Psychiatrist - Adult Intensive Services/AIS (62877)

Job Details

Job Location: Stith Center: 791 Chambers Road, Aurora, CO 80011 - Aurora, CO 80011

Position Type: 1 FTE (40hrs/wk, benefited)

Education Level: MD or DO

Salary Range: $244,232.66 - $366,348.97 Salary/year

Job Shift: Other - answer #6 Below

Aurora Mental Health & Recovery (AMHR) is seeking a compassionate, mission-driven full-time Psychiatrist to join our Adult Intensive Services (AIS) team and provide exceptional psychiatric care to individuals experiencing severe and persistent mental illness. In this collaborative role, you will conduct medication evaluations, psychiatric assessments, and ongoing medication management while working alongside a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, nurses, medical assistants, and patient care coordinators dedicated to delivering state-of-the-art behavioral health care. This position offers the opportunity to serve diverse and often underserved populations, including individuals experiencing mental health crises, co-occurring cognitive disorders, and involuntary psychiatric treatment. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who demonstrates integrity, humility, accountability, and a passion for improving lives through high-quality psychiatric care. In addition to direct patient care, you will play a key role in educating and mentoring psychiatric fellows, residents, nurse practitioner students, medical students, nurses, and early-career clinicians. AMHR also offers additional opportunities for supplemental compensation through Crisis Stabilization Unit coverage, teaching, preceptorship, mentorship, and other educational activities. If you thrive in a team-based environment, enjoy solving complex clinical challenges, and are committed to advancing mental health and substance use treatment for those most in need, we invite you to join us in making a meaningful impact in our community.

Schedule

We are hiring a full-time Psychiatrist and have flexible schedules including 4- and 5-day workweeks. We have a hybrid work schedule where you can enjoy working remotely half-time and work in the office 2 days per week!

Essential Functions

• Provide direct medical and psychiatric services through the comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment of patients assigned, on a regular basis as within the scope of State care.
• Assure clinicians in assigned services receive appropriate clinical supervision, as necessary.
• Work with multidisciplinary staff to evaluate and triage according to level of acuity, as needed.
• Share 24-hour on-call responsibilities with other psychiatrists for residential, outpatient and emergency care, as assigned.
• Maintain availability by telephone for face-to-face evaluation of emergency patients, as appropriate.
• Provide utilization review of all patients in continuing care to ensure appropriate medical/psychiatric services are received, as needed.
• Attend team and other meetings, as necessary.
• Provide consultation with other physicians and staff on patient care and difficult cases, as needed.
• Attend continuing medical education conferences to maintain excellent standards of care, on a regular basis.
• Understand and comply with organizational goals around quality, compliance, standards, and policies.
• Complete required education and training in a timely manner.
• Provide information to credentialing, payroll, etc. in a timely manner.
• Complete required education and training in a timely manner.
• Accurately and completely document patient care.
• Monitor and coordinate care for assigned clients in partnership with the other members of the client's care team.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine / Osteopathy. Successful completion of an accredited residency training program in psychiatry (DO/MDs only).
• Residency in psychiatry (DO/MDs only).
• Preferred: three years of relevant clinical work experience.
• Colorado Medical License or Valid Prescriptive Authority in good standing: Per Colorado BHA regulations, you must hold an active Colorado MD or DO license before providing any client services. Out-of-state multi-state or compact licenses are not sufficient.
• Valid and Current DEA.
• Preferred: DEA-X

Required Vaccination and TB Test

At AMHR the health and safety of our clients and staff are our top priorities. As part of this commitment, all employees are required to receive an annual influenza (flu) shot and present a negative TB test result before their first day of work. Proof of both the flu shot and negative TB test must be provided on your first day of employment. Medical and religious exemptions can be requested if necessary.

Benefits

• Health insurance: Kaiser
• Dental, vision, and flexible spending accounts (dependent care & health care)
• Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance
• Long-term disability coverage*
• 403(b) retirement plan which provides 100% vesting immediately, and matching contributions up to 4% after one year of employment
• Accrued Vacation pay up to 20 days and accrued Sick Pay up to 12 days per year, plus 10 Paid Company Holidays, and 1 floating holiday (hours calculated pro-rata basis based on full-time equivalency)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary term life insurance
• Short term disability*

*Eligible for benefit if working 30 hours per week or more

Our Mission, Vision and Core Values

Mission: Deeply rooted in our diverse community, we deliver state-of-the-art care and meaningful outcomes that impact emotional well-being and addiction recovery.

Vision: To foster hope and healing through compassionate, quality care.

Core Values: Passionate caring; Rising to the challenge; Honoring and respecting all persons; Believing in resilience; Putting clients and community first; Commitment to collaboration and teamwork

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Aurora Mental Health & Recovery and its subsidiaries (AMHR) are dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees based on age 40 and over, race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and length, protective hairstyles), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, color, religion, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. We do not tolerate discrimination in any form or context, including harassment or exclusion.

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