PRN & On-Call Physician – Psychiatry

About the role

The Centers is seeking a compassionate, collaborative PRN & On-Call Psychiatric Physician to expand access to high-quality behavioral health care through two flexible types of coverage. The physician may provide scheduled PRN evaluations and medication management and/or remote, home-based on-call consultation and physician-level oversight during evening, overnight, and weekend hours. This combined opportunity is ideal for a physician who values flexibility, team-based care, and meaningful community impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide scheduled PRN psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments, medication management, and treatment planning in person and/or through secure telehealth.
• Maintain uninterrupted phone, secure messaging, and remote EHR availability throughout each assigned on-call shift and respond within the organization’s required response window.
• Provide real-time physician consultation and oversight to psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other clinical staff on diagnosis, treatment planning, medication management, and scope-of-practice needs.
• Assess reported clinical deterioration, safety concerns, and psychiatric emergencies; authorize appropriate orders or level-of-care decisions and direct emergency intervention, hospital transfer, or leadership escalation when indicated.
• Review and co-sign orders, assessments, or treatment decisions when required by regulation, protocol, or collaborative practice agreement.
• Complete timely, accurate documentation in the electronic health record.
• Coordinate with the Medical Director, Chief Medical Officer, program leadership, and the broader care team to support continuity, quality improvement, and risk management.
• Provide timely documentation and a warm handoff of significant PRN or on-call activity to the daytime medical team.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).