Psychiatry Physician

Psychiatrist Medical Director Opportunity Colorado Springs, CO

NorTek Medical Staffing is working on a confidential Psychiatrist Medical Director opportunity in Colorado Springs, Colorado .

This role will support an adult behavioral health program with inpatient psychiatry, detox, and residential services . The site is expected to start with a slower census ramp, making this a strong opportunity for a physician who wants to step into a leadership role while helping shape clinical operations as the program grows.

The client can consider a psychiatrist who starts full-time from the beginning , or potentially begins part-time with transition to full-time within approximately 2 months .

Opportunity Highlights

• Location: Colorado Springs, CO
• Role: Psychiatrist Medical Director
• Setting: Adult inpatient behavioral health, detox, and residential
• Beds: Approximately total beds
• Compensation: $350,000 $400,000
• Schedule: Full-time preferred
• Start timeline: Target start in approximately 45 days
• Slower initial ramp with long-term full-time leadership need
• Confidential opportunity through NorTek Medical Staffing

Position Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric leadership and clinical oversight for adult behavioral health services
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and treatment planning
• Support adult inpatient, detox, and residential programming
• Collaborate with facility leadership, nursing, therapy, case management, and operations
• Participate in admissions, discharges, documentation, and clinical reviews
• Help support clinical workflows as census grows
• Maintain quality, safety, documentation, and compliance standards
• Provide leadership presence and clinical guidance to the care team

Ideal Candidate

• MD or DO
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
• Colorado license preferred, or willingness/ability to obtain
• Inpatient psychiatry experience strongly preferred
• Prior Medical Director, Associate Medical Director, Chief Psychiatrist, or senior attending experience preferred
• Experience with adult inpatient, detox, residential, substance use, or dual-diagnosis populations is a plus
• Strong communication skills and ability to work closely with facility leadership
• Comfortable stepping into a leadership role during a census ramp

Why This Role Stands Out

This is a chance to step into a Medical Director role in Colorado Springs with a program that is expected to grow over time. The starting pace should be more manageable than a fully mature high-census facility, while still offering long-term full-time leadership potential and competitive compensation.

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