Medical Director of Integrated Psychiatry

• Board-certified Psychiatrist, with dual certification in Medicine/Psychiatry preferred
• $300k-350K+ earning potential, base + bonus
• Flex/unlimited PTO
• + Sign-on Bonus

Job Summary

The Medical Director of Integrated Psychiatry is a senior clinical leader within AbsoluteCare’s shared services model and a key partner to the Chief Clinical Officer and Vice President of Behavioral Health. This role blends direct clinical care with enterprise leadership, ensuring psychiatric strategy remains grounded in real-world patient care while advancing scalable, high-impact models for value-based populations.

At launch, this position is structured as an approximately 50% direct patient care / 50% program development and leadership role. Direct care may include in-person visits, telepsychiatry, and clinical oversight of complex cases, depending on program and market needs. As the integrated psychiatry program matures and scales, the balance of direct care and administrative leadership will evolve over time, with a gradual shift toward increased strategic, quality, and system-level leadership.

The Medical Director will design, oversee, and continuously improve an integrated psychiatric model of care, with particular focus on individuals living with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), improving quality, reducing unnecessary inpatient and emergency utilization, and aligning psychiatric practice with the goals of value-based care.

This role is ideal for a psychiatrist who wants to lead at the intersection of clinical excellence, population health, and healthcare system transformation.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities: Clinical Care, Program Leadership, and System Design

Enterprise Leadership of Integrated Psychiatry

• Serve as the organizational leader for psychiatric care within AbsoluteCare’s shared services model.
• Partner closely with the Vice President of Behavioral Health to define and uphold standards of excellence in psychiatric care and integration with primary care and complex care teams.
• Champion high-quality, person-centered care for individuals living with Serious Mental Illness across all markets.

Direct Clinical Care (Approx. 50% at Launch)

• Provide direct psychiatric care to AbsoluteCare members through in-person care, telepsychiatry, and/or clinical oversight, based on organizational and market needs.
• Serve as a hands-on clinical leader for complex psychiatric cases, particularly for individuals living with Serious Mental Illness.
• Model best practices in integrated, team-based psychiatric care within a value-based care environment.
• Support interdisciplinary care planning through consultation, supervision, and case review with psychiatric providers, primary care teams, and behavioral health clinicians.
• Adjust direct clinical care responsibilities over time as the program grows, with increasing emphasis on leadership, quality, and system design.

Clinical Oversight, Quality, and Performance

• Provide clinical oversight and mentorship to Psychiatrists and Psychiatric APPs to ensure evidence-based, high-quality care.
• Establish, monitor, and continuously improve key performance indicators (KPIs) for psychiatric and behavioral health programs, with emphasis on:
• Reducing avoidable inpatient and emergency department utilization
• Improving engagement, continuity, and clinical outcomes
• Supporting performance under value-based care contracts
• Lead psychiatric quality initiatives and clinical affordability efforts aligned with organizational goals.

Model Development and Innovation

• Integrate telepsychiatry into the psychiatric care model to improve access, continuity, and scalability.
• Integrate intensive outpatient therapy and other higher-acuity behavioral health services into the broader care continuum.
• Lead and participate in pilot progr