Job Description

Carolina Behavioral Care, part of the Optum family of businesses is seeking a Psychiatrist - MD or DO to join our team in South Asheville, NC. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live. 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. This is an outpatient clinical environment where you will interact directly with patients.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide direct clinical services to patients in the form of psychosocial assessments, individual, family and group treatment
• Conduct outpatient psychiatric evaluations and provide ongoing medication management
• Collaborates as a member of multi-disciplinary integrated team for the development and delivery of treatment plans
• Foster excellent provider-patient alliances and coordinate care with external providers
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date electronic records (Athena) and clinical documentation, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Clear and active Psychiatrist License (MD/DO) in the state of North Carolina
• Board Certified or certification pending
• Obtain the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Registration
• Can commute to the location at least 3 days each week

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