Psychiatrist

ADULT PSYCHIATRIST

PART TIME

Thrive Behavioral Health, a nationally recognized, progressive Community Mental Health Center and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic is seeking team oriented, Board Certified/ Board Eligible Adult Psychiatrists, part time to join our Psychiatric Service Team. As a member of our multi-disciplinary team you will provide direct psychiatric services to a diverse population, focusing on recovery of adult clients with mental health disorders, histories of trauma, and substance abuse.

Your responsibilities would include comprehensive evaluations, treatment planning, medication prescribing, and consultation services to members of clinical treatment teams and our integrated primary care practice.


Thrive Behavioral Health is headquartered in Warwick, RI with Kent County being the primary service area with residential programs located statewide. Services are also provided to homeless individuals and families in Providence and the East Bay. Thrive Behavioral Health provides a friendly/family working environment, whose values include dignity, respect, teamwork and professional support. Telework is an available option and this position is open to accepting J-1 visa holders.


General Summary: Provide direct psychiatric services through comprehensive evaluation, diagnoses, treatment planning, and treatment of clients.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Prescribe and monitor appropriate medication/psychiatric treatments to Thrive clientele in keeping with Thrive's policies and procedures;
• Act as a member of Thrive treatment teams;
• Serve as consultant on medical/psychiatric issues to other members of clinical treatment teams;
• Serve on Thrive committees such as Utilization Review and Quality Assurance, etc., as assigned;
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with other medical service providers in the community;
• Incorporate Thrive's mission and Guiding Principles in the performance of professional duties;
• Serve as an educational resource to staff, clients, and the general public regarding medical issues and behavioral health;
• Promote Thrive's culture of learning and growing by serving as a mentor, facilitator, educator and consultant to all Thrive staff on program and service issues

Education, Experience and Competencies:

• Doctorate Degree in Medicine from an accredited institution of higher learning required.
• Minimum five (5) years' experience working with an SPMI (severe mental illness) population preferred.

Certifications, Licenses Requirements:

• Board Licensed Physician Certified in Psychiatry. Licensed in the State of Rhode Island.
• Valid DEA license.
• Ability to be credential with Insurance Providers.
• Valid driver's license required or ability to obtain necessary transportation in order to perform the responsibilities/tasks of the job.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. Reasonable accommodations may be made to assist individuals with disabilities in meeting the expectations of the position.

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Benefits include :

• Professional liability insurance
• Health insurance with employee premium copay
• Dental insurance with employee premium copay
• Vision insurance with employee premium copay
• 401(k) with a 2% company match
• Sick time - 10 paid sick days per year up to a max of 30 days
• 12 paid holidays
• 1 paid float day
• Your birthday as a paid day off
• Vacation time starting at 4 weeks of vacation
• One week paid conference time
• Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance up to $300,000
• Employer-paid Long Term Disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee paid pet insurance with payroll deduction
• Healthtrax Gym Discount

All employees are considered benefit eligible if their schedule is 20 hours per week or more. Time-off balances are pro-rated for part-time employees.

Thrive believes in healthy work/life balance and a friendly/family working environment, whose values include Dignity, Respect, Teamwork and Professional Support and Development.

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About Warwick, RI

Warwick is located approximately 15 minutes outside of RI's capital Providence and is a 1 hour drive to Boston, 3 hours to New York City and an easy drive to beautiful public beaches. RI has a thriving arts, culture, and food scene. Providence earned a spot as one of the nation's 150 Best Places to Live, U.S. News & World Report said with the release of its 2022-2023 rankings.