Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist (1099 Consultant) at Fort Health

This is a fully remote opportunity within the US requiring appropriate NY state licensing

About Fort Health:

Fort Health is a child and adolescent mental health company that is on a mission to “Opening more paths to better care for more families”. Today 50% of children in the US with a mental health issue do not receive care and 60% of US counties do not have even a single practicing psychiatrist. This is a massive area of need impacting 17M children in the United Sates with a market size greater than $50B.

Our vision is to create an integrated set of support resources to understand assess diagnose and treat mental health challenges through digital tools and access to virtual clinicians. We are partnered with the industry leading child psychotherapy non-profit institution in the US the Child Mind Institute which is helping us build clinical protocols train our providers and create proprietary content. Our motto is: ‘We Are Stronger Together’ and our model is to partner with pediatricians insurance plans and parents/caregivers to open more paths to better mental health care for more children and adolescents.

Come work for a company with an inspiring mission and a hard-working supportive team making a difference!

POSITION OVERVIEW

As one of Fort’s consulting Psychiatrists you will have the opportunity to help deliver patient care and/or to work with our care team and pediatric partners to deliver psychiatrist consultations. You will also work with members from other parts of the org to enhance our product/services with the ultimate goal of improving outcomes for children and adolescents ages 4-19 with mild to moderate mental health issues.

The psychiatric consultant supports the collaborative care team—primary care provider patient and behavioral health care manager through regular consultation on an assigned caseload of patients. The psychiatric consultant advises the primary care provider on appropriate medications and other treatment strategies also providing the care team with educational support on diagnosing and managing behavioral health conditions.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Work with a team of MDs NPs and clinicians to provide effective and evidence based treatment to our patients

• Traditional psychiatric services - diagnostic evaluation medication management and on-going monitoring

• Collaborative care model - work with a team of clinicians and care coordinators to consult and advise pediatricians on behavioral health

• issues in their patient population

• Able to work a limited part-time schedule with possibility to ramp up as we grow

The established flat session rates are shown below:

• 90792: $150

• 99215: $130

• 99214: $90

• 99213: $65

• 90833 (add-on): $40

• Training and Onboarding Pay: Total of 6 hours paid at a rate of $50/hour.

• Cancellations or No-Shows: Paid 50% of the CPT code fee for appointments marked as no-shows or late cancellations. [Late cancellation is defined as an appointment canceled within 48 hours of the scheduled time].

• Ongoing supervision or training: $50/hour

• Malpractice Coverage: Provided by and paid for by Fort Health covering the clients you help at Fort Health.

Working Hours/Days: Working hours will generally be between the hours of 3:30-8:30 PM EST Monday-Friday and between 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST on Saturdays [optional]. Note: Hours are not guaranteed however we will do our best to utilize the times you are available.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• Board certified child psychiatrist with an active license in New York

• A minimum of 2 years of clinically relevant experience treating children and adolescents in a variety of settings

• A minimum of 1 year providing medication management service to child and adolescent patients with substantial competence in

• psychopharmacology

• Understanding of Collaborative Care a bonus

• Must have reliable high-speed internet access with minimum speeds of 50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload

REPORTING: The incumbent reports directly to the Chief Medical Officer who will also assign projects provide general direction and guidance. Incumbent is expected to perform duties and responsibilities with minimal supervision.

DIRECT REPORTS: No direct reports

Benefits and Perks

• Malpractice insurance provided by Fort Health.

• Supportive clinical and administrative support team collegial team-based environment and being part of a quickly growing innovative start up company.

Fort Health is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer – we recruit train compensate and promote our team members based on qualifications. We know how important it is not only to include but to actively seek out a diversity of opinions and voices. We want to hear from you regardless of your race religion national origin sex gender identity sexual orientation disability age veteran status or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.