone calls, addressing medication problems, and requests for refills. Responds promptly to nurse’s questions or requests.
• Orders and monitors appropriate laboratory tests at clinically indicated frequency.
• Monitors and reviews consumers’ charts for medication/medical issues with appropriate follow-up.
• Completes psychiatric discharge summaries when notified of discharges from Jefferson Center.
• Provides physician-review of medical records as clinically indicated, and as required by contracts or as necessitated by state-mandated second opinion or appeal processes.
• Provides clinical supervision and/or consultation to multidisciplinary treatment teams in developing and implementing clinically appropriate individual treatment plans.
• Provides crisis support for clinical emergencies at clinical sites.
• Provides after-hours on-call psychiatric services at frequency negotiated with the Medical Director.
• Attends mandatory trainings and complies with individualized training plans if required.
• Reports high risk/problem cases and solicits consultation and help as needed. Attends supervision at times and intervals agreed upon with supervisor and incorporates supervision into clinical practice and job performance.
• Satisfactorily completes 90% of peer review charts needing corrections within 14 calendar days (only those areas for which psychiatrists are responsible).
• Submits 90% of all SRFs/Initial Evaluation/Progress-to-Date forms within 3 working days (or within the team-specific time frame).
• Completes 95% of all paperwork by the due date.
• Ensures that fee collections meet the team goal as determined by Medical Director and Network Director.
• Provides medication-group treatment as determined by Medical Director and Network Director.
• Meets caseload requirement and required number of consumer service hours as determined by Medical Director and Network Director.
• Engages consumers and their families in the treatment process and goal setting. Identifies/provides appropriate intervention for risk factors including lethality. Works constructively with consumer to reach agreed upon outcome, and coordinates care with internal and external providers. Maintains appropriate professional boundaries and standards and provides appropriate follow-up for consumers.
• Exhibits professionalism, enthusiasm, courtesy, adaptability, flexibility, and spirit of cooperation in the work environment.
• Maintains effective interpersonal relations with consumers, peers, subordinates, management, visitors and the public.
• Effectively responds to client/consumer needs and problems, initiates and maintains positive interactions, and provides timely response to phone calls, email, Teams platform, and other requests.
• Works cooperatively with other community agencies. As appropriate and as agreed with supervisor, participates in committees, task forces, etc. of the Center or the community.
• Bilingual ability to conduct psychiatric evaluations and treatment in English and Spanish is preferred.
• There may be other, site or program specific responsibilities that are negotiated and agreed upon by the Medical Director and the site and/or network manager.

Salary Range: $250,000 to $270,000*

Additional Salary Information*:

• The salary range above is based on 1.0 FTE (full time equivalent) or 40 hours per week. Less than 40 hours/week will be prorated and adjusted to the appropriate FTE.*
• Jefferson Center pay is determined by various factors including education level, licensure level, years of relative experience, and internal equity amongst current staff.

Application Deadline: This position will remain posted until filled. We encourage applicants to apply by 11/26/2026 for priority consideration.

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