Psychiatric Collaborating Physician LTC

About the Role

The Psychiatric Collaborating Physician provides clinical collaboration and oversight for psychiatric advanced practice providers delivering telemedicine services to residents of skilled nursing and long-term care facilities. This is primarily a consultative role focused on clinical support, regulatory compliance, and high-quality geriatric psychiatric care.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the collaborating or supervising physician for assigned psychiatric advanced practice providers in accordance with applicable state requirements, written agreements, and organizational policies.
• Remain available for scheduled consultation regarding complex psychiatric conditions, medication management, resident safety concerns, goals of care, and appropriate escalation or transfer decisions.
• Complete periodic case or chart review and provide clinical feedback as required by law, payer standards, collaborative agreements, or organizational policy.
• Support safe psychotropic medication use, appropriate monitoring, gradual dose reduction when clinically indicated, and efforts to reduce avoidable psychiatric transfers and hospitalizations.
• Collaborate with psychiatric providers and clinical leadership, maintain required collaborative practice documentation, and participate in limited quality-review meetings as needed.
• Other duties as assigned. Routine direct patient care is not expected unless separately requested and mutually agreed upon.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree with current board certification in Psychiatry.
• Active, unrestricted physician license in Arkansas, or willingness to obtain additional licensure as program needs expand.
• Current DEA registration and controlled-substance authority, as applicable.
• Ability to meet applicable collaborative or supervisory requirements, along with sound clinical judgment in psychiatric medication management and escalation of care.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting nurse practitioners or other advanced practice providers.
• Long-term care, skilled nursing facility, geriatric, dementia care, or medically complex patient experience.
• Previous telemedicine experience.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work and complete training remotely.
• Ability to remain in a seated position for extended periods.
• Ability to perform repetitive keyboard and computer tasks.

FLSA Status: Exempt | Employment Type: PRN | Work Location: Remote