Contracted Psychiatrist - Part-Time - Outpatient Behavioral Health Setting

UHS • Highlands Ranch, CO

2d • $90 - $110

About The Position

CONTRACTED PSYCHIATRIST - Outpatient Setting
Pay: $90 - $110/per patient encounter
Highlands Behavioral Health System is an 86 bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in Littleton, CO. Highlands features individual units for adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs.
Website: https://highlandsbhs.com
The Psychiatrist provides direct client care, including assessing, diagnosing, planning, and prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of health problems, health promotion and preventive care within this specialized area of practice. This role will have oversight over our adult and adolescent PHP and IOP programs, including initial assessments, medication management, and treatment team leadership and daily care of patients in our outpatient programs.
Shift Hours: Flexible/Varied Schedule - 20 hours per week
Questions or concerns? Contact the Human Resources department at [e-mail].
Screening of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com.
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Requirements

• MD/DO degree from an accredited program required
• Board certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry required
• Current Colorado Physician/Medical license (MD or DO only), in good standing, or ability to obtain licensure
• Meets all credentialing criteria required by participating physicians.

Nice To Haves

• Inpatient experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides direct client care, including assessing, diagnosing, planning, and prescribing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of health problems, health promotion and preventive care within this specialized area of practice.
• Oversight over our adult and adolescent PHP and IOP programs, including initial assessments, medication management, and treatment team leadership and daily care of patients in our outpatient programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree