Concert Health - CA Licensed Psychiatric Consultant | CoCM
Requirements
• MD or DO degree with active, unrestricted medical license in patient supporting state(s): CA & WA. • Additional state licenses and/or willingness to acquire additional licenses. • Board certification in Psychiatry required; subspecialty certification (e.g., Child & Adolescent, Addiction, Geriatric) or demonstrated subspecialty experience (e.g., Women’s Health) highly desired. • Minimum 3 years of post-residency clinical experience. • Come As You Are - You Are Welcome Here
Responsibilities
• Provide Structured Care Review (SCR) to primary care providers through systematic case review with a panel of Behavioral Health Care Manager (average of 32 PC review hours per week and 6 to 10 patient reviews per hour). Focus primarily on high-risk patients, patients new to treatment, or those not improving • Work with Behavioral Health Care Manager to oversee the status and population health of their assigned patient caseload. The Psychiatric Consultant uses Concert’s purpose built registry to track all assigned patients and prioritize patients for case review and treatment adjustments • Recommend any treatment adjustments, including specific medication and lab/imaging/study order recommendations, directly in the primary care provider’s EHR • Educate primary care providers and Behavioral Health Care Manager about treatment options, supporting both of their professional development and improving patient care at scale • Advise on treatment for patients who may need more intensive or more specialized mental health care, supporting treatment in the medical setting until patients can be engaged in specialized care as appropriate (treat to transition) • Be available to provide occasional ad hoc telephone consultation to primary care providers for very complex patients or challenging patient situations. Respond to telephone calls from primary care providers and Behavioral Health Care Manager within one business day. Aim to respond to urgent telephone calls within one hour • Enjoy and thrive in supporting busy primary care providers to better identify and treat common mental health disorders through systemic, measurement-based care • Can quickly synthesize psychiatric and general medical history, presentation, and patient data; then formulate effective and evidence-based clinical recommendations • Proficiency in evidence-based pharmacological treatment approaches to common psychiatric disorders, with demonstrated experience in navigating complex comorbid general medical conditions when choosing an appropriate medication regimen • Current with evidence based suicide care and related tools and treatments with general safety assessment and planning approaches using standardized assessment tools and interventions (e.g. C-SSRS and Stanley Brown) • Comfort incorporating evidence-based treatment frameworks and approaches (e.g., Problem-Solving Treatment, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy Skills, Behavioral Activation) into treatment planning • Experience using Measurement Based Care tools (e.g. PHQ-9, GAD-7) to track populations and guide care decisions • Enjoy providing coaching on, and learning about, evidence-based interventions to support the professional development of primary care providers and Behavioral Health Care Manager • Experience practicing/collaborating in primary care or integrated care settings • Experience in “treat to target” models and Collaborative Care model • Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, detail management, and communication skills • Excellent decision-making, problem-solving, analytical, and interpretive thinking skills • Ability to establish and preserve effective working relationships with patients/Behavioral Health Care Manager, and primary providers • Ability to manage conflict and high-pressure situations in a professional manner • Ability to adapt to changing patient or organizational priorities • Ability to make independent decisions in accordance with established policies/procedures • Technical proficiency in EHRs (e.g., Epic, Cerner), Salesforce, Google Suite, and Zoom
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