Description
The Psychiatric Collaborating Physician, Long Term Care 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.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Employment Type: PRN
Work Location: Remote
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- 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
Skills Required
- MD or DO degree with board certification in Psychiatry
- Active, unrestricted physician license in Arkansas or willingness to obtain additional licensure
- Current DEA registration and controlled-substance authority, as applicable
- Ability to meet collaborative or supervisory requirements and sound clinical judgment in psychiatric medication management and escalation of care
- 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
What We Do
Access Medical Clinic is a rapidly growing healthcare provider dedicated to delivering compassionate, convenient, and high-quality medical care to patients and communities across multiple states. They specialize in serving rural and underserved populations, offering primary care, walk-in clinic services, and comprehensive support for long-term care and skilled nursing facilities. Their mission is to transform rural healthcare by ensuring patients and care teams thrive through an integrated, patient-centered care model.
