Outpatient Psychiatrist

**Department:** Psychiatry \| **Reports to:** Medical Director **Engagement:** Independent Contractor (1099\) \| **Location:** Remote **Anticipated Service Commitment:** Approximately 28–40 hours per week **Who We Are** Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare exists to empower individuals to live healthy, purpose\-filled lives on their terms. We are a non\-profit, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic rooted in the heart of northcentral Iowa and everything we do flows from a boundless belief in personal potential. Our vision is to engage individuals, families, and communities in personalized, whole\-self care. We don't treat diagnoses in isolation; we walk alongside people, honoring their dignity and their story, and building care around their strengths and their goals. Across our region, we offer a continuum of services: outpatient psychiatry and counseling, residential substance use treatment, an Opioid Treatment Program, an intensive outpatient program (IOP), an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team, and drop\-in centers in two communities. We also bring services directly to rural neighbors through outreach clinics across the region. **The Opportunity** We're looking for a psychiatrist who shares our belief that every person, regardless of circumstance, deserves compassionate, high\-quality care and who wants to collaborate with a team that lives that out daily. In this role, you'll provide outpatient psychiatric care for adults navigating mental health and substance use challenges while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team that includes an on\-site psychiatrist, a virtual addiction/family medicine psychiatrist, a family medicine physician, therapists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, service navigators, nurses, and medical assistants. Our team works collaboratively to support our patients and the communities we serve. This is a primarily weekday outpatient opportunity with no evening, weekend, or on\-call responsibilities. **What You'll Do** *Empowering Patients Through Expert Care* * Conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations and develop individualized treatment plans that honor each patient's autonomy and lived experience, including psychopharmacologic interventions where appropriate. * Provide ongoing medication management for outpatient and residential substance use patients, attentively monitoring effectiveness and side effects. * Offer meaningful psychoeducation to patients and families to help them understand their conditions, their options, and the resources available to them. *Resilient, Integrated Teamwork* * Serve as a bridge between medical and behavioral health staff using evidence based trauma\-informed care. * Consult with colleagues, case coordinators, and community partners * Contribute your expertise to telemedicine policy and best practices, helping us extend care to those who need it. * Participate, as appropriate to the engagement, in clinical consultation a