Adult Psychiatrist - Outpatient

Northern Star
2311 W. Royal Palms Road
Ste. 1
Phoenix, AZ 85021, USA

Description

The Role

You will provide direct psychiatric care to adults living with serious mental illness, including schizophrenia spectrum disorders, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and treatment-resistant conditions. You will work alongside psychiatrists, psychiatric NPs, on‑site PCP, on‑site pharmacist, nurses, case managers, and peer support specialists in a collaborative, team-based model.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Comprehensive psychiatric assessments, diagnostic clarification, and treatment planning
• Ongoing psychopharmacologic management, including clozapine and long-acting injectable antipsychotics
• Ability to integrate brief therapy during your visits as appropriate, to maximize clinical outcomes
• Consultation with colleagues on complex or treatment-resistant cases
• Providing psychiatric care for members on Court Ordered Treatment (COT) as part of your overall caseload
• Coordination with primary care, emergency, pharmacy, and inpatient teams during care transitions
• Opportunity to mentor and teach psychiatry residents during clinical rotations at our site

Why This Role Matters

Behind every diagnosis is a human being with a story, goals, and the capacity for change. Our members often face significant barriers, including serious mental illness, medical challenges, housing instability, isolation, and fragmented care. They also bring resilience, strengths, and possibilities. The psychiatrist who thrives here understands that great care is built one relationship at a time. Your clinical decisions, curiosity, and consistency can help someone regain stability and reconnect with what matters to them. This can lead to meaningful steps toward the life they want to build.

What We Offer

• A mission-driven organization with deep roots in community behavioral health since 1998
• A collaborative, team-based care model where psychiatrists are supported, not siloed
• Outpatient only; no inpatient coverage
• A call schedule that respects your time: on‑call coverage limited to several weeks per year, covers critical lab results only (no patient-facing or hospital-facing calls), and call volume is low
• Manageable caseloads designed to prevent burnout and allow you to practice the way you trained to

Who You Are

• Board-certified or eligible in Adult Psychiatry
• Experienced in working with SMI populations, ideally in community mental health or comparable settings
• Psychologically-minded: skilled at both medication management and integrating brief therapy when appropriate, to care for the whole person
• Comfortable navigating complexity and energized by the opportunity to make a difference in community mental health
• A team player who values collaboration

Education and Licensure Requirements

• MD or DO with specialty training in Psychiatry
• Licensed or eligible to practice in the State of Arizona
• Board-certified or board-eligible
• Valid DEA certification
• Minimum one (1) year experience in community psychiatry or comparable setting preferred
• Must maintain current CPR, First Aid, and Therapeutic Options (de-escalation/workplace safety) certifications, offered through Southwest Network
• Valid Arizona driver’s license and vehicle insurance
• Must be at least 21 years of age

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Health Savings and Flex Spending account options
• Paid sick, vacation, and holiday time (10 paid holidays per year)
• CME reimbursement and paid CME time
• Retirement plan (403b) with company match
• Virta (diabetes management program)
• Disability insurance
• Basic life insurance with the option to purchase supplemental insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts

Equal Opportunity Employer

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