Psychiatrist - Chicago | Do your life’s best work

Uptown Psych, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Psychiatrist to join our team in Chicago. As a member of the Optum Behavioral Care Team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

As a Psychiatrist, you will treat a wide variety of mental health conditions that reflect the needs of our diverse patient population. You will be responsible for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and prescribing medications for behavioral health and psychological disorders in a clinical outpatient setting. You will have the flexibility to create your own schedule and see clients at home via telehealth and in-person at our office in Uptown Chicago. This a 1.0 FTE.

Uptown Psych is committed to offering the best possible, evidence-based mental health services to the Chicago metropolitan area. Our leading team of licensed psychiatrists and psychologists represent extensive and diverse expertise to facilitate superior and highly personalized treatment plans for a full scope of mental health issues for children, adolescents, and adults including attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, addiction, and all anxiety spectrum disorders.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Utilize evidence-based screening tools, medical tests, and diagnostic criteria to diagnose mental health conditions and formulate comprehensive treatment plans
• Deliver individual and group psychotherapy sessions, employing various therapeutic modalities tailored to each patient's needs
• Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications per established protocols and clinical guidelines; monitor medication efficacy and side effects, adjusting treatment plans to optimize patient outcomes
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date electronic medical records and clinical documentation, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements

Required Qualifications:

• M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) or D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)
• Active, unrestricted Psychiatrist license in the state of Illinois
• Active Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license for prescribing controlled substances
• Board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) or eligible for board certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Currently eligible to be enrolled as a provider in the Medicare program or able to terminate opt-out (if applicable) prior to starting a new position

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of clinical experience treating adolescents and/or adults
• Experience working with computers for professional communication and medical documentation including MS Office Suite and Athena RMS or other EHRs
• Knowledge of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
• Knowledge of Spravato
• Willingness and ability to be a collaborating physician with PMHNPs

About Optum

Optum is the health care technology and innovation company of the UnitedHealth Group enterprise along with UnitedHealthcare. We’re a global organization that’s evolving health care so everyone can have the opportunity to live their healthiest life. With our hands across all aspects of health, we'll provide you with a rewarding career that enables you to grow in the directions that best fit your passions. This is your opportunity to be part of a team that’s dedicated to Caring. Connecting. Growing together.