Contract Psychiatry: General Job in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
This general psychiatry opportunity in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is offered as a contract arrangement, one of several structures under which this role is available. As a contractor, you would typically engage under a defined agreement covering term, schedule, and rate, working on a 1099 basis and managing your own benefits, retirement, and tax withholding, with malpractice terms set by the agreement. This structure can offer flexibility and, in some cases, premium compensation rates in exchange for fewer employer-provided benefits. The financial offering for this listing is presented at an Open tier.
This role is also offered under other arrangements, including part-time, virtual, and admin/medical director options, among others, so you can consider which best fits your goals.
- No patient call rotation
- No emergency department call
Candidates should be board certified, with either MD or DO training accepted, and applicants may be American or foreign medical graduates. U.S. citizens and green card holders are eligible to apply, and the role is open to physicians across experience levels, from recently trained to very experienced.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Psychiatry: General
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
- Structure of Position: Solo-Independent, Single-Specialty Group, Multi-Specialty Group, Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other, Academic, Military/VA, Community Health Center/FQHC, Contract, Part-Time, Admin/Medical Director, Virtual, Non-Clinical Case Management
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: No call
- Expected ER Call Coverage: No call
Position Summary:
The Psychiatrist will serve as a Principal for psychiatric clinical trials with pharmaceutical companies testing new medications. The Psychiatrist Principal Investigator is responsible for conducting clinical trials in accordance with the research protocol, Good Clinical Practices (GCPs), and federal/state regulations. The Psychiatrist Principal Investigator will collaborate with our study team, as well as various medical, pharmaceutical company and regulatory personnel to ensure the health and welfare of study participants. Salary is competitive with full benefits, health, 401K, disability, and signing bonus.
Job Responsibilities:
1. Maintain current license to practice medicine.
2. Maintain current board certification in Psychiatry
3. Assume responsibility as the Psychiatrist Principal Investigator for the duration of clinical trials.
4. Strong working knowledge of regulatory requirements and GCP standards.
5. Possess a thorough understanding of the clinical research protocol and patient population for which the trial is designed.
6. Perform psychiatric evaluations.
7. Perform and supervise/review psychiatric ratings performed by psychometricians in accordance with the clinical research protocol.
8. Complete training as required per sponsor’s vendors to obtain certification to conduct testing and rating scales for specific protocols.
9. Conduct testing and rating scales per sponsor’s instructions and protocols. Completion of all documentation, paper and electronic, as required per protocol.
10. Evaluate subjects for clinical research trials based on their past medical and psychiatric history in comparison to the protocol specific inclusion and exclusion criteria.
11. Ensure appropriate delegation and training of the clinical research staff.
12. Educate study staff on patient population and mechanism of action of the study medication.
13. Evaluate subject safety and compliance with the study medication as specified in the clinical research protocol.
14. Provide detailed study related documentation as required by the clinical research trial to ensure data integrity.
15. Adhere to reporting requirements for safety reports, protocol noncompliance and any other protocol required reports.
16. Ensure subject’s informed consent is obtained appropriately throughout the duration of the clinical trial.
17. Adhere to the requirements detailed on the FDA 1572 or Statement of Investigator form.
18. Collaborate with Site Leadership to ensure operations goals are met.
19. Serve as a Key Opinion Leader for psychiatric clinical research trials within the organization and with key customers.
20. Attend Investigator Meetings and educational seminars.
Skills/Qualifications:
1. Ability to read, write, and interpret the English language
2. Possess a valid M.D. or D.O. degree
3. Board Certification in Psychiatry
4. Active DEA license, or able to obtain one
5. Active license to practice medicine in the state of Florida, or ability to obtain one immediately
6. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, self-motivation, and high personal integrity and ethics required
Education and Experience:
1. Possess a valid MD or DO medical degree
2. Board certification in psychiatry
3. 3-5 years experience conducting psychiatric clinical research trials as either a Psychiatrist Principal Investigator or Sub-investigator or other relevant experience
- Structure of Financial Support: Income Guarantee, Straight Employment, Employment Agreement with production bonus, Contract
- Financial Offering: Open
- Compensation Range: $212,530 - $392,169 per year
- Relocation Allowance: No
- Signing Bonus: No
- Stipends: No
- Student Loan Assistance: No
- Practice State: Florida
- Practice City: Fort Lauderdale
- Community Size: Less than 10,000, 10,000 - 24,999, 25,000 - 49,999, 50,000 - 99,999, 100,000 - 499,999, 500,000+
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
- Preferred Experience Level: Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes
- Agency: MASC Medical
