Medical Director, Psychiatry – Adult Inpatient, Detox & Residential | Colorado Springs, CO (BB)
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Job description
Psychiatrist Medical Director – Colorado Springs, Colorado
Lead. Treat. Build a Growing Behavioral Health Program.
An adult behavioral health program in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is seeking an experienced Psychiatrist Medical Director to provide clinical leadership and direct patient care across adult inpatient psychiatry, detox, and residential treatment services.
This is an excellent opportunity for a psychiatrist who enjoys combining hands-on patient care with medical leadership, clinical oversight, and program development. The program is in its early growth phase, offering the opportunity to help establish clinical workflows, strengthen treatment standards, and support the expansion of services.
Flexible Schedule: Start part-time and transition to full-time within approximately two months, or begin full-time immediately.
Job Responsibilities
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and patient stabilization.
• Provide direct psychiatric care across inpatient, detox, and residential programs.
• Participate in admissions, discharges, treatment planning, and clinical reviews.
• Collaborate with nursing, therapy, case management, and facility leadership.
• Develop clinical workflows and promote patient safety, quality care, and regulatory compliance.
• Support program development, census growth, and continuous quality improvement.
Qualifications
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry.
• Colorado medical license preferred, or willingness and ability to obtain one.
• Strong adult inpatient psychiatry experience.
• Previous Medical Director, Associate Medical Director, Chief Psychiatrist, or senior attending experience preferred.
• Experience in detox, residential treatment, dual diagnosis, or substance use treatment is an advantage.
• Strong clinical judgment, leadership, and communication skills.
• Comfortable helping develop a program with a gradual initial census ramp.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
• Physician leadership with direct patient care.
• Broad clinical scope across inpatient psychiatry, detox, and residential services.
• Opportunity to shape clinical processes and support program growth.
• Flexible part-time-to-full-time transition or immediate full-time start.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in adult behavioral health care in Colorado Springs.
Psychiatrists with strong inpatient experience and an interest in clinical leadership are encouraged to apply.