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Pennsylvania Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Remote (Contractor)

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Welcome to Little Otter!

Little Otter is a childhood mental health company that focuses on the mental health of young children and their parents. Little Otter’s mission is to bring expert care for children’s mental health to every home. With both everyday wellness tools and our award-winning online child therapy app, we’ve empowered more than ten thousand therapists and hundreds of thousands of clients across the country in the healthcare and insurance landscape.

The Role

We are looking for a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist (contractor) to provide excellent psychiatric care to children 0-14 and their caregivers, conduct psychiatric evaluations and provide medication management as needed, has the ability to collaborate with other providers as needed, and consistently ensures an excellent family experience. This role reports to our Clinical Director.
 
Location: Anywhere in the US, must have PA license in good standing
Schedule: Approximately 5 hours a week
 
Base pay:  $200-$250/hour
 

Responsibilities 

  • Provide psychiatric excellent care to children 0-14 and their adult caregivers as needed
  • Conduct psychiatric evaluations and provide medication management to children and families
  • Engage with collateral informants/providers including educators, other professionals including physical, occupational, and speech therapists, and other family members
  • Communicate with families using the messaging feature of the Little Otter platform 
  • Work as a member of a Little Otter collaborative care team including our clinical care lead who coordinates care and, if indicated, Parenting Specialists and Psychiatrists to conduct assessments, develop care plans, and provide personalized care to patients
  • Complete clinical documentation using the Little Otter platform for each patient including intake notes, progress notes, treatment plans
  • Participate in regular Little Otter collaborative care meetings, give feedback, and contribute to the development of Little Otter
  • Participate in continuing education, case conferences, peer supervision, and training in evidence-based practices, diversity, and inclusion, clinical skills, etc. 
  • Participate in clinician interviews as needed
  • Serve as an integral part of the development of strategies to transform the delivery of mental healthcare to children and families
  • Contribute to family-facing content (video, written, webinars) on child mental health, child development, family stress, parent mental health, specific challenges, and disorders

About You 

  • 3+ years of experience providing psychiatric services to children, including diagnosis, treatment plan development, and medication management
  • Licensed to practice in PA
  • Board Certification in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Active DEA license
  • Willingness to obtain licenses in additional states as needed
  • Expertise in managing clinical crises, navigating ethical issues, and providing a great patient experience
  • Experience and belief in providing measurement-based care
  • Knowledge of techniques such as motivational interviewing, SMART goal setting, assessing client readiness to change
  • Experience providing interdisciplinary collaborative care and working with children, parents, and other providers and educators
  • Excellent presentation and communication (verbal and written) skills
  • Comfortable with technology and interested in incorporating technology solutions into clinical care
  • Experience with electronic medical records
  • Excited to collaborate with top childhood mental health experts, software engineers, and designers to implement outstanding care models
  • Loves working with children and families and is passionate about mental health
 

Research suggests that women and people of color often believe that they need to meet 100% of job qualifications in order to apply. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t! Little Otter is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. 

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