On-Demand Emergency Room Telepsychiatry Consult Psychiatrist (Remote)

Quick Facts

• Role: On-demand ER consult psychiatrist (fully remote)
• Setting: Emergency department and inpatient floor consults
• Work modality: Audio/video telepsychiatry
• Schedule: Full-time (min 32 hrs/week) or part-time (min 20 hrs/week)

Description

Provide real-time psychiatric evaluations and recommendations to ED attending physicians and inpatient teams nationwide from anywhere in the United States. Consults are delivered 100% remotely via audio and video, with documentation completed in partner hospital EMRs. This role supports rapid assessment, risk evaluation, and treatment planning through consultation to medical/surgical services.

Responsibilities

• Conduct remote psychiatric evaluations for ED and inpatient teams
• Provide recommendations to emergency medicine and inpatient clinicians
• Perform rapid psychiatric assessment, risk assessment, and safety planning
• Support crisis intervention and suicide risk assessment
• Create DSM-5 diagnostic evaluations and develop treatment planning recommendations
• Collaborate with emergency medicine teams and inpatient hospital teams
• Document care within partner EMR systems

Requirements

• Current board certification in General Psychiatry, or true board eligibility (board certification within 3 years of completing residency)
• Ability to evaluate patients of all ages
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment
• Ability to navigate multiple EMRs; documentation is completed directly in partner hospital systems
• Reliable, secure high-speed internet
• Ability to work on camera for the full duration of each shift in a professional, distraction-free environment

Benefits

• 100% remote audio/video consults from the U.S.
• Equipment provided for video-based consultations
• Licensing and credentialing support (typically 5–6 months); QLER pays licensing fees and manages related paperwork
• W-2 only employment
• No mid-level supervision duties required