Staff Psychiatrist / Collaborating Physician
About The Position
We are seeking a Staff Psychiatrist to join our outpatient behavioral health clinic in Tupelo, Mississippi. This position will provide psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, medication management, and clinical leadership for patients receiving outpatient behavioral health services. The psychiatrist will also serve as the collaborating physician for our psychiatric nurse practitioners and other advanced practice providers. The ideal candidate is clinically confident, collaborative, practical, and comfortable treating a broad range of behavioral health needs in an outpatient setting. We are looking for a psychiatrist who takes an individualized, patient-centered approach to prescribing and is comfortable using the full range of appropriate psychiatric treatment options when clinically indicated. This includes thoughtful medication management, treatment of complex psychiatric presentations, and support for interventional services such as TMS and Spravato.
Requirements
- M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical school
- Active and unrestricted medical license in Mississippi, or ability to obtain Mississippi licensure
- Ability and willingness to serve as collaborating physician for nurse practitioners
- DEA registration, or eligibility to obtain
- Board certification or board eligibility in Psychiatry preferred, but not required
- Strong clinical judgment, professionalism, and commitment to ethical psychiatric care
Nice To Haves
- Experience in outpatient psychiatry
- Experience treating substance use disorders or co-occurring mental health and addiction concerns
- Addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, or addictionology experience or certification preferred but not required
- Experience with or willingness to support TMS and Spravato treatment
- Experience collaborating with or supervising nurse practitioners
- Comfort working with complex patients and real-world outpatient clinical needs
- Practical, responsive, and patient-centered prescribing style
Responsibilities
- Provide psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and ongoing medication management for outpatient behavioral health patients
- Treat a broad range of psychiatric conditions, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma-related conditions, ADHD, severe and persistent mental illness, and co-occurring substance use disorders
- Prescribe psychiatric medications when clinically appropriate, using sound clinical judgment and evidence-informed practice
- Support and prescribe for TMS and Spravato treatment as clinically indicated
- Serve as collaborating physician for nurse practitioners in accordance with Mississippi requirements and clinic policy
- Provide clinical consultation, chart review, and case collaboration with nurse practitioners and clinical team members
- Participate in treatment planning and interdisciplinary coordination of care
- Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant documentation
- Support safe, ethical, and effective prescribing practices, including appropriate monitoring for controlled substances when applicable
- Contribute to a collaborative, responsive, and patient-focused clinical culture
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
