Psychiatrist (part-time) - Crisis Stabilization Unit/CSU (63039)

Aurora Mental Health & Recovery (AMHR) is seeking a compassionate, collaborative, and highly skilled Part-Time Psychiatrist to join our innovative Crisis Services team. In this in-person daytime role, you will provide comprehensive psychiatric care to adults in our Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU), conducting psychiatric assessments, medication evaluations, medication management, and substance use treatment while partnering with a multidisciplinary team of nurses, prescribers, clinicians, and case managers dedicated to delivering exceptional crisis care.

About the role

Supported by fellow prescribers who provide coverage during off-hours, you will play a vital role in helping individuals navigate acute mental health and substance use challenges in a state-of-the-art, five-day overnight stabilization program. When CSU census allows, you will also support the Psychiatric Access Clinic, providing timely evaluations and treatment for individuals needing rapid access to care.

The ideal candidate is an empathetic clinician, lifelong learner, and experienced medical leader who is passionate about serving individuals in crisis, values teamwork, enjoys solving complex clinical and systems-level challenges, and is committed to advancing recovery-oriented, person-centered behavioral health care.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct medical and psychiatric services through the comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment of patients assigned, on a regular basis as within the scope of State care.
• Assure clinicians in assigned services receive appropriate clinical supervision, as necessary.
• Work with multidisciplinary staff to evaluate and triage according to level of acuity, as needed.
• Share 24-hour on-call responsibilities with other psychiatrists for residential, outpatient, and emergency care, as assigned.
• Maintain availability by telephone for face-to-face evaluation of emergency patients, as appropriate.
• Provide utilization review of all patients in continuing care to ensure appropriate medical/psychiatric services are received, as needed.
• Attend team and other meetings, as necessary.
• Provide consultation with other physicians and staff on patient care and difficult cases, as needed.
• Attend continuing medical education conferences to maintain excellent standards of care, on a regular basis.
• Understand and comply with organizational goals around quality, compliance, standards, and policies.
• Complete required education and training in a timely manner.
• Provide information to credentialing, payroll, etc. in a timely manner.
• Accurately and completely document patient care.
• Monitor and coordinate care for assigned clients in partnership with the other members of the client's care team.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine / Osteopathy.
• Successful completion of an accredited residency training program in psychiatry (DO/MDs only).
• Residency in psychiatry (DO/MDs only).
• Colorado Medical License or Valid Prescriptive Authority in good standing: Per Colorado BHA regulations, you must hold an active Colorado MD or DO license before providing any client services. Out-of-state multi-state or compact licenses are not sufficient.
• Valid and Current DEA.

Qualifications

• Preferred: three years of relevant clinical work experience.
• Preferred: DEA-X.

Schedule

This position is fully onsite/in-person. The schedule is 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, 2 days/week; specific days are negotiable.

Pay

Salary is based on 0.5 FTE (full-time equivalent) or 20 hours per week. Fewer than 20 hours/week will be prorated and adjusted to the appropriate FTE. Salary is also based on years of licensure and company equity.

$122,116.33 - $183,174.485 per annum.

Benefits

• Health insurance: Kaiser
• Dental, vision, and flexible spending accounts (dependent care & health care)
• Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance
• Long-term disability coverage*
• 403(b) retirement plan which provides 100% vesting immediately, and matching contributions up to 4% after one year of employment
• Accrued Vacation pay up to 20 days and accrued Sick Pay up to 12 days per year, plus 10 Paid Company Holidays, and 1 floating holiday (hours calculated pro-rata basis based on full-time equivalency)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary term life insurance
• Short term disability*

*Eligible for benefit if working 30 hours per week or more.

Required Vaccination and TB Test

At AMHR the health and safety of our clients and staff are our top priorities. As part of this commitment, all employees are required to receive an annual influenza (flu) shot and present a negative TB test result before their first day of work. Proof of both the flu shot and negative TB test must be provided on your first day of employment. Medical and religious exemptions can be requested if necessary.