$15,000 Sign On Bonus Available! *Not eligible for internal candidates

Based on full time (40 hours/week). Prorate if less than 40 hours/week. Paid in two installments: 50% on first paycheck, 50% on paycheck following 6-month anniversary.

Our Mission.

The Aurora Mental Health Center is dedicated to helping people Live Life to the Fullest. If you are passionate about our Core Values; Passionate Caring, Rising to the Challenge, Honoring and Respecting all Persons, Believe in Resilience and Putting Client and Community First, we would like to invite you to join our family!

About the team.

This position will reside with Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

About the role.

Provide comprehensive psychiatric care to children and adolescents, including medication evaluations, follow-up appointments, and training psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, medical students, and nurses.

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct medical and psychiatric services through the comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment of patients assigned, on a regular basis as within the scope of State care.
• Assure clinicians in assigned services receive appropriate clinical supervision, as necessary.
• Work with multidisciplinary staff to evaluate and triage according to level of acuity, as needed.
• Share 24-hour on call responsibilities with other psychiatrists for residential, outpatient and emergency care, as assigned.
• Maintain availability by telephone for face-to-face evaluation of emergency patients, as appropriate.
• Provide utilization review of all patients in continuing care to ensure appropriate medical/psychiatric services are received, as needed.
• Attend team and other meetings, as necessary.
• Provide consultation with other physicians and staff on patient care and difficult cases, as needed.
• Attend continuing medical education conferences to maintain excellent standards of care, on a regular basis.
• Understand and comply with organizational goals around quality, compliance, standards, and policies.
• Complete required education and training in a timely manner.
• Provide information to credentialing, payroll, etc. in a timely manner.
• Complete required education and training in a timely manner.
• Accurately and completely document patient care.
• Staff member will monitor and coordinate care for assigned clients in partnership with the other members of the clients care team.

About you.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter, embodies integrity, and humility, and has a personal sense of responsibility and passion for underserved populations. The candidate must demonstrate and uphold our agency's core values: Rising to the challenge. Honoring and respecting all people. Believing in resilience. Putting clients and community first.

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine /Osteopathy.
• Residency in psychiatry (DO/MDs only.)

Experience:

Preferred: three years' of relevant clinical work experience.

Certification, Licensure:

• State of Colorado Medical License or Valid Prescriptive Authority in good standing.
• Valid and Current DEA.
• Successful completion of an accredited residency training program in psychiatry (DO/MDs only).
• Preferred: DEA-X

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Assess, treat, and diagnose psychiatric and medical illnesses
• Current knowledge of pharmacology.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer skills and ability to learn/utilize electronic health record.
• Remain up to date with current treatment modalities and research

Required Vaccinations.

• Aurora Mental Health Center (AuMHC) has prioritized the health and safety of our clients and staff and requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as well as receive an annual influenza (flu) shot prior to their first day of hire. Proof of both of these vaccinations will be required upon your first day of employment.
• Medical and religious exemptions may be requested for either COVID 19 vaccine or annual flu shot.

Salary for this role.

Salary is based on 1.0 FTE (full time equivalent) or 40 hours per week. Less than 40 hours/week will be prorated and adjusted to the appropriate FTE. Salary is also based on experience and company equity.

• $220,704.00 - $300,960.00 / Annually (Final determination is based of years of qualified experience)

Additional Compensation Opportunities.

• Language Differential Pay (For Bilingual Candidates): 5% of base salary up to $3,000/year

Benefits:

• Health insurance: Kaiser
• Dental, vision, and flexible spending accounts(dependent care & health care)
• Company paid basic life and AD&D insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• 403(b) retirement plan which provides 100% vesting immediately, and matching contributions up to 4% after one year of employment
• Paid time-off up to 12 days for full-time first year employees, including 9 Paid Company Holidays, 2 floating holidays, and 12 sick days (hours calculated pro-rata basis)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary term life insurance
• Short term disability

• Eligible for benefit if working 30 hours per week or more

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Aurora Mental Health Center (AuMHC) and subsidiaries are dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 and over, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. We are committed to maintaining an environment that respects the dignity of each individual in our community. We do not tolerate discrimination in any form or context including harassment or exclusion.

Diversity Statement.

We are committed to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and strive to ensure that it is interwoven into the fabric of our organization. We support and nourish an inclusive and welcoming environment for employees from diverse backgrounds.