vIOP Psychiatrist

The role

The vIOP Psychiatrist performs psychiatric admissions assessments and provides ongoing evaluation within the Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program. This role involves providing clinical guidance to the treatment team and managing patient discharges.

What you will do

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric admissions assessments.
• Evaluate psychiatric symptoms, diagnoses, risk factors, and functional needs.
• Determine psychiatric treatment needs and provide clinical recommendations.
• Identify patients requiring a different level of care and escalate concerns.
• Complete required psychiatric documentation.
• Participate in recurrent treatment team meetings.
• Provide psychiatric consultation and clinical guidance to the treatment team.
• Assess and respond to changes in patient presentation and safety concerns.
• Review and sign off on patient discharges.
• Provide psychiatric input into discharge planning and follow-up care.

Required qualifications

• Must hold an active, unrestricted medical license.
• Board certification or board eligibility in Psychiatry.
• Must be licensed in Florida.
• Must be licensed in Texas.
• Experience conducting psychiatric evaluations and assessments.
• Strong clinical knowledge of psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, risk assessment, level of care determination, and patient safety.
• Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary behavioral health treatment team.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and clinical decision-making skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, virtual clinical environment.

Nice to have

• Behavioral health and psychiatric clinical experience in IOP, PHP, inpatient, or other higher-acuity settings.
• Experience with group-based behavioral health programs.
• Experience with virtual/telehealth care delivery.

About the company

Talkspace is an online therapy company serving over 2 million users through tele-health. Their mission is to make quality mental healthcare accessible to everyone.