Psychiatric Physician

Job Description

Job Description

We are seeking a dedicated Psychiatric Physician who is passionate about delivering high quality outpatient care to join our integrative and collaborative team in Douglasville, GA! Our goal is to establish a new standard for a positive and supportive culture, allowing clinicians to truly thrive in their practice so that the patients served will maximally benefit from treatment.

Our clinician-centric approach is at the core of our mission. We believe that when our clinicians, providers, and support staff feel valued and connected, patient outcomes are maximized. As the leader of our clinical team, you can expect to further your career with more flexibility over your schedule, more treatment options at your fingertips, and more time doing what matters most: providing exceptional care to your patients. We value your professional development through career growth opportunities, research opportunities, clinical mentorship, collaboration, and access to a community of renowned clinical leaders, passionate peers, and supportive business partners who manage the administrative components of your practice so you can focus on patient care.

Our Integrative Psychiatry services are designed to treat the whole person, optimizing our patients’ overall health and well-being while prioritizing comprehensive and compassionate care. Our advanced services include: Esketamine (spravato), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intensive Outpatient Programming, and IV Ketamine.

Hightop Health PERKS:

• Total Compensation Package $300k-$400k+
  • Guaranteed Base Salary
  • Productivity Bonus AND
  • Generous Supervisory Stipend!

• State-of-the-art Electronic Health Record incorporating both Artificial Intelligence note writing features as well as integrated psychological instrument assessments to ensure measurement-driven care
• Enjoy Work / Life Balance
• Comprehensive TMS training during onboarding
• Comprehensive Benefits including but not limited to:
  • Flexible PTO
  • Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
  • Matching 401k plan
  • CME Reimbursement
  • Malpractice insurance with tail

Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and assessments of patients
• Diagnose and treat mental illnesses and disorders including major depression bipolar illnesses, ADHD, anxiety disorders, and co-morbid substance misuse
• Develop, implement, and monitor personalized treatment plans. Regularly assess and document patients’ progress toward their goals, making necessary adjustments to treatment plans to ensure optimal outcomes and enhanced overall well-being
• Deliver and supervise effects of interventional treatments as appropriate including IV Ketamine and TMS. Refer patients who require intensive psychotherapy to IOP programming as indicated
• Prescribe medications and monitor effectiveness, side effects, and patients’ preferences to develop an ideal pharmacological regimen
• Provide supportive therapy to individuals, couples, families, or groups. Refer to our network of providers for specialized psychotherapies like DBT, CBT, PET, etc
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals—including other psychiatrist peers, nurse practitioners, psychologists, and therapists—to coordinate comprehensive patient care and optimize treatment effectiveness
• Order medical work-ups including laboratory assessments, diagnostic tests, and specialty consultations to ensure that physical health and mental health are fully integrated
• Actively engage in supervision of Advanced Practice Providers. HTH will protect time in your schedule for this teaching and supervisory role and we will help you develop a comprehensive and supportive structure for collaborating with your APPs
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records

Ideal Candidate:

• Board Certified or Board Eligible
• Successfully completed an accredited four-year psychiatry residency training program
• In-depth knowledge of psychiatric disorders and treatment modalities
• Desire to learn indications and contraindications as well as protocols for psychiatric interventions including TMS, Spravato, ketamine, and Intensive Outpatient Services
• Excellent diagnostic skills and ability to develop effective treatment plans that integrate biological, psychological, social, and existential variables
• Proficient in conducting supportive therapy sessions using evidence-based approaches; good judgment in referring appropriate patients to psychotherapy specialists
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, their families and other support systems, and referring / collaborating providers within the community
• Strong interpersonal skills with a desire to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate and complete records

About Hightop Health:

Hightop Health is the premier outpatient mental health group committed to setting the standard for what better mental health care looks like. Hightop Health’s Centers of Excellence offer cutting-edge research, advanced treatment options, and industry-leading expertise, setting the standard for superior mental health care. Our mission is to change lives with comprehensive, evidence-based, integrated mental health care, while creating an inspiring and innovative workplace culture that is both clinician-centric and patient outcome-driven. We believe everyone deserves access to mental health care that works—provided by top-tier clinicians who truly care—and treatment plans as unique as our patients, even for the most challenging conditions.

HTH is founded on the principles of evidence-based medical practices, measurement-driven care, and simultaneous treatment of the mind and body. Our Integrative Psychiatry approach intercalates lifestyle medicine with cutting-edge biological and psychological interventions. We measure patient outcomes and modify individualized treatment plans based on data. We believe we have created an environment in which psychiatric physicians can practice the best psychiatry possible while the business aspects of practice are managed by the interdisciplinary team.

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