Associate Medical Director Psychiatrist

Greenlife Healthcare Staffing•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Impact Recruiting Solutions is seeking an Associate Medical Director Psychiatrist for the Behavioral Health Department of a multi-specialty practice in the Bronx, NY. This hybrid role works closely with primary care providers, care management teams, and executive leadership to build and scale behavioral health services for homebound patients, assisted living residents, people with dementia or cognitive impairment, and patients with complex psychiatric and medical comorbidities. The position combines program development and clinical leadership with supervision, mentorship, and direct patient care. The Associate Medical Director will lead behavioral health services across home-based and facility-based programs; develop integrated, evidence-based care models, clinical protocols, and treatment pathways; and support quality, safety, and regulatory compliance. The role includes supervising behavioral health nurse practitioners and other providers, reviewing complex cases, leading case discussions, and developing scalable workflows and documentation processes with operations and technology teams. Direct clinical work includes psychiatric evaluations and treatment delivered through telehealth, in-home visits, and facility-based care, along with medication management and collaboration with primary care providers and facility staff. The role also supports care for depression and anxiety, dementia-related behavioral symptoms, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and caregiver behavioral health needs. The position is full-time and hybrid.

Requirements

MD or DO degree.
Board certification in Psychiatry.
Active medical license or ability to obtain licensure in relevant states.
Experience treating adults with complex psychiatric and medical conditions.
Experience supervising behavioral health clinicians, such as nurse practitioners or physician assistants.
Familiarity with behavioral health documentation and billing requirements, including psychiatric evaluation and management services, psychotherapy codes, and behavioral health integration models.
Understanding of regulatory and compliance considerations for behavioral health services in outpatient, home-based, and long-term care settings.
Strong interest in integrated care models combining behavioral health with primary care.
Strong clinical leadership, communication, interpersonal, and mentoring skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in geriatric psychiatry or long-term care psychiatry.
Experience with the Collaborative Care Model or Behavioral Health Integration.
Experience with home-based care or telehealth.
Leadership or program development experience.
Familiarity with value-based care models.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical leadership for behavioral health services across home-based and facility-based programs.
Develop and implement evidence-based behavioral health care models integrated with primary care and long-term care.
Establish clinical protocols and treatment pathways for psychiatric and behavioral conditions common in medically complex populations.
Collaborate with medical leadership and facility partners to improve behavioral health outcomes.
Ensure quality, safety, and regulatory compliance across behavioral health services.
Provide clinical supervision and mentorship for Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioners and other behavioral health providers.
Review complex cases and support treatment planning.
Lead regular case review meetings and interdisciplinary discussions.
Ensure providers practice according to evidence-based behavioral health standards.
Design and scale a comprehensive behavioral health program for home-based and facility-based patients.
Develop care models addressing depression and anxiety, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, and caregiver stress and behavioral health needs.
Support implementation of the Collaborative Care Model, behavioral health integration, and tele-behavioral health services.
Work with operations and technology teams to develop scalable workflows and documentation processes.
Provide psychiatric evaluation and treatment through telehealth, in-home visits, and facility-based care.
Manage complex psychiatric cases in collaboration with primary care providers and facility staff.
Prescribe and manage psychiatric medications as appropriate.
Collaborate with primary care providers, behavioral health clinicians, care management teams, social workers, and family caregivers.
Educate and guide interdisciplinary teams on behavioral health topics.