Transcend Functional Health - TMS Medical Director

MedCBO, Inc•Fort Collins, CO

19d•Remote

About The Position

Transcend Functional Health, P.C. seeks a Colorado-licensed, board-certified psychiatrist to serve as TMS Medical Director and psychiatric oversight physician for the Practice’s outpatient behavioral health and functional medicine operations. The contractor provides clinical oversight for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation services, including protocol approval, medical necessity review, case oversight, quality assurance participation, and payer-compliant psychiatric involvement where required. The role is consultative, independent, and limited to the scope defined by contract, licensure, payer requirements, and applicable law. The role does not create an employment relationship, ownership interest, or general supervisory authority over independently licensed physicians beyond what is expressly required.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Active, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Colorado
Current board certification in psychiatry
Active DEA registration if controlled-substance authority will be exercised
Good standing with the Colorado Medical Board
Demonstrated competency in outpatient psychiatric practice and TMS oversight
Ability to comply with HIPAA, HITECH, payer requirements, and applicable Colorado and federal laws governing medical practice, prescribing, supervision, and documentation

Nice To Haves

Prior experience serving as a medical director or psychiatric oversight physician
Prior TMS clinical leadership or protocol oversight experience
Experience with outpatient behavioral health quality assurance, chart review, and compliance remediation
Familiarity with commercial payer and CMS-related documentation and reimbursement integrity requirements for TMS services

Responsibilities

Establish, review, and approve TMS clinical protocols consistent with applicable standards of care, payer requirements, and Colorado and federal law.
Evaluate and confirm patient eligibility for TMS treatment, including treatment-resistant depression criteria where applicable.
Authorize initial TMS treatment plans and provide periodic review of active TMS cases in accordance with clinical standards and payer requirements.
Remain reasonably available during normal business hours for TMS-related consultation and psychiatric oversight questions.
Participate in TMS-specific quality assurance and improvement activities, including chart review, documentation review, risk-based case selection, and corrective action planning when indicated.
Exercise authority to suspend, modify, or discontinue TMS services when clinically or legally necessary to protect patient safety or maintain regulatory compliance.
Ensure TMS ordering and approval processes are consistent with payer credentialing, supervision, and rendering-provider rules, and that claims are not submitted in a manner that misrepresents specialty, supervision, or provider identity.
Review prescribing related to TMS protocols only to the extent required for clinical appropriateness, payer compliance, or regulatory requirements. This role does not assume general prescribing responsibility for other clinicians unless separately required by law or agreement.
Provide consultative input for emergency escalation questions when available, while recognizing that emergency activation and transfer to higher-acuity care must not be delayed pending physician contact.
Participate in periodic quality, compliance, and oversight meetings and maintain appropriate documentation of findings, reviewed cases, and recommended corrective actions.
Promptly notify the Practice of any licensure issue, investigation, discipline, restriction, DEA action, loss of board certification, exclusion, or other adverse event that could affect the ability to perform the role.