Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry

Array Behavioral Care is the nation's leading virtual psychiatry and therapy practice. As the leading mental health provider, Array is on a mission to transform access to quality, timely behavioral health care through innovative telepsychiatry solutions and services that span the entire care continuum, from the hospital to the home. Array partners with an extensive network of hospitals, health systems, community healthcare organizations, and payors to improve access and deliver the highest quality of care to patients.

About the Role

The Inpatient Psychiatrist / Medical Director serves as the primary psychiatric clinician and Medical Director for a partner hospital’s Behavioral Health Unit (BHU), providing direct patient care and collaborating closely with the on-site clinical team to support safe, timely, and coordinated care. This role combines clinical care delivery with Medical Director leadership and administrative oversight responsibilities.

Required Qualifications

• Hold a current, active Illinois medical license.

• Have extensive clinical experience in inpatient psychiatry.

Schedule and Availability

• Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CT.

• Patient rounding, documentation, and participation in interdisciplinary team meetings will occur at the times designated by the site within the 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM clinical day.

• The psychiatrist must be available throughout the scheduled 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CT clinical day for all unit needs, including interdisciplinary team meetings, patient rounding, new patient evaluations, unit questions, and calls regarding admissions.

Clinical Responsibilities

Direct Patient Care

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and admission assessments.

• Provide daily psychiatric rounding and follow-up care for patients on the BHU.

• Provide medication management and other appropriate psychiatric interventions.

• Develop and update individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the on-site treatment team.

• Participate in disposition planning, including admissions, transfers, and discharges.

• Engage with patients, families, and other treating providers as clinically appropriate to support continuity of care.

Admissions and Clinical Availability

• Respond to admission calls and provide psychiatric consultation regarding potential admissions during scheduled hours.

• Support admissions originating from the hospital’s emergency department, inpatient medical units, and outside referring facilities.

• Remain available from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CT for unit questions and other time-sensitive patient-care needs from the on-site team.

Collaboration with the On-Site Team

• Work collaboratively with on-site nursing, behavioral health, medical, care-management, and other on-site team members.

• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment-team meetings and other patient-care discussions at times designated by the site between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM CT.

• Communicate with the on-site team regarding treatment decisions, admission and discharge planning, and other patient-specific clinical needs.

Rounding and Documentation Expectations

• Complete daily patient rounds according to the schedule and workflow designated by the site within the 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM clinical day.

• Complete clinical documentation contemporaneously with patient care. Notes are expected to be completed when the patient is seen and not deferred until later in the day or after scheduled clinical hours.

• Complete psychiatric evaluations, progress notes, medication-management documentation, discharge documentation, and other required clinical records accurately and within the site's designated workflow.

• Participate in required treatment-team meetings at the times established by the site.

Expected Clinical Volume

The role supports a 10-bed BHU. At full census, anticipated clinical activity is approximately two initial evaluations and eight follow-up visits per day, with an average of approximately two discharges per day. Anticipated admission activity is approximately two to four admissions per day.

Scope of the Role

This position is limited to direct psychiatric patient care, admissions, rounding, documentation, and collaboration with the on-site treatment team. It does not include responsibility for:

• Medical Director leadership or administrative oversight.

• Quality assurance or performance-improvement oversight.

• Clinical standardization across the service line.

• Policy, procedure, or formulary oversight.

• Staff performance management.

• Administrative risk-management oversight.

• Medical staff education or organizational leadership responsibilities.

Position Logistics

• 100% remote position

• Part-time structure combining Clinical and Administrative time

• Flexible schedule aligned with hospital needs (e.g. rounding blocks + leadership time)

• Required to have a private office space in home or elsewhere for confidentiality

• You will likely be required to work with Array to obtain additional state licensure and DEA licenses. We will support that process and cover the costs and/or reimburse for out-of-pocket expenses.

Compensation and Benefits

• Regardless of hours worked per week, you are eligible to enroll in our 401k, corporate wellness programs and access to our Array’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Beginning at 24 hours per week you become eligible for CME credits and FlexTime, which can be used for any requested time off, including but not limited to vacation, holidays, personal and sick time

• Full benefits eligibility begins at 30 hours per week, which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance for your family as well as employer paid life & long-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits include short-term disability, voluntary employee, spousal and child life insurance, accident, critical illness, hospital, or confinement insurance and flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) contributions

• Medical liability coverage

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