Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry

Part-Time Medical Director Of Inpatient Psychiatry

Array Behavioral Care is the nation's leading virtual psychiatry and therapy practice. As the leading mental health provider, Array is on a mission to transform access to quality, timely behavioral health care through innovative telepsychiatry solutions and services that span the entire care continuum, from the hospital to the home. Array partners with an extensive network of hospitals, health systems, community healthcare organizations, and payors to improve access and deliver the highest quality of care to patients.

Array Behavioral Care is seeking a Part-Time Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry to provide clinical leadership, oversight, and direct patient care within a hospital-based behavioral health unit.

This role combines telehealth rounding, admissions, treatment planning with medical leadership responsibilities, including quality oversight, clinical standardization, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

This is an ideal opportunity for a psychiatrist who enjoys leadership impact with a flexible, part-time structure.

Array will support getting additional state licensure for active, board-certified or board-Eligible Psychiatrists.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the clinical leader for partner inpatient psychiatric service line, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care
• Provide guidance and oversight on clinical decision-making, risk management, and patient safety
• Support standardization of care practices, documentation quality, and adherence to regulatory requirements
• Partner with hospital and administrative leadership on program development, performance improvement, and operational alignment
• Participate in peer review, case review, and quality improvement initiatives
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations, admissions, and follow-up visits
• Provide daily rounding and medication management for inpatient psychiatric patients
• Develop and oversee individualized treatment plans
• Guide disposition planning, including admissions, transfers, and discharges
• Complete required documentation, including psychiatric evaluations and discharge summaries
• Lead or participate in treatment team meetings and case conferences
• Collaborate closely with nursing, social work, case management, and hospital leadership
• Provide consultation and support to clinical staff on complex or high-risk cases
• Engage with families and external providers to ensure continuity of care

What We're Looking For

• Board-certified or board-eligible Psychiatrist
• Previous hospital-based Medical Director experience required. Inpatient Psychiatry medical Director experience preferred
• Unrestricted, independent licensure
• Established and updated CAQH and FCVS profiles
• Experience providing psychiatric care to all age groups
• Treating patients in acute crisis and providing stabilizing treatment in 24/7 settings
• Communicating with patients from various backgrounds and providing culturally competent care
• Experience working with multiple EMRs at the same time
• Advanced technical proficiency, including using hardware (Laptop, camera, monitors), Windows systems, Microsoft software, and EMR software over several years of experience in telehealth
• You thrive in a supportive, collaborative, solutions-oriented, and inclusive environment
• You are interested in being a clinician in a thriving behavioral health care modality
• You are passionate about our mission to transform access to quality behavioral care through innovative applications of technology

Position Logistics

• 100% remote position
• Part-time structure combining Clinical and Administrative time
• Flexible schedule aligned with hospital needs (e.g. rounding blocks + leadership time)
• Required to have a private office space in home or elsewhere for confidentiality
• You will likely be required to work with Array to obtain additional state licensure and DEA licenses. We will support that process and cover the costs and/or reimburse for out-of-pocket expenses.

Compensation And Benefits

• Regardless of hours worked per week, you are eligible to enroll in our 401k, corporate wellness programs and access to our Array's Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Beginning at 24 hours per week you become eligible for CME credits and FlexTime, which can be used for any requested time off, including but not limited to vacation, holidays, personal and sick time
• Full benefits eligibility begins at 30 hours per week, which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for your family as well as employer paid life & long-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits include short-term disability, voluntary employee, spousal and child life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital, or confinement insurance and flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) contributions
• Medical liability coverage

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