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Psychiatrist

CFG Health Network

West Orange, NJ

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SKILLS
Behavioral Health, Case Management, Clinical Support, Community Health, Community Programs, Cross-Functional, Documentation, Medical Record System, Medications, Nursing, On Site Support, Patient Care, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Social Work, Team Player, Time Management, United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
LOCATION
West Orange, NJ
POSTED
6 days ago

Psychiatrist - PACT Program (Per Diem / Backup Coverage)

Location: West Orange, NJ

Schedule: Per Diem (Flexible Coverage)

Setting: Hybrid / Community-Based (PACT Program)

Program: Established PACT (Program of Assertive Community Treatment)

Position Overview

A well-established community behavioral health organization, in partnership with Center for Family Guidance, PC, is seeking a Board-Certified/Board-Eligible Psychiatrist to provide per diem coverage for its PACT (Program of Assertive Community Treatment) team in West Orange, NJ. This role is designed to support the existing full-time psychiatrist and ensure continuity of care for individuals living with serious mental illness (SMI).

This position offers flexibility and the opportunity to provide high-quality psychiatric care through a combination of telepsychiatry and community-based services.

Why Join This Opportunity

  • Provide meaningful support to a high-impact community-based behavioral health program
  • Flexible schedule ideal for supplemental income
  • Ideal for psychiatrists seeking flexible, supplemental work or semi-retired clinicians looking to remain engaged in patient care
  • Work within a collaborative, mission-driven PACT model
  • Opportunity to partner with an established community behavioral health organization and Center for Family Guidance, PC

Responsibilities

  • Provide psychiatric evaluations and medication management for PACT clients as needed
  • Offer coverage for the primary psychiatrist (PTO, leave, scheduling gaps)
  • Participate in telepsychiatry and, when needed, in-field visits
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members, including nurses, social workers, and case managers
  • Support ongoing treatment planning and clinical decision-making
  • Complete timely and accurate documentation in the electronic health record
  • Participate in team meetings or case reviews as needed

Qualifications

  • MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
  • Active New Jersey medical license (or ability to obtain)
  • DEA license required
  • Experience with serious mental illness (SMI) preferred
  • Comfort with flexible scheduling and team-based care

Compensation

  • Per diem rate commensurate with experience
  • Malpractice coverage provided
  • Flexible scheduling with no long-term commitment required

What Makes This Role Unique

  • Flexible, per diem scheduling based on program needs
  • Hybrid model: mix of remote care and optional in-field support
  • Community-based care: serve patients in home and community settings
  • Collaborative team environment with strong clinical support
  • Opportunity to support continuity of care within an established PACT team
  • Backed by Center for Family Guidance, PC, a physician-led organization

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About the Company

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CFG Health Network

CFG is a broad based healthcare provider that is dedicated to increasing access to care via innovative applications of technology like telepsychiatry and virtual environments. In addition to running its own clinics, CFG provides hospital based programs including inpatient psychiatric services, ED evaluations, psychiatric crisis center intervention, medical/surgical floor consults, school-based programs, partial hospitalization programs, residential treatment services and healthcare services for correctional facilities.

CENTER FOR FAMILY GUIDANCE operates three outpatient clinics where they engage their youthful patients in a wide range of effective behavioral health services. The Center’s expertise extends to several partial and residential programs for children and adolescents in need of behavioral modification.

CFG HEALTH SYSTEMS, LLC services correctional facilities, jails, prisons and detention centers of every size and scale. CFG Health Systems continues to win bids on local to county and state-wide public contracts to provide behavioral health and medical care delivery and healthcare management services, including telepsychiatry.

INSIGHT TELEPSYCHIATRY, LLC is a network of psychiatrists delivers telepsychiatry services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including psychiatric evaluations and medication management using televideo conferencing. InSight is the distillation of CFG’s 13 years of telepsychiatry infrastructure and experience.

INWORLD SOLUTIONS develops virtual environments for clinical settings. Our software enables clinician and patient to take on avatars, digital characters who meet and interact in a virtual, online meeting space that is private, secure and designed to enhance the encounter's therapeutic value. As our clinicians guide development of this therapy, it proves engaging and effective, particularly for youth and children.

CFG RESIDENTIALS offers specialized Residential Treatment programs designed to provide therapeutic support and treatment to emotionally complex adolescents and teens. Our residential programs operate under the belief that children are unique and require individualized levels of care.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
WEBSITE
http://www.cfghealthnetwork.com