General Psychiatrist - Full Time (Physician )

As one of the nation’s leading treatment providers for eating disorders and mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions, we bring innovative, evidence-based, and deeply compassionate care to patients across the country. With multiple locations nationwide and extensive virtual programming, we meet patients exactly where they are and help them move toward lasting recovery.

Founded in 2008 by renowned psychiatrists and psychologists, ERC Pathlight now supports more than 6,000 patients each year. Our commitment is to expand access, elevate the standard of care, and empower every patient to rebuild their life with dignity and hope.

If you’re energized by purpose, motivated by impact, and ready to help transform the future of mental health treatment, you belong here.

What You’ll Be Doing Psychiatrists lead multidisciplinary treatment teams. They diagnose illnesses, prescribe, and administer treatment for people suffering from psychiatric disorders such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders and co-occurring disorders. They meet regularly with patients, prescribe psychotropic medications, provide psychotherapies, determine appropriate level of care, and advocate for patient’s best treatment options within health care systems. They also obtain medical histories, and order, perform and interpret diagnostic tests.

Essential Duties Direct Patient Care Duties:

Focus on Superior Patient Care by 1) practicing evidence-based, high quality psychiatric medicine; 2) encouraging increased patient understanding, involvement in care, and treatment decisions; 3) achieving and maintaining optimal patient access to care; 4) supporting system efforts towards care improvements, standardization of care, implementation of care guidelines and clinical outcomes research

Typical patient load for full time psychiatrists includes an average of 18-24 patients per week, caseload increases when working with a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. Residential and PHP patients are generally seen by psychiatrists twice weekly.

Collaborate on care delivery by 1) including staff, other physicians, and leadership in both service and patient care improvements; Advocate for patients including providing consistent and timely documentation regarding the patient\'s need for level of care and participating in insurance peer reviews to optimize optimal length of stay for treatment.

2) requesting information and resources needed to provide care consistent with company goals; Take ownership by 1) providing leadership to improve outcomes, quality, and program quality; 2) working to ensure personal, program and organization compliance with all legal and educational requirements; Achieve quality metrics by 1) focusing on clinically relevant outcome measures; 2) adapting company innovations to continuously improve patient care, program, and organizational efficiency.

Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control standards.

Promote positive interpersonal relationships with fellow employees, physicians, patients, families, and visitors. Attends, participates in, and contributes to in-services, education, and staff training sessions to maintain/increase skills and teach others.

Ensure all duties, responsibilities and competencies are conducted in a manner that is effective and appropriate to patients to whom care, service and treatment is being provided.

Receive individual and group supervision from physician and clinical leaders.

Evaluate own performance and recognize opportunities for growth.

Provide community education and engage in marketing efforts when requested.

Serve as teacher for trainees seeking clinical experience. Serve as clinical supervisor and mentor to staff.

Required Qualifications Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)

Graduation from an accredited Medical School and completed Accredited Residency Program and fellowships for specialists or equivalent training

Physician Board Certified in General Psychiatry and/ or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Licensed to practice medicine in the state(s) seeing patients

BLS/ CPR certifications, Licensures and Registrations

Have knowledge of regulatory body requirements (Joint Commissions, etc.)

Your well-being matters, and our benefit program is designed to support every part of your life. comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; Retirement benefits; and tuition reimbursement to help you continue growing in your career. We also recognize that mental health is part of every person’s experience.