Medical Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Job Overview

Medical Director (Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist - Remote) We are searching for a board-certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to serve as Medical Director of our psychiatry service line.

Reporting directly to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), you will own the clinical architecture of psychiatry at Brightline - ensuring excellence in care quality, provider development, regulatory compliance, and day-to-day operational execution.

Job Description

This is not a traditional medical director role. We are building something different: a hybrid virtual and in-person pediatric mental health practice that uses technology and data to deliver better care at scale.

You will carry a clinical caseload of up to 50%, adjusted over time as administrative responsibilities grow. You will collaborate closely with peer service line owners in therapy, psychological testing, and coaching, and will report directly to the CMO.

Own the psychiatry service line end-to-end: clinical quality, provider performance, care protocols, and alignment with Brightline's evidence-based care standards.

Sign and maintain Collaborative Practice Agreements (CPAs) with nurse practitioners; partner with the CMO, Legal, and Compliance on the strategic framework governing CPAs across jurisdictions.

Document work meticulously, including session notes, care plans, and progress in the electronic health record.

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting directly to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), you will own the clinical architecture of psychiatry at Brightline - ensuring excellence in care quality, provider development, regulatory compliance, and day-to-day operational execution.
• We are building something different: a hybrid virtual and in-person pediatric mental health practice that uses technology and data to deliver better care at scale.
• We are looking for someone energized by that challenge - who brings fresh thinking, genuine comfort with AI tools, and the clinical credibility to lead a team of NPs and prescribers.
• You will carry a clinical caseload of up to 50%, adjusted over time as administrative responsibilities grow.
• You will collaborate closely with peer service line owners in therapy, psychological testing, and coaching, and will report directly to the CMO.
• Responsibilities: Clinical Care & Service Line Ownership Carry a clinical caseload of up to 50% (adjusted as administrative responsibilities evolve), providing psychiatric diagnostic evaluations and ongoing medication management to pediatric patients across multiple states.
• Collaborate closely with peer service line owners in therapy, psychological testing, and coaching to ensure coordinated, multidisciplinary care delivery.
• People Management & Provider Development Directly supervise and manage a psychiatry team composed primarily of nurse practitioners, as well as a pediatrician, with potential growth to include additional psychiatrists.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• People Management Experience Demonstrated direct people management experience, including supervision, performance development, and personnel decisions - whether through a formal medical director role, chief residency, chief fellowship, or comparable leadership position.
• Experience supervising nurse practitioners and comfort supporting the clinical growth, development, and personnel management of a prescribing team.
• Innovation & Adaptability Approaches care delivery with fresh thinking; not rigidly anchored to traditional models or "how things have always been done." Comfort and demonstrated experience with AI tools, telehealth platforms, and digital health technologies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Care Operations) to support technology-driven care delivery models.
• Prior experience building clinical protocols, care pathways, or quality frameworks in a startup or high-growth environment.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted documentation or clinical decision support tools.

Benefits and Perks

• We offer several benefits, perks, and stipends: Medical, Dental, Vision, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, and 401k 12 Company Holidays + Floating Holidays, Holiday Shutdown, Paid - Time Off, Parental Leave Health and Wellness Stipend, Home Office Reimbursement and Professional Development Reimbursement Stock Options At Brightline we have built a total rewards philosophy that includes fair, equitable, competitive, geo-based compensation that is performance and potential based.
• It is a combination of a cash salary, equity, benefits, wellbeing, and opportunity.
• Our Commitment to Building a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workforce At Brightline, we believe that Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging are essential to the foundation upon which our mission is built.

Work Location and Schedule

This role is listed as Remote USA with location information shown as Remote USA. The employment type is Full Time.

About the Company

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