Psychiatrist Medical Director | Do your life’s best work

Sign-On Bonus $25,000 Offered for External Candidates

Carolina Behavioral Care, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a Medical Director (Psychiatrist) to join our team in Durham, NC. 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 Medical Director, you play an important role in promoting a safe and just clinical environment for our patients and providers. You will maintain a clinical caseload as well as provide administrative support. This allows you to continue providing patient care while leveraging your expertise on a broader scale.

We offer a variety of solutions that meet the unique needs of our workforce and the patients they serve. From clinical operations such as credentialing to business operations such as contracting, we provide organizational support that allows our providers to focus on what matters – providing care.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of direct reports consisting of psychiatric physicians and/or advanced practice clinicians (APCs) and ensure adherence to relevant Optum policies and procedures
• Serve as the collaborating physician and/or clinical supervision of advanced practice clinicians as needed in either an ongoing or ad hoc basis
• Support and advise clinicians with acute or complex clinical concerns, with an “open door” approach to consultation
• Continue to engage in clinical work (including patient care) and clinical supervision at local center commensurate with assigned clinical hours & expectations

Required Qualifications:

• Clear, active and unrestricted Physician license (MD/DO) in the state of North Carolina
• Board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
• Active DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) registration
• 3+ years of post-residency clinical work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Work experience in a medical leadership role
• Experience working with computers for professional communication and medical documentation – Excel, Outlook, Athena RMS (or other EHRs)

About Optum

Optum is the health care technology and innovation company of the UnitedHealth Group enterprise along with UnitedHealthcare. We’re a global organization that’s evolving health care so everyone can have the opportunity to live their healthiest life. With our hands across all aspects of health, we'll provide you with a rewarding career that enables you to grow in the directions that best fit your passions. This is your opportunity to be part of a team that’s dedicated to Caring. Connecting. Growing together.