Psychiatry Department Team Lead

The role

The Psychiatry Department Team Lead provides clinical leadership, team management, and operational oversight for a remote psychiatry department. This role combines 50% direct clinical care with 50% clinical leadership and administrative responsibilities.

What you will do

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and risk assessments.
• Develop and manage individualized treatment plans for pediatric and adult patients.
• Provide ongoing medication management for patients.
• Maintain a direct patient care caseload of up to 20 hours per week.
• Provide day-to-day clinical leadership, mentorship, and support to psychiatric clinicians.
• Conduct regular individual meetings for case consultation and professional development.
• Serve as the primary clinical escalation resource for complex cases and patient safety.
• Conduct routine chart audits and clinical practice reviews.
• Provide administrative and people leadership for a fully remote team.
• Monitor compliance with state-specific mental health regulations and prescribing requirements.

Required qualifications

• Master's or Doctoral degree in Nursing (MSN/DNP) with a psychiatric/mental health specialization.
• Active, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license with psychiatric/mental health specialization (PMHNP or equivalent).
• Multi-state licensure, or the ability and willingness to obtain additional state licenses.
• Minimum of 4–5 years of post-graduate clinical experience in outpatient psychiatric care.
• Previous experience leading or managing a clinical team, including administrative and performance management responsibilities.
• Strong working knowledge of DEA requirements, controlled-substance prescribing, PDMP monitoring, and e-prescribing practices.
• Familiarity with state-specific scope-of-practice requirements and telehealth prescribing regulations.
• Experience with EHR systems, telehealth platforms, and clinical reporting tools.
• Strong organizational, documentation, communication, leadership, and time-management skills.
• Ability to independently manage competing priorities and clinical responsibilities in a fully remote environment.
• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical mentorship, manage escalations, and support clinician performance.

Nice to have

• Previous experience leading psychiatry teams within a telehealth or virtual behavioral health organization.
• Experience with reporting and analytics platforms such as Tableau.
• Familiarity with Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) structures.
• Experience supporting multi-state psychiatric operations.
• Familiarity with accreditation, regulatory readiness, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Clinical experience serving both pediatric and adult populations.

About the company

Backpack Healthcare is a clinician-led, Medicaid-first behavioral health organization dedicated to making high-quality mental health services accessible to children, adolescents, young adults, and families through innovative telehealth services.