Psychiatrist Physician (Clinical Oversight/PC Owner)

Mindlance; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindlance is seeking a Clinical Program Principal/Psychiatrist Physician (Remote) to provide high-level psychiatric and medical oversight for the organization’s behavioral health programs. This leadership role does not carry a direct caseload but serves as an expert resource for the clinical team.

You will help align policies, protocols, and standards of care with best practices and regulatory requirements, while supporting credentialing, grant applications, and insurance contracting as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in behavioral health management and clinical decision-making.
• Experience with quality improvement, risk management, and clinical governance.
• Collaborative work across multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Educational facilitation and knowledge sharing within clinical settings.
• Familiarity with outpatient behavioral health care is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level psychiatric and medical oversight for clinical programs.
• Discuss program quality and clinical issues in monthly check-ins with Clinical Director.
• Advise on evidence-based practices, standards of care, and clinical protocols.
• Support risk management and review of critical incidents as needed.
• Advise on clinical quality improvement initiatives and outcomes measurement.
• Ensure alignment with regulatory, ethical, and accreditation standards.
• Review and approve clinical policies, protocols, and treatment guidelines annually.
• Serve as clinical signature authority for organizational documents and filings.

Skills

Behavioral health management

Clinical decision-making

Evidence-based care

Cross functional collaboration

Educational facilitation

Knowledge sharing

Education

MD / Psychiatrist

Job description

Position: Clinical Program Principal/ Psychiatrist Physician

Location: 100 % Remote

Job Description:

Behavioral Care Group Medical Director & PC Owner

Job Summary

The Medical Director provides high-level psychiatric and medical oversight for the organization's clinical programs in a consultative capacity. This role ensures that clinical policies, treatment protocols, and standards of care align with current best practices in mental health and applicable regulatory requirements. The Medical Director does not carry a direct caseload and functions as a trusted expert resource for the clinical team.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical Oversight & Consultation
• Participate in a monthly check-in meeting (virtual or in-person) with the Clinical Director to discuss program quality and emerging clinical issues
• Offer guidance on evidence-based practices, standards of care, and clinical protocols
• Support risk management efforts, including review of critical incidents when needed
• Quality & Compliance
• Advise on clinical quality improvement initiatives and outcomes measurement
• Ensure alignment with regulatory, ethical, and accreditation standards
• Review and approve clinical policies, protocols, and treatment guidelines on an annual basis or as updates are needed
• Serve as the clinical signature authority for organizational documents, policies, and regulatory filings that require physician oversight
• Assist with credentialing, grant applications, or insurance contracting that requires a physician of record
• Complete applicable CMEs to maintain licensures
• Program Development
• Consult on service line development (e.g., integration of psychiatry, higher levels of care, specialty programs)
• Provide subject matter expertise on emerging trends in mental health care
• Participate in periodic leadership meetings (virtual)
• Serve as a clinical liaison between therapy providers and medical considerations when applicable
• Support interdisciplinary collaboration and best practices across the organization

Required Qualifications

• Advanced clinical degree in behavioral health (e.g., MD, Psychiatrist).
• Active, unrestricted medical license in all 50 state(s) of operation (or ability to obtain)
• Strong expertise in behavioral health management, clinical decision-making, and evidence-based care.
• Experience working with outpatient behavioral health settings preferred
• Familiarity with quality improvement, risk management, and clinical governance
• Experience collaborating across multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Clinical judgment and critical thinking
• Evidence based decision-making
• Cross functional collaboration
• Educational facilitation and knowledge sharing
• Quality improvement mindset
• Professional resilience and self-management

Certifications & Licenses:

• Medical License

EEO:

"Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans."