Remote Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist – Telehealth

PM Pediatrics; United States; Remote; USD 165,000 - 200,000; Part time

Job summary

PM Pediatric Care is seeking a child and adolescent psychiatrist to join our virtual Behavioral Health Program. This role supports pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients using evidence-based medicine within an remote care model.

Open to per diem (12-19 hours/week), part-time (minimum 20 hours/week), and full-time (40 hours/week) positions; compensation ranges from $120 to $145 per hour. NY license is required; Medicaid number is preferred. Opportunities for growth exist.

Qualifications

• Active NY DEA license required.
• NY Medicaid number preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the virtual behavioral health team, providing patient services using evidence-based medicine
• Diagnose and assess mental/behavioral health disorders for pediatric, adolescent and young adult patients; formulate differential diagnoses
• Demonstrate appropriate clinical judgement in assessment and treatment, following established clinical care guidelines
• Collaborate and communicate with therapist team and medical leadership to discuss patient treatment plans
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests when appropriate
• Conduct patient history and initial evaluations of incoming patients
• Prescribe medications as part of the patient’s treatment regime as allowed by license
• Provide both medication management and counseling for patients
• Educate patient and parent on medication side effects, risk/benefits and proper usage of new medication and reasonable outcome expectations of medications
• Establish and modify patient treatment plan based on clinical assessment and re-assessment with screening tools
• Appropriately document each patient visit in the electronic medical record, including subjective and objective data, assessments, treatment plan, and other documentation as necessary
• Communicate patient’s plan of care with behavioral health team and patient’s primary care physician
• Work with members of the healthcare team in educating the patients of their medical care
• Continually update clinical knowledge and skills through consultation, formal and informal education and review of literature for the benefit of themselves as well as for the healthcare team
• Provide appropriate referrals when necessary
• Provide supervision to psychiatric nurse practitioners

Skills

Evidence-based medicine

Job description

PM Pediatric Care is seeking a child and adolescent psychiatrist to join our virtual Behavioral Health Program. This role supports pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients using evidence-based medicine within an remote care model.

Open to per diem (12-19 hours/week), part-time (minimum 20 hours/week), and full-time (40 hours/week) positions; compensation ranges from $120 to $145 per hour. NY license is required; Medicaid number is preferred. Opportunities for growth exist.