Psychiatric Consultant - Per Diem

Carbon Health

5d•$150 - $170•Remote

About The Position

Carbon Health is seeking a Per Diem Psychiatric Consultant to join their Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) team. This fully remote role involves partnering with Primary Care Providers (PCPs) and Behavioral Health Care Managers (BHCMs) to offer psychiatric consultation and evidence-based treatment recommendations. The role focuses on systematic, population-based weekly caseload reviews to identify patients needing adjustments to their treatment plans, rather than traditional one-on-one psychiatric care. This position allows the use of psychiatric expertise to support high-quality behavioral healthcare across a broad patient population in collaboration with an interdisciplinary clinical team.

Requirements

Board-certified or board-eligible in General Psychiatry.
Active and unrestricted medical licenses in Massachusetts and New Jersey.
Valid and unrestricted DEA registration.
Strong clinical knowledge of psychiatric diagnosis and evidence-based treatment.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with Primary Care Providers, Behavioral Health Care Managers, and other healthcare professionals.
Strong clinical judgment and ability to provide concise, actionable recommendations based on available patient information.
Comfort working with Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and patient registries.
Ability to work efficiently within structured weekly consultation time blocks.
Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited institution.

Nice To Haves

Experience practicing within the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM), including the AIMS Center model, or another integrated behavioral health setting.
Experience providing psychiatric consultation to primary care clinicians.
Experience with population-based behavioral health care and registry-based patient tracking.
Familiarity with measurement-based treatment using tools such as PHQ-9 and GAD-7.
Experience supporting medication management within a primary care or integrated care environment.
Experience identifying patients who may require specialty psychiatric services or a higher level of care.

Responsibilities

Participate in regular weekly caseload consultation sessions with Behavioral Health Care Managers.
Review patients who are new to the Collaborative Care program or who are not improving as expected.
Provide diagnostic clarification and evidence-based psychiatric recommendations based on information available in the patient registry and Electronic Health Record (EHR).
Provide concise, actionable recommendations to Primary Care Providers regarding psychiatric treatment.
Recommend appropriate medication selection, dosing, titration, monitoring, and management of potential side effects.
Provide guidance on brief, evidence-based behavioral strategies that can be incorporated into primary care.
Support the care team in identifying and addressing clinically complex behavioral health presentations.
Conduct systematic, population-based reviews of a designated patient registry.
Use registry data and validated clinical measures, including PHQ-9 and GAD-7, to monitor patient progress and treatment outcomes.
Prioritize patients who are not improving as expected, present diagnostic or treatment challenges, or require additional clinical guidance.
Identify opportunities for treatment adjustments based on measurement-based care principles.
Collaborate with the Behavioral Health Care Manager to establish priorities and follow-up actions for patients reviewed during weekly caseload consultations.
Document recommendations and communicate relevant treatment guidance to the care team.
Identify patients whose clinical complexity, risk, or treatment needs exceed the scope of primary care-based behavioral health treatment.
Provide guidance regarding appropriate specialty psychiatric referrals and community-based mental health resources.
Support the care team in determining when a patient may benefit from a higher level or more specialized level of psychiatric care.
Collaborate with PCPs and BHCMs to promote continuity of care and appropriate transitions to specialty behavioral health services.
Partner effectively with PCPs and BHCMs as part of an interdisciplinary Collaborative Care team.
Serve as a clinical resource for non-psychiatric providers managing behavioral health conditions in the primary care setting.
Provide education and clinical guidance related to psychiatric diagnoses, medications, differential diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment approaches.
Communicate recommendations clearly, efficiently, and respectfully to support collaborative decision-making.
Participate in process improvement initiatives related to the Collaborative Care program as needed.