Remote Psychiatric Consultant for Collaborative Care (CoCM)

Carbon Health; United States; Remote; USD 207,000 - 234,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Per Diem

Fully remote

Weekdays only

Job summary

Carbon Health is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Psychiatrist to join our Collaborative Care Model as a Per Diem Psychiatric Consultant. This fully remote role supports PCPs and BHCMs with population-based weekly caseload reviews and evidence-based treatment recommendations.

You’ll collaborate with an integrated care team, use measures like PHQ-9 and GAD-7 to guide care, and provide concise psychiatric guidance to primary care providers. Up to 8 hours weekly, weekdays only.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited institution.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in General Psychiatry.
• Active and unrestricted medical licenses in Massachusetts and New Jersey.
• Valid and unrestricted DEA registration.
• Strong clinical knowledge of psychiatric diagnosis and evidence-based treatment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with Primary Care Providers, Behavioral Health Care Managers, and other healthcare professionals.
• Strong clinical judgment and ability to provide concise, actionable recommendations based on available patient information.
• Comfort working with Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and patient registries.
• Ability to work efficiently within structured weekly consultation time blocks.

Responsibilities

• Participate in regular weekly caseload consultation sessions with Behavioral Health Care Managers.
• Review patients who are new to the Collaborative Care program or who are not improving as expected.
• Provide diagnostic clarification and evidence-based psychiatric recommendations based on information available in the patient registry and EHR.
• Provide concise, actionable recommendations to Primary Care Providers regarding psychiatric treatment.
• Recommend appropriate medication selection, dosing, titration, monitoring, and management of potential side effects.
• Provide guidance on brief, evidence-based behavioral strategies that can be incorporated into primary care.
• Support the care team in identifying and addressing clinically complex behavioral health presentations.
• Conduct systematic, population-based reviews of a designated patient registry.
• Use registry data and validated clinical measures, including PHQ-9 and GAD-7, to monitor patient progress and treatment outcomes.
• Prioritize patients who are not improving as expected, present diagnostic or treatment challenges, or require additional clinical guidance.
• Identify opportunities for treatment adjustments based on measurement-based care principles.
• Collaborate with the BHCM to establish priorities and follow-up actions.
• Document recommendations and communicate relevant treatment guidance to the care team.
• Identify patients whose clinical complexity, risk, or treatment needs exceed the scope of primary care-based behavioral health treatment.
• Provide guidance regarding appropriate specialty psychiatric referrals and community-based mental health resources.
• Support the care team in determining when a patient may benefit from a higher level or more specialized level of psychiatric care.
• Collaborate with PCPs and BHCMs to promote continuity of care and appropriate transitions to specialty behavioral health services.
• Partner effectively with PCPs and BHCMs as part of an interdisciplinary Collaborative Care team.
• Serve as a clinical resource for non-psychiatric providers managing behavioral health conditions in the primary care setting.
• Provide education and clinical guidance related to psychiatric diagnoses, medications, differential diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment approaches.
• Communicate recommendations clearly, efficiently, and respectfully to support collaborative decision-making.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives related to the Collaborative Care program as needed.

Skills

Collaborative Care

Population-based care

Clinical judgment

Communication skills

EHR proficiency

Education

MD/DO

Tools

CarbyOS

Job description

Carbon Health is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Psychiatrist to join our Collaborative Care Model as a Per Diem Psychiatric Consultant. This fully remote role supports PCPs and BHCMs with population-based weekly caseload reviews and evidence-based treatment recommendations.

You’ll collaborate with an integrated care team, use measures like PHQ-9 and GAD-7 to guide care, and provide concise psychiatric guidance to primary care providers. Up to 8 hours weekly, weekdays only.