Telepsychiatry (Remote) Adult Opportunity in Tucson, AZ

Iris Telehealth is seeking an Adult Psychiatrist who can provide 16-24 hours per week of telepsychiatry services at one of our partner sites, COPE Community Services, an outpatient CMHC located in Arizona.  You will work remotely from the comfort of your home.  This is a great opportunity to make a positive impact in an under-served community. 

Opportunity Details

• Multiple outpatient locations and two administrative office locations

• Clinic hours: M-F, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (first patient can be scheduled for 8:20)

• Patient age: 18+

• Patient volume: 16 per day (intake counts as three patients)

• Patient population: schizophrenia, bipolar, secondary underlying substance abuse, personality disorders, title 36 disabled commitment persistently and acutely disabled, court-ordered treatment

• Referral sources: ED and court ordered

• Admin time: 40 minutes per day

• Adult initials and follow-ups: 60/20

• Controlled substance philosophy: providers do not prescribe benzos and stimulants for treatment unless necessary. Providers are asked to use conservatively and try alternative methods first.  If a patient on benzos is inherited, a taper plan is encouraged. 

• Wrap-around resources: court-ordered team, case workers, MAT program, methadone clinic, full MA support at every location. Every provider has access to team of MAs who complete CS checks, labs, can call in RX 

Candidate Qualifications

• Completion of a 4-year ACGME Residency Program in Psychiatry

• Experience in an outpatient community mental health setting

• Active medical license(s) in the U.S. (AZ license a plus)

• Between 16-24 hours of availability per week

• Able to work 8-5 Mountain Time

• Suboxone waiver preferred

• Experience testifying in court a plus

• Live in the U.S. or a U.S. territory

About Iris Telehealth

At Iris Telehealth, we strive to provide clinicians with telepsychiatry jobs that allow them to make a real difference in their patients’ lives. We partner with healthcare facilities across the U.S. to provide staffing via telemedicine, and our network of clinicians is always growing.

Our clinicians are at the frontlines of behavioral healthcare. Every effort is made to support them in doing what they do best – which is to be clinicians! We handle as much of the administrative side of medicine as possible so that our clinicians are free to see patients and provide the best quality care. The clinics we partner with are located across the U.S., so we provide excellent administrative support for medical licensing and credentialing, including covering up-front costs.

We treat our clinicians with respect, and we value their hard work and dedication to the people that they serve. We know that your compassion and clinical skills are what allow us to accomplish our mission to help provide access to care in underserved areas.

Clinicians that successfully complete our interview process and are invited to work with Iris Telehealth will be matched with one of our partner facilities to practice telepsychiatry. We work in outpatient community mental health centers across the country with a variety of patient populations, and your placement will be made with your clinical preferences, experience, and schedule in mind.

For all clinicians who work with us, we offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Work from home - skip the commute!

• Malpractice insurance occurrence policy

• Administrative support for credentialing and state licensing

• Any and all state licensing fees covered up-front

• All equipment provided as well as 24/7 tech support

For full-time clinicians we offer all the above plus:

• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off each year

• 6 Holidays each year

• Annual CEU and office expense budget

• Healthcare, Dental and Vision Insurance for you and your family

• 100% employer paid life insurance coverage

• 401k plan

• Optional short-term and long-term disability insurance