Psychiatrist (1099/Contractor)

SERO MENTAL HEALTH•La Mesa, CA

3d•$295 - $300•Onsite

About The Position

BrightQuest Treatment Centers in La Mesa, California, is seeking a Licensed Psychiatrist to provide psychiatric care to clients with complex mental illness and co-occurring disorders. BrightQuest uses a therapeutic community model intended to support social-skills development and reparative attachment experiences, with a mission to help individuals and families heal and pursue recovery. The psychiatrist will assess and treat a caseload determined by the Medical Director in consultation with program leadership. Duties include diagnostic assessments, treatment formulation, risk assessment and safety planning, prescribing and monitoring medications, ordering and interpreting laboratory studies when clinically indicated, and documenting care within required timeframes. The role also involves completing regulatory and administrative documentation, supporting insurance medical-necessity and peer-review processes when available, meeting clients and families during new-patient assessments, and providing daytime and after-hours crisis support for clients in the caseload. The psychiatrist will coordinate care with outside facilities and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, including primary therapists, to incorporate the therapeutic milieu into psychiatric care. The role includes quarterly peer review of other psychiatrist records as directed by the Program Director and required by The Joint Commission, and practice in accordance with policies, protocols, and order sets established or approved by the Medical Director. The contractor bills monthly, documenting services and hours. Compensation is $300 per hour for psychiatric services.

Requirements

Experience working with a multidisciplinary team.
Active California medical license.
ABPN Board Certification.
Maintain personal malpractice insurance.
Familiarity with the KIPU EMR.
Must be at least 18 years of age.

Responsibilities

Conduct psychiatric diagnostic assessments and develop treatment formulations.
Provide psychiatric treatment to an assigned caseload of clients.
Document encounters within required timeframes, including clinical rationale for diagnoses, medication changes, and risk determinations.
Complete required regulatory, licensing, and administrative forms and other client-related administrative tasks.
Assess suicidality, homicidality, self-harm risk, and aggression; support safety planning and risk mitigation.
Order, review, and interpret laboratory studies when clinically indicated.
Prescribe and monitor pharmacologic treatment, including documenting and monitoring side effects.
Support medical-necessity and insurance peer-review processes when available.
Meet with clients and/or families during the assessment process for new-patient exams.
Provide daytime and after-hours crisis-management support to clinical and operations staff regarding clients in the caseload.
Coordinate psychiatric care with outside facilities for clients in the caseload.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, including primary therapists, to review clients and integrate the therapeutic milieu into psychiatric care conceptualization.
Perform quarterly peer review of other psychiatrist records as directed by the Program Director and required by The Joint Commission.
Practice in accordance with clinical policies, protocols, and order sets established or approved by the Medical Director.
Bill the Company monthly with a description of services provided, hours, and services rendered.