Psychiatric Consultant | University of Colorado Dept. of Psychiatry | Nonprofit, Tuition Benefits, Academia, Research

Job Summary:

The Psychiatric Consultant supports the Integrated Behavioral Health/Collaborative Care team—Primary Care Provider, patient, and Behavioral Health Care Manager—through regular consultation on an assigned caseload of patients. The Psychiatric Consultant advises the Primary Care Provider on appropriate medications and other treatment strategies, also providing the care team with educational support on diagnosing and managing behavioral health conditions.

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Responsibilities:

• Provide regularly scheduled (usually weekly) caseload consultation to Behavioral Health Care Managers. Case review consultations focus primarily on patients who are new to the caseload or who are not improving as expected under their current treatment plan. Case reviews may be conducted by telephone, video, or in person.
• Work with Behavioral Health Care Managers to oversee the status and population health of their assigned patient caseload. The Psychiatric Consultant uses a registry to track all assigned patients and prioritize patients for case review and treatment adjustment. Registry functions can be accomplished through an EHR build, on a spreadsheet used in conjunction with an EHR, or can be built into a stand-alone clinical management tracking system that may or may not be linked to an EHR.
• Recommend any treatment adjustments through the case review process or in ad hoc consultations, including medication recommendations and other interventions, within 24 hours of consulting with a Behavioral Health Care Manager or other team members.
• Advise on treatment for patients who may need more intensive or more specialized mental health care, supporting treatment in the medical setting until patients can be engaged in specialized care as appropriate.

Qualifications:

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Instructor/Senior Instructor/Assistant Professor:

• 1-3 years of related clinical experience at rank or equivalent experience.
• Minimum degree qualifications: MD and/or DO
• Licensed Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist/Board-eligible in Child Psychiatry

Associate Professor:

• 4-7 years of related clinical experience at rank or equivalent experience.
• Minimum degree qualifications: MD and/or DO
• Licensed Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist/Board-eligible in Child Psychiatry

Professor:

• 7+ years of related clinical experience at rank or equivalent experience.
• Minimum degree qualifications: MD and/or DO
• Licensed Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist/Board-eligible in Child Psychiatry 

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Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to quickly synthesize medical and psychiatric data and formulate effective and evidence based clinical recommendations
• Experience with Primary Care Psychiatry or Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 

About University of Colorado Denver -AMC, Department of Psychiatry

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education, and patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado - that treat more than two million adult and pediatric patients each year. Innovative, interconnected and highly collaborative, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus delivers life-changing treatments, patient care and professional training and conducts world-renowned research fueled by over $650 million in research grants. For more information, visit www.cuanschutz.edu.

The Department of Psychiatry is one of the largest units in the UCD-SOM and is comprised of 5 Divisions. The CU Department of Psychiatry sets the standard for Education and Training of leaders in psychiatry and mental health care, conducts ground-breaking Research that aims to eradicate suffering due to psychiatric and substance use disorders, provides ready access to state of-the-art mental health preventions and interventions across the continuum of care, and collaborates with the community and other key stakeholders to promote well-being among all Coloradans. We accomplish this vision in a manner that respects, values and advocates for the dignity and worth of each individual and family.