Staff Psychiatrist / Collaborating Physician

Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic

Location: Tupelo, Mississippi

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Work Setting: Preferably on-site, with potential hybrid flexibility

About the Role

We are seeking a Staff Psychiatrist to join our outpatient behavioral health clinic in Tupelo, Mississippi. This position will provide psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, medication management, and clinical leadership for patients receiving outpatient behavioral health services.

The psychiatrist will also serve as the collaborating physician for our psychiatric nurse practitioners and other advanced practice providers. The ideal candidate is clinically confident, collaborative, practical, and comfortable treating a broad range of behavioral health needs in an outpatient setting.

We are looking for a psychiatrist who takes an individualized, patient-centered approach to prescribing and is comfortable using the full range of appropriate psychiatric treatment options when clinically indicated. This includes thoughtful medication management, treatment of complex psychiatric presentations, and support for interventional services such as TMS and Spravato.

Key Responsibilities

* Provide psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and ongoing medication management for outpatient behavioral health patients

* Treat a broad range of psychiatric conditions, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma-related conditions, ADHD, severe and persistent mental illness, and co-occurring substance use disorders

* Prescribe psychiatric medications when clinically appropriate, using sound clinical judgment and evidence-informed practice

* Support and prescribe for TMS and Spravato treatment as clinically indicated

* Serve as collaborating physician for nurse practitioners in accordance with Mississippi requirements and clinic policy

* Provide clinical consultation, chart review, and case collaboration with nurse practitioners and clinical team members

* Participate in treatment planning and interdisciplinary coordination of care

* Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant documentation

* Support safe, ethical, and effective prescribing practices, including appropriate monitoring for controlled substances when applicable

* Contribute to a collaborative, responsive, and patient-focused clinical culture

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience in outpatient psychiatry

* Experience treating substance use disorders or co-occurring mental health and addiction concerns

* Addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry, or addictionology experience or certification preferred but not required

* Experience with or willingness to support TMS and Spravato treatment

* Experience collaborating with or supervising nurse practitioners

* Comfort working with complex patients and real-world outpatient clinical needs

* Practical, responsive, and patient-centered prescribing style

Required Qualifications

* M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical school

* Active and unrestricted medical license in Mississippi, or ability to obtain Mississippi licensure

* Ability and willingness to serve as collaborating physician for nurse practitioners

* DEA registration, or eligibility to obtain

* Board certification or board eligibility in Psychiatry preferred, but not required

* Strong clinical judgment, professionalism, and commitment to ethical psychiatric care

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is approachable, collaborative, and clinically flexible while maintaining appropriate medical standards. We are seeking someone who understands that outpatient psychiatry often requires individualized treatment, timely medication decisions, and willingness to consider a full range of treatment options when clinically appropriate.

This role is well-suited for a psychiatrist who enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary behavioral health team and is comfortable supporting nurse practitioners, therapists, and interventional treatment services.

Schedule and Work Environment

This is primarily a Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM position. On-site presence in Tupelo, Mississippi is preferred. Hybrid work may be considered depending on candidate fit, licensure, clinic needs, and collaboration requirements.

Compensation

Compensation is competitive and will be based on experience, schedule, scope of responsibilities, collaboration duties, and candidate qualifications.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a resume or CV for consideration. Qualified candidates will be contacted to discuss the role, schedule, compensation structure, and collaboration responsibilities.