Psychiatrist Pod Lead

Psychiatrist Pod Lead

At Author Health, we are on a mission to improve access to high quality care for a diverse patient population with severe, complex health conditions, including older adults. Author’s innovative care model is a virtual-first, technology-enabled mental health solution for patients with serious mental illness (SMI), substance use disorders (SUD) and dementia. At Author, we work as a multidisciplinary team and partner closely with primary care offices, families and caregivers. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for patients by providing community-based wrap-around outpatient mental health care inclusive of psychiatric, psychotherapeutic and care management services and keeping them out of the hospital and the ER. We deliver the majority of our clinical services through our virtual platform, with in-person contact as needed. 

As part of our growth, we seek a compassionate and experienced Psychiatrist for the role of Psychiatrist Pod Lead to join our multidisciplinary team. Reporting to the Executive Medical Director, this role entails direct psychiatric care as well as overseeing a pod of psychiatric nurse practitioners. The ideal candidate has training and experience in diagnosing and treating serious mental health conditions in adult and older adult patients, such as depression and anxiety, dementia, psychosis and substance use disorders. In addition to direct clinical care, the Psychiatrist Pod Lead provides clinical leadership and oversight to a designated psychiatry pod composed of psychiatric nurse practitioners working very closely with the care management team (registered nurses) and Executive Medical Director.  

Due to the clinical aspect of this role, the position requires that you be a board certified practicing psychiatrist. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered for this position

This is a full-time, exempt remote position. Author Health will provide all necessary equipment to support your work-from-home setup.

Job Description: 

Psychiatry Pod Lead

• Provide psychiatric clinical leadership to a designated psychiatry pod (team), ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care to patients with SMI, SUD and dementia.
• Lead, mentor, and supervise a multidisciplinary team of mental health professionals
• Lead clinical team huddles to ensure the care team is working collaboratively toward improving the lives and clinical outcomes of patients
• Provide clinical support to BH team who will be providing short-term psychotherapy, supporting caregivers, coordinating transitions of care, and connecting patients to community-based organizations and agencies
• Provide regular supervision and support to respective pod psychiatric nurse practitioners
• Conduct regular case reviews, peer supervision sessions, and provide constructive feedback to ensure professional development and adherence to best practices.
• Serve as a key liaison between the psychiatric pod and other departments, including primary care, chronic care management, and community services.
• Collaborate with PCPs, as well as patients’ other providers, to coordinate treatment and help address co-occurring physical health conditions
• Contribute to constructing the psychiatrist’s role within the company, including contributing to company culture and serving as an ambassador for the company’s mission.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of BH clinical programming within the market, with an eye toward refining processes that allow the company to scale

Direct Psychiatric Care

• Manage the psychiatric care of a panel of patients, including diagnostic assessments, treatment planning, medication management, and crisis intervention when needed.
• Ensure continuity of care by monitoring patient progress, adjusting treatment plans as necessary, and ensuring follow-up care is provided.
• Use outcome measurement tools during the course of treatment to help patients and the treatment team track progress.
• Implement and monitor clinical protocols and guidelines that enhance the quality of psychiatric care.
• Support recruitment process, interview candidates and providing input in hiring process in addition to supporting clinician onboarding and ongoing training 
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule (few times per year)
• Full-time, 40h/week (anticipate 30h/week direct virtual patient care)

Qualifications:

• Medical Degree (MD or DO) and Board certification in Adult Psychiatry is required
• Active medical licensure in the states of practice, Florida and Texas and other states as services are scaled nationally
• Additional board certification in Geriatric Psychiatry, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry is preferred.

Experience:

• Strong knowledge of psychiatric conditions, treatment modalities, and current best practices in the field.
• Experience treating patients with serious mental illness (preferred: experience treating seniors) and comfort managing patients with complex medical and psychosocial needs.
• Leadership experience in clinical psychiatry with proven experience leading, managing, or supervising multidisciplinary teams.
• Telehealth experience
• A minimum of 2-3 years experience supervising psychiatric nurse practitioners
• Experience supervising a multidisciplinary team of providers
• Experience working in a collaborative care model and with care management teams is a plus
• Bilingual (English-Spanish) preferred

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
• This is a remote position with occasional travel for meetings, conferences, and site visits  with external partners or healthcare stakeholders as needed.
• The role will require the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a virtual environment.
• Physical requirements include ability to use a computer.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the Psychiatrist Pod Lead position. The responsibilities and qualifications outlined may evolve based on the needs of the organization. 

 WHAT WE OFFER:

• Wrap around administrative support (medical assistants, documentation and AI scribe, billing, etc.)
• Retirement savings plan (401k) Plan up to 3.5% company match 
• Low cost benefits package for employee and dependents ( medical/ dental/ vision/ STD/ Life Insurance)
• Generous paid vacation and sick leave
• 9 paid holidays throughout the year with (2) additional flex holidays .. 11 in total! 
• CME PTO and CME funds for continued education
• Full licensure and board certification maintenance reimbursement 
• Performance-based bonuses
• and more!

NEXT STEPS:

• Submit an application
• Upload an updated resume
• Share LinkedIn profile and/or cover letter

Author Health is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is the company’s policy to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws by making all employment decisions without unlawful regard or consideration of any individual’s race, religion, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, transgender status, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran or family status or any other basis protected by applicable national, federal, state, provincial or local law. The company’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on any of these impermissible bases, as well as any bases or grounds protected by applicable law in each jurisdiction. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. In accordance with applicable legal requirements such as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Newco will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.