PRN & On-Call Physician – Psychiatry

PRN & On-Call Physician – Psychiatry

Flexible scheduled care and remote on-call coverage with meaningful community impact

The Centers is seeking a compassionate, collaborative PRN & On-Call Psychiatric Physician to expand access to high-quality behavioral health care through two flexible types of coverage. The physician may provide scheduled PRN evaluations and medication management and/or remote, home-based on-call consultation and physician-level oversight during evening, overnight, and weekend hours.

This combined opportunity is ideal for a physician who values flexibility, team-based care, and meaningful community impact. Scheduled PRN work is paid for hours worked, while on-call assignments provide flat-rate availability pay plus hourly compensation when the physician is contacted and performs clinical work. Hours and shifts are assigned according to organizational coverage needs, with no guaranteed minimum.

• Status: PRN / Part-Time and On-Call; no guaranteed minimum hours
• Schedule: Flexible scheduled PRN hours and/or 4-, 8-, or 12-hour on-call shifts, primarily evenings, overnight, and weekends
• Care setting: Scheduled PRN care may be delivered in person and/or through secure telehealth; on-call coverage is remote and home-based
• Reports to: Chief Medical Officer / Medical Director
• Department / Program: Medical Services / Psychiatry — Crisis and Clinical Services

• Provide scheduled PRN psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments, medication management, and treatment planning in person and/or through secure telehealth.
• Maintain uninterrupted phone, secure messaging, and remote EHR availability throughout each assigned on-call shift and respond within the organization’s required response window.
• Provide real-time physician consultation and oversight to psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other clinical staff on diagnosis, treatment planning, medication management, and scope-of-practice needs.
• Assess reported clinical deterioration, safety concerns, and psychiatric emergencies; authorize appropriate orders or level-of-care decisions and direct emergency intervention, hospital transfer, or leadership escalation when indicated.
• Review and co-sign orders, assessments, or treatment decisions when required by regulation, protocol, or collaborative practice agreement.
• Complete timely, accurate documentation in the electronic health record.
• Coordinate with the Medical Director, Chief Medical Officer, program leadership, and the broader care team to support continuity, quality improvement, and risk management.
• Provide timely documentation and a warm handoff of significant PRN or on-call activity to the daytime medical team.

Required

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
• Completion of an accredited psychiatry residency program.
• Current, unrestricted Ohio medical license, or the ability to obtain one before starting.
• Board certification or board eligibility in Psychiatry.
• Active DEA registration.
• Availability for scheduled PRN work and/or assigned evening, overnight, and weekend on-call shifts, with reliable phone, internet, secure messaging, and remote EHR access.
• Ability to maintain all required licensure, credentialing, and prescribing requirements.

Preferred

• Two or more years of post-residency clinical experience in psychiatry, crisis or emergency psychiatric services, or a related behavioral health setting.
• Experience providing remote or telephonic consultation, overseeing advanced practice providers, and serving community behavioral health populations, including individuals with crisis stabilization or co-occurring substance use needs.