Remote Psychiatrist

Job Description

Job Description

Location: Remote (United States) Type: 1099 Independent Contractor, Part-Time or Full-Time Compensation: $150–$200 per hour, or $1,500–$2,000 per 8-hour shift

About the Role

Our client is expanding its behavioral health capacity and hiring board-certified psychiatrists to deliver virtual psychiatric care. The work is primarily diagnostic evaluation and ongoing medication management for an adult outpatient population.

You'll work with a full intake and assessment team, so your time goes to clinical decision-making rather than scheduling, insurance verification, or chasing records.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive initial psychiatric evaluations via video

• Provide ongoing medication management and titration across mood, anxiety, ADHD, and substance use presentations

• Prescribe controlled substances in accordance with federal and state law, including current telehealth prescribing rules

• Coordinate with therapists, care navigators, and primary care where indicated

• Document within our behavioral health EMR to the standard required for payer review

• Escalate acute safety concerns per protocol, with 24/7 crisis-team backup

Practice Environment

• Full admissions and assessment support on every case

• Average of [XX] encounters per shift, with protected documentation time

• Flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend availability

• Malpractice coverage provided

• No inpatient responsibility, no call

Qualifications

• MD or DO with completion of an ACGME-accredited psychiatry residency

• Board certified or board eligible in Psychiatry by the ABPN

• Active, unrestricted medical license and DEA registration authorizing all applicable schedules

• 2+ years of outpatient psychiatric practice post-residency

• Comfort with telepsychiatry workflows and remote medication management

• Active, unrestricted medical licensure in a minimum of three U.S. states

• Professional working proficiency in Spanish, sufficient to conduct a complete clinical encounter without an interpreter

• Subspecialty training in child and adolescent psychiatry or addiction medicine is welcome but not required