Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

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Responsibilities • Carry a clinical caseload of up to 50% (adjusted as administrative responsibilities evolve), providing psychiatric diagnostic evaluations and ongoing medication management to pediatric patients across multiple states. • Own the psychiatry service line end-to-end: clinical quality, provider performance, care protocols, and alignment with Brightline's evidence-based care standards. • Collaborate closely with peer service line owners in therapy, psychological testing, and coaching to ensure coordinated, multidisciplinary care delivery. • Sign and maintain Collaborative Practice Agreements (CPAs) with nurse practitioners; partner with the CMO, Legal, and Compliance on the strategic framework governing CPAs across jurisdictions. • Document work meticulously, including session notes, care plans, and progress in the electronic health record. • Directly supervise and manage a psychiatry team composed primarily of nurse practitioners, as well as a pediatrician, with potential growth to include additional psychiatrists. • Exercise hiring and personnel decision authority in collaboration with the CMO, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and when necessary, offboarding. • Approve timecards and manage scheduling for part-time direct reports. • Conduct regular 1:1s, case reviews, and clinical office hours to support the professional growth, clinical development, and accountability of team members. • Foster a culture of psychological safety, high standards, and continuous learning within the psychiatry department. • Develop and maintain clinical protocols, treatment pathways, and quality assurance processes for the psychiatry service line. • Lead chart reviews and ongoing quality monitoring to ensure adherence to evidence-based care and Brightline's clinical standards. • Identify and address systemic clinical risks, regulatory issues, and practice gaps, partnering with the CMO and Compliance to address them proactively. • Contribute to organizational policies and procedures as they relate to psychiatry, controlled substance prescribing, and multi-state telehealth compliance. • Co-manage the psychiatry department budget in collaboration with the CMO, providing input on resource allocation, staffing needs, and operational priorities. • Monitor productivity and care delivery metrics to support service line efficiency and sustainability. • Partner with Care Operations to optimize workflows, reduce clinician burden, and ensure smooth day‑to‑day function of the psychiatry team. • Effectively utilize AI tools to enhance clinical workflows, documentation quality, and care delivery within the psychiatry service line and in multidisciplinary collaboration. • Partner with Product and Engineering to provide clinical input on technology builds, including documentation tools, decision support features, and patient‑facing enhancements. • Actively engage with emerging telehealth technologies and help evaluate new tools for safety, efficacy, and clinical fit. • Contribute clinical perspective to Brightline's broader AI strategy, owned by the CMO and executive leadership team.

Requirements • Board-certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with proven expertise in conducting comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, and treatments for a diverse range of mental health concerns in pediatric patients. • Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to incorporate a pathway-driven approach to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to members and families. • Multi-state licensed or willing and able to obtain cross-licensure, with administrative support and financial sponsorship provided. • Demonstrated direct people management experience, including supervision, performance development, and personnel decisions — whether through a formal medical director role, chief residency, chief fellowship, or comparable leadership position. • Experience supervising nurse practitioners and comfort supporting the clinical growth, development, and personnel management of a prescribing team. • Ability to foster a culture of clinical excellence, psychological safety, and accountability. • Approaches care delivery with fresh thinking; not rigidly anchored to traditional models or "how things have always been done." • Comfort and demonstrated experience with AI tools, telehealth platforms, and digital health technologies. • Thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where building from scratch is the norm rather than the exception. • Passionate about technology-driven care delivery models and committed to continuously improving care quality through innovation. • Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Care Operations) to support technology-driven care delivery models. • Clear and effective communicator in a fully remote setting, keeping team members informed, engaged, and aligned. • Ability to translate clinical needs and priorities into actionable input for non-clinical stakeholders.

ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills • psychiatric diagnostic evaluations • medication management • clinical quality management • care protocols development • Collaborative Practice Agreements • personnel management • clinical protocol development • quality assurance processes • multi-state telehealth compliance • budget management Soft Skills • collaboration • leadership • psychological safety • accountability • innovation • effective communication • team management • performance development • adaptability • problem-solving Certifications & Qualifications • Board-certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist • multi-state licensed Industry Keywords • evidence-based care • pediatric mental health • clinical excellence • cross-licensure • care delivery models • clinical evaluations • performance management • clinical growth • resource allocation • quality monitoring Tools & Technologies • electronic health record • AI tools • telehealth platforms • digital health technologies • documentation tools • decision support features