Remote Psychiatrist Collaborative Physician (MD)

About the role

At UpLift, we act as the bridge between patients, providers, and insurers, empowering patients to find the best care for their mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Conduct video consultations and communicate with patients via telemedicine.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat patients, including prescribing medication when clinically appropriate.
• Provide supervision and oversight to Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in states requiring collaborative agreements.
• Complete required chart reviews and provide timely consultation support to NPs.
• Maintain responsiveness for collaboration duties in accordance with state requirements and UpLift standards.
• Collaborate with UpLift’s network of therapists and other providers to ensure high-quality outcomes.
• Share product and workflow feedback with UpLift’s engineering and operations teams to help improve care delivery.

Requirements

• Board-certified Psychiatrist with active clinical experience.
• Active and unrestricted medical license in North Carolina.
• Multi-state licensure strongly preferred.
• Experience supervising or collaborating with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners (e.g. NPs).
• Comfortable prescribing medication when clinically appropriate and permitted by state law.
• Skilled at using online tools and technology to deliver virtual care.
• Strong communication skills and ability to provide timely consultation support.
• Previous telemedicine experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work independently and make clinical decisions according to state telehealth laws and professional standards.
• Must be able to coordinate care with UpLift’s network of therapists and other providers.
• Must be able to maintain responsiveness for collaboration duties in accordance with state requirements and UpLift standards.

Skills

• Effective communication skills.
• Ability to prescribe medication when clinically appropriate and permitted by state law.
• Proficiency in using online tools and technology for virtual care.
• Experience supervising or collaborating with Nurse Practitioners (NPs).

Benefits

• Flexible earnings model: Compensation includes both patient care and collaboration activities.
• Opportunity to earn $30 per completed chart review.
• Total monthly earnings may vary based on state coverage and activity.

Pay

• Compensation is paid on a per-activity basis and is not a guaranteed hourly wage or salary amount.
• Actual earnings vary based on state-requirements, completed activities, patient care activity, and other operational factors.

Schedule

• This role is 100% remote, with care delivered via UpLift’s purpose-built telemedicine platform.
• Part-time, 1099 contract position with autonomy over your clinical schedule.