Collaborating Psychiatrist (Supervising Physician) — Texas, USA, Hybrid, Part-Time, MD or DO

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Overview

[We show compassion to heal minds.] About Legion Health: Legion is a pioneering, tech-enabled psychiatry network focused on delivering world-class outpatient care.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborative Care: Collaborate with highly-experienced, highly-trained, and compassionate PMHNPs who treat low- and medium-risk psychiatry patients using evidence-based treatments.

Requirements Summary

Active, unrestricted license as a physician (MD or DO) in Texas. Active, unrestricted DEA license in Texas. Board certification or board eligibility as a psychiatrist. Primary residence in Texas.

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[We show compassion to heal minds.]

Legion is a pioneering, tech-enabled psychiatry network focused on delivering world-class outpatient care. Our providers—the most talented psychiatric providers in the country—are passionate about expanding mental health care access for those with insurance.

Our innovative model combines the stability of a traditional hospital position with the flexibility of a private practice. We prioritize our clinicians' well-being and professional growth, offering a competitive compensation package and fostering a vibrant, collaborative culture.

Quality and patient experience are paramount to us. This means recruiting exceptional providers, championing evidence-based protocols, and displaying compassion in every patient interaction. Our exceptional team operates with clinical autonomy, supported by experienced psychiatrists.

Our vision is to pioneer a new era of mental health by delivering world-class psychiatry. We believe in a future where every patient can access the compassionate psychiatric care they need, regardless of the insurance they have.

About the Role

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We are seeking a clinically excellent, patient-centered psychiatrist to join Legion Health. The ideal candidate will embrace our vision of expanding access to world-class psychiatric care through technology and serving patients across all insurance types.

This role involves collaborating with and supervising Legion's APPs, focusing on high-quality treatment of anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, and insomnia/sleep disorders through secure telemedicine visits. We need a forward-thinking psychiatrist passionate about using technology to improve access to mental health services.

What We Offer

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✓Flexibility: Set your own schedule for optimal work-life balance.

✓Work from Home: Collaborate with PMHNPs from the comfort of your home via telehealth.

✓Clinical Autonomy: We hire the most skilled collaborating psychiatrists and trust them to support PMHNPs effectively.

✓PMHNP Acquisition: We handle the recruitment and onboarding of PMHNPs, ensuring you have qualified professionals to supervise.

✓Competitive Pay: We offer market-leading compensation, reflecting your experience and performance.

✓Monthly Pay: We pay our providers every month for immediate financial benefit and planning ease.

✓Legal Protection: We provide full malpractice insurance coverage.

✓Technical Support: We provide and cover the costs for best-in-class EHR and communication tools.

✓Licensure Coverage: We’ll reimburse you for all fees associated with getting licensed in other states as required by Legion.

✓Significant Administrative Support: Focus on supervising and mentoring PMHNPs, not on scheduling, insurance verification, billing, prior authorizations, pharmacy coordination, etc.

✓Adequate Visit Lengths: Psychiatric intakes are 1 hour, and follow-ups are 30 minutes (as they should be).

✓Tools for Responsible Prescribing: We have rigorous, evidence-based protocols and provide objective diagnostic tools to ensure responsible and ethical prescriptions of controlled substances.

✓Community of Clinical Excellence: You will work alongside the most talented PMHNPs and psychiatrists in the world. Our PMHNPs undergo a thorough vetting process, with fewer than 5% of applicants selected. They have trained at top institutions such as Vanderbilt, UT Austin, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, NYU, and UTHealth Houston.

✓Well-Defined Clinical Scope: We focus on treating mild to moderate acuity patients, ensuring effective screening and appropriate care for our patient population.

✓Clinical Resources: We provide our providers and collaborating psychiatrists premium subscriptions to resources such as UpToDate and Carlat.

✓Exclusive Events: Engage with your colleagues through exclusive in-person and virtual events.

Responsibilities

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Requirements

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This role is predominantly remote, complemented by occasional in-person events with colleagues.

Part-time, Contract, Fully Remote.

Compensation for supervising Legion's PMHNPs is as follows: $1,000 per month for each full-time PMHNP (25+ hours/week) and $500 per month for each part-time PMHNP (<25 hours/week). In Texas, a physician can supervise up to 7 full-time or 14 part-time NPs, equating to 7 full-time equivalents (FTEs). Thus, the total potential compensation for this role can reach up to $7,000 per month, depending on the mix of full-time and part-time PMHNPs supervised.

Madhukar Trivedi, M.D. [Psychiatrist; Professor of Psychiatry and Distinguished Chair in Mental Health at UT Southwestern]
Alexander Ruvalcaba, M.D. [Psychiatrist; Physician Executive at MultiCare Behavioral Health Network]
Jon Kole, M.D. [Psychiatrist; Medical Director at Headspace]
Liberty Eberly, D.O. [Psychiatrist; Co-Founder and Former Chief Medical Officer at innovaTel Telepsychiatry]
John Lusins, M.D. [Psychiatrist; Founder and President at South Texas Mental Health Associates]
Samir Malik [ex-Founder at Genoa Telepsychiatry, Founder at firsthand]
Andrew Thompson [National COO at Pediatric Associates]