Direct Care Physician (1099 Contract) - Tennessee
Cerebral
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Remote (United States)Apply HereCerebral and Resilience Lab have joined forces to build a new standard in mental health care—one that emphasizes better outcomes through stronger clinical decision-making, rigorous training, and professional excellence. By combining Resilience Lab’s Methodology & clinically-led training Institute with Cerebral’s extensive reach, clinical network, and care capabilities, we are creating a national model for high-quality, integrated, and accessible behavioral health care.We believe quality mental health care starts with curiosity, professionalism, and mastery of clinical decision-making. Joining our team means committing to show up on your best foot every day where you’ll be equipped with structured training, supportive supervision, and a methodology designed to guide you in making sound clinical decisions.The Role:We are hiring a Direct Care Psychiatrist! Cerebral provides evidence-based treatment for adults seeking mental health care. Our telemedicine prescribers collaborate with Therapists and Psychiatrists to support clients during their mental health journey. This role provides direct patient care for a panel of clients and allows for flexibility when client sessions can be scheduled. You can see clients during traditional business hours, evenings, or on weekends.This position is a 1099 independent contract role.**Who you are:• Hold an active MD/DO license in good standing in Tennessee• National Board Certification in Psychiatry• DEA license• Comfortable assessing and formulating evidence-based treatment plans for clients with mental illness• Maintain a strong evidence-based clinical skill set while practicing & implementing outcome-focused care• Empathetic and intuitive listening• Strong verbal and written communication• Knowledgeable in crisis response• Comfortable working autonomously in a telemedicine environment• Tech-savvy with the ability to navigate various systems & tools with ease (this includes, but is not limited to Google Workspace, proprietary EMR, etc.)• Passionate about our mission of improving access to high-quality mental health care• An entrepreneurial spirit or previous experience within a startup or fast-paced environment is preferredHow your skills and passion will come to life at Cerebral:• Hold thoughtful and engaged sessions with clients; 40 minute initial sessions and 20 minute follow up sessions• Provide a minimum of 15 hours of weekly availability• Create your own flexible schedule based on your individual availability! Scheduled time must fall within the hours of 6:00am to 11:30pm per your specific timezone• Must be clinically strong, function autonomously and competently, and utilize critical thinking skills to provide appropriate care• You will work collaboratively with other mental health care partners at Cerebral to ensure the most beneficial level of treatment for our clients• Work alongside other like-minded clinicians that have a common goal to positively impact the lives of others, and create an environment that leads to favorable outcomes for clientsWhat we offer:• Mission-driven impact:• Shape the future of the #1 largest and fastest growing online mental health care company in the world• Build a platform that is improving the lives and well-being of hundreds of thousands of people• Join a community of high achievers who have a passion for promoting mental health• Path to develop & grow:• Readily available psychiatrists and clinician leadership for case consultations to ensure you always receive the support you need• Access to innovative technology to support you in delivering the highest quality of care to your clients• Access to UpToDate for continued education (free CEU offering)• Remote-first model:• Flexibility to choose the hours and schedule that work best for you• Work virtually from anywhere in the United States• Culture & connectivity:• Highly-responsive and supportive team of clinical and operational management• Decreased administrative time for clinicians through ongoing technology improvements and automations• Fully integrated, data-enabled EMR with embedded clinical decision support, monthly prescriber metric reports, and task management system• Opportunity to participate in strategic development initiatives to improve our clinical quality and safety and/or clinical processes across the organizationWho we are (our company values):• We Deliver Client Impact: Relentlessly focusing on advancing personalized, high-quality, evidence-based care that improves people's lives• We are One: Bringing our collective expertise together as a unified team, strengthened by collaboration, trust, diversity of thought and shared purpose• We Aim Higher: Continuously curious to drive our learning, our innovation and our personal growth to reach our full potential• We are Generous: Giving more than we take with compassion, empathy, support, openness and a willingness to help those in need• We are Accountable: Acting with courage, conviction and integrity to achieve our goals and ambitions to improve the lives of our clientsCerebral is committed to bringing together humans from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. 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Cerebral, Inc. does not provide healthcare services, employ any healthcare provider, own any medical practice (including CMG), or control or attempt to control any provider or the provision of any healthcare service. “Cerebral” is the brand name commonly used by Cerebral, Inc. and CMG.Create a Job AlertInterested in building your career at Cerebral? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.
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