About this role

Position Title: Physician, Psychiatrist
Location: Colorado Springs, CO (In-person)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Schedule: 40 hours per week, schedule set by supervisor

At Diversus Health, every team member plays a vital role in improving access to behavioral health care for individuals and families throughout our community, including underserved and vulnerable populations. When you join our team, you become part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to removing barriers to care, promoting recovery, and creating healthier communities.

Whether your passion is clinical care, crisis services, operations, administration, leadership, or support services, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference while building a rewarding and fulfilling career.

Why Join Diversus Health?

- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer*

- Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities

- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

- 401(k) with a 4% Company Match

- Generous Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, and Paid Holidays

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

- Employer-Paid Life Insurance, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability Coverage for Eligible Employees

- Professional Development and Continuing Education Support

- Career Growth and Advancement Opportunities

- Collaborative, Mission-Driven Culture

- Meaningful Work Serving Underserved and Vulnerable Members of Our Community

*Benefits, eligibility requirements, and plan details are outlined in the Benefits Overview brochure. In the event of any discrepancy, the official plan documents govern.

Job Summary:

As an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, the Psychiatrist provides clinical services in various settings, including inpatient and/or outpatient settings. Assumes client care responsibilities inclusive of psychiatric medication management through the application of medical knowledge and skills to the process of diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment of illnesses. Conducts psychiatric evaluations and diagnostic assessments, offering psychotropic treatment options and input to treatment plan. Performs, analyzes and documents findings for mental health and substance abuse assessments and interventions as appropriate for specialty training and population services. Other duties include but are not limited to providing consultations regarding diagnosis and treatment to other agency staff or to community partners (i.e. emergency room and local MDs) and participating in authorizations of medical necessity and other utilization management duties.

Essential Functions:

- Will provide psychiatric services in outpatient and/or inpatient settings.

- Performs psychiatric diagnostic evaluations to determine diagnoses, treatment strategies, and care coordination needs for clients with mental health, substance use, or other psychiatric and medical needs.

- Performs pharmacologic treatment strategies, orders medications, monitors, and evaluates progress on psychiatric and/or other medications.

- Assesses need for and orders/monitors/evaluates/ and provides clinical interpretation for ongoing evaluation needs for prescribed treatments to include but not limited to lab tests, genetic testing, radiologic tests, specialty consults and coordination needs and clinical data.

- Psychiatric medical treatment planning and coordination/consulting/liaison with multidisciplinary staff members, external providers/agencies to ensure quality treatment through but not limited to huddles, staffings, psychiatric consultation, treatment team meetings.

- Completes medication/health education to include but not limited to informed consent, benefits, risks, side effects, and alternative treatments for medications ordered, health/wellness management, metabolic risk reduction strategies.

- Completes and manages involuntary inpatient and outpatient holds, performs professional comprehensive and timely court ordered mental health and substance use evaluations for legal procedures and assesses appropriate risk/safety management and treatment in least restrictive environment.

- Performs timely, concurrent, accurate clinical/billing documentation meeting professional standards in compliance with State and Federal regulations. Documentation and billing coding for all services fully support clinical necessity and appropriate E & M coding standards.

- Assures timely access to care, demonstrates flexibility in scheduling to fully meet client needs, and meets applicable productivity standards.

- Participate in supervision of physician assistants as a primary or secondary supervisor as the need of the department dictates.

- Care coordination: Professional and timely communication/care coordination with client/families/involved agencies/ PCP/ and other specialty care providers to ensure timely and coordinated treatment planning and evaluation of client progress.

- Schedule will include 8-hour shifts Monday-Friday with periodic weekend coverage to include rounding and call (16 bed Acute Treatment Unit). Additional compensation is provided for weekend coverage.

- Participates in precepting students from the community.

- Participates in orienting Diversus Health Staff to the Acute Treatment Unit or Outpatient Team as needed.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

- Licensed Psychiatrist (MD/DO) in Colorado in good standing and with no restrictions.

- Active DEA

- Board certification or board eligibility in area of speciality (Child, Adult or Geriatric Pscyhiatry; Substance Abuse; Forensics; Emergency Psychiatry; Alternative and Complimentary Medical; Women’s Health; or Integrated Health), required OR must be obtained within twelve (12) months of hire for continued employment.

- Knowledge and competency in psychiatric assessment and treatment of populations served.

- Familiarility with Community Mental Health, Recover Models of Care, and Resilience Theory, preferred.

- Must be able to communicate both verbally and in writing to accurately and professionally implement and document the services provided to patients.

- Must possess basic computer skills and type 25+ w.p.m. for the input and output of patient information using an electronic record.

- Embodies Diversus Health’s Core Values:

Teamwork: We achieve more together.

- Solution-Minded: We embrace problems as opportunities.

- Impactful: We inspire positive outcomes.

- Integrity: We commit to do what is right

Together, we can build a better tomorrow. Ready to make an impact? Apply today!

Qualifications

Position Title: Physician, Psychiatrist
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Employment Type: Full-Time
Schedule: 40 hours per week, schedule set by supervisor