Psychiatrist - Adult Intensive Services at Aurora Mental Health & Recovery

Description

Aurora Mental Health & Recovery (AMHR) is seeking a skilled, full-time Psychiatrist to join our collaborative Adult Intensive Services team. This dynamic group of clinicians and psychiatrists provides compassionate, comprehensive care to a diverse adult population, primarily individuals with significant and persistent mental illness. In this role, you will conduct medication evaluations, follow-up appointments, and provide mentorship to psychiatric fellows, residents, nurse practitioner students, medical students and nurses. We are looking for a self-starter who values integrity, humility and teamwork, prioritizes in-person visits, and is passionate about serving underserved populations while thriving in a supportive, team-focused environment.

Schedule. We offer flexible work arrangements, either a 5 x 8-hour workweek (Monday–Friday, 8am –5pm) or a 4 x 10-hour workweek. Our hybrid model allows for a mix of remote and in-office work, with an expectation of being in the office 3 days per week and working from home 1-2 days. This schedule may be adjusted based on client, training, and community needs. 

Salary for this role. 

Salary is based on 1.0 FTE (full-time equivalent) or 40 hours per week. Fewer than 40 hours/week will be prorated and adjusted to the appropriate FTE. Salary is also based on years of experience, licensure, and company equity. Paid bi-weekly. 

• $244,232.66 - $366,348.97

Bilingual Language Differential Pay. The rate depends on language requirements for the position and the candidate's fluency. 

• Employees who successfully pass a language assessment are eligible to receive bilingual differential pay. This differential is paid on a bi-weekly basis and is equivalent to 5% of the employee’s regular base rate (hourly or salaried), with a maximum of $3,000.00 per calendar year. The annual maximum amount will be prorated based on full-time equivalency (FTE). 

Essential Functions:

• Provide direct medical and psychiatric services through the comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment of patients assigned, on a regular basis as within the scope of State care.
• Assure clinicians in assigned services receive appropriate clinical supervision, as necessary.
• Work with multidisciplinary staff to evaluate and triage according to level of acuity, as needed.
• Share 24-hour on-call responsibilities with other psychiatrists for residential, outpatient and emergency care, as assigned.
• Maintain availability by telephone for face-to-face evaluation of emergency patients, as appropriate.
• Provide utilization review of all patients in continuing care to ensure appropriate medical/psychiatric services are received, as needed.
• Attend team and other meetings, as necessary.
• Provide consultation with other physicians and staff on patient care and difficult cases, as needed.
• Attend continuing medical education conferences to maintain excellent standards of care, on a regular basis.
• Understand and comply with organizational goals around quality, compliance, standards, and policies.
• Complete required education and training in a timely manner.
• Provide information to credentialing, payroll, etc. in a timely manner.
• Complete required education and training in a timely manner.
• Accurately and completely document patient care.
• Monitor and coordinate care for assigned clients in partnership with the other members of the client's care team.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Doctor of Medicine / Osteopathy.
• Successful completion of an accredited Residency training program in Psychiatry (DO/MDs only).
• Preferred: three years of relevant clinical work experience.
• Colorado Medical License with Valid Prescriptive Authority and in good standing
• Valid and Current DEA

Required Vaccination and TB Test. 

At AMHR the health and safety of our clients and staff are our top priorities. As part of this commitment, all employees are required to receive an annual influenza (flu) shot and present a negative TB test result before their first day of work. Proof of both the flu shot and negative TB test must be provided on your first day of employment. Medical and religious exemptions can be requested if necessary. 

Benefits:

• Health insurance: Kaiser
• Dental, vision, and flexible spending accounts (dependent care & health care)
• Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance
• Long-term disability coverage*
• 403(b) retirement plan, which provides 100% vesting immediately, and matching contributions up to 4% after one year of employment
• Accrued Vacation pay up to 20 days and accrued Sick Pay up to 12 days per year, plus 11 Paid Company Holidays, and 2 floating holidays (hours calculated pro-rata basis based on full-time equivalency)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary term life insurance
• Short-term disability*

*Eligible for benefit if working 30 hours per week or more

Our Mission, Vision and Core Values.

Mission: Deeply rooted in our diverse community, we deliver state-of-the-art care and meaningful outcomes that impact emotional well-being and addiction recovery.

Vision: To foster hope and healing through compassionate, quality care.

Core Values: Passionate caring; Rising to the challenge; Honoring and respecting all persons; Believing in resilience; Putting clients and community first; Commitment to collaboration and teamwork

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Aurora Mental Health & Recovery and its subsidiaries (AMHR) are dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees based on age 40 and over, race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and length, protective hairstyles), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, color, religion, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. We do not tolerate discrimination in any form or context, including harassment or exclusion.

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