Collaborating Psychiatrist / Supervising Physician (MD or DO) — Remote | Telehealth | Part-Time | Arkansas

About Legion Health

Legion Health is a technology-forward psychiatry company delivering world-class outpatient mental health care while expanding access for patients through insurance. We combine the stability of a traditional hospital position with the flexibility of a private practice, prioritizing clinicians' well-being and professional growth. Our model emphasizes quality, patient experience, evidence-based protocols, and compassion in every interaction. We offer clinical autonomy supported by experienced peers and aim to pioneer a new era of medicine where everyone can access high-quality psychiatric care.

About the Role

Legion Health is seeking clinically excellent, patient-centered psychiatrists to collaborate with and supervise Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) through secure telehealth workflows. This nationwide, remote, part-time contractor opportunity provides predictable flexibility, meaningful clinical responsibility, and the support of a modern clinical organization. Legion recruits and vets PMHNPs, manages operational infrastructure, and handles administrative tasks, while you provide clinical guidance, chart review, mentorship, and independent prescribing decisions when legally permitted.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with experienced PMHNPs treating low- and medium-acuity psychiatry patients using evidence-based approaches.
• Conduct chart reviews and provide timely guidance on diagnoses, treatment plans, medication management, and clinical escalations.
• Review and authorize prescriptions, including controlled substances when legally permitted and clinically appropriate.
• Be available during agreed working hours and at the end of PMHNP shifts when required by applicable state rules.
• Mentor clinicians and reinforce Legion's clinical standards, documentation expectations, and responsible-prescribing protocols.
• Help expand access to high-quality psychiatric care across the United States.

Qualifications

• An active, unrestricted license to practice medicine in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and medication-management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Comfort providing care remotely and using electronic health record systems.
• Commitment to patient-centered, compassionate, evidence-based care.

Benefits

• Flexibility: Set your own schedule for optimal work-life balance.
• Work from Home: Collaborate with PMHNPs through secure telehealth and clinical systems.
• Administrative Support: Focus on patient care while Legion handles scheduling, insurance verification, billing, prior authorizations, and pharmacy coordination.
• Responsible Prescribing: Rigorous, evidence-based protocols and objective diagnostic tools to ensure ethical prescriptions of controlled substances.
• Legal Protection: Full malpractice insurance coverage.
• PMHNP Acquisition: Legion recruits and vets the PMHNPs you support.
• Clinical Autonomy: Exercise independent medical judgment within clear, evidence-based protocols.
• Licensure and DEA Coverage: Reimbursement for fees associated with obtaining licenses in other states as required.
• Credentialing Support: Legion handles all aspects and costs of credentialing with commercial, ACA, and government insurance plans.
• Community of Clinical Excellence: Work alongside top-tier psychiatrists and PMHNPs, many of whom trained at prestigious institutions.
• Monthly Pay: Providers are paid monthly for immediate financial benefit and planning ease.
• Resources: Premium subscriptions to tools like UpToDate and Carlat.
• Exclusive Events: Engage with colleagues through in-person and virtual events.

Pay

$50,000 - $150,000 per year, depending on the number and workload of PMHNPs supervised.

Schedule

Part-time, fully remote within the United States.

Clinical Advisory Board

Legion’s Clinical Advisory Board includes nationally recognized psychiatrists, physician executives, and telepsychiatry pioneers who shape clinical quality standards, evidence-based care protocols, and risk-management practices. Members include:

• Madhukar Trivedi, M.D. — Psychiatrist; Professor of Psychiatry and Distinguished Chair in Mental Health at UT Southwestern
• Alexander Ruvalcaba, M.D. — Psychiatrist; Physician Executive at MultiCare Behavioral Health Network
• Jon Kole, M.D. — Psychiatrist; Senior Medical Director at Headspace
• Liberty Eberly, D.O. — Psychiatrist; Co-Founder and Former Chief Medical Officer at innovaTel Telepsychiatry
• John Lusins, M.D. — Psychiatrist; Founder and President at South Texas Mental Health Associates
• Jacqueline Champlain, M.D. — Family Medicine Physician; Lead Physician at WellMed and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians