Job description
About Fort Health:
Fort Health is a mental health company that is on a mission to “Opening more paths to better care for more families”. We’re all about making a real difference in the lives of children and adolescents. With a whopping 50% of kids in the US missing out on mental health care, we’re determined to change that statistic. And with a market size of over $50 billion, we’re not just dreaming big - we’re making it happen!
Our vision? Picture this: a world where every child has access to the support they need to thrive mentally and emotionally. With the help of our amazing partners, like the Child Mind Institute, we’re creating a one-of-a-kind support system that combines digital tools with virtual clinicians. Because at Fort Health, we believe “we’re stronger together”.
About the Role:
As one of Fort’s consulting Psychiatrists, you will have the opportunity to help deliver patient care and/or to work with our care team to deliver high quality, evidence-based therapy and medication management.
The incumbent reports directly to the Medical Director who will also assign projects and provide general direction and guidance. The candidate is expected to perform duties with minimal supervision.
In this role, you will:
- Provide psychiatric services to individuals who otherwise may not have access to care
- Coordinate treatment planning and care delivery with Fort Health’s network of licensed therapists
- Adhere to Fort Health’s platform guidelines and policies and complete all required training
- Provide unparalleled clinical customer service through the delivery of prompt and empathetic care on the platform
- Provide software and operational feedback to Fort Health’s in-house engineering and operational teams to improve products, workflows and care delivery
- Implement medication treatment plans for mild to moderate disorders in a virtual clinic (i.e. telehealth) setting
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary treatment team of physicians, therapists, along with outside providers
- Ability to message between sessions to support patients and communicate with other internal providers
- Engage and collaborate in clinical meetings, supervision, and team meetings as appropriate
- Provide compensated scheduled supervision of nurse practitioners
Duties include, but not limited to:
- Work with a team of MDs, NPs, and clinicians to provide effective and evidence based treatment to our patients
- Traditional psychiatric services - diagnostic evaluation, medication management, and on-going monitoring
- Opportunities to work in a collaborative care model - work with a team of clinicians and care coordinators to consult and advise pediatricians on behavioral health
- Address issues in their patient population
- Able to work a limited, part-time schedule with possibility to ramp up as we grow
What we are looking for:
- Active New York state medical license
- Board Certified in Child Psychiatry
- Capacity to work a minimum of 5 hours per week with availability during after school hours or weekends
- Experience working in a telehealth environment preferred
