[Hiring] Psychiatric Consultant, Collaborative Care @Cabana

Role Description

As Cabana launches its Collaborative Care (CoCM) program, we are seeking a Psychiatric Consultant to join our founding clinical team. This is not a traditional consulting role within an established system — it is an opportunity to help build and define Cabana’s psychiatric consultation model from the ground up.

In this remote, contract-based role, you will serve as a core clinical partner supporting Behavioral Health Care Managers (BHCMs) and Primary Care Providers (PCPs) across Louisiana. You will provide evidence-based psychiatric consultation, guide measurement-based care initiatives, and help establish the workflows and clinical standards that will shape Cabana’s integrated behavioral health programs as they scale.

This role is ideal for a psychiatrist who thrives at the intersection of clinical excellence, systems-building, and collaborative care innovation. You should be energized by helping primary care teams manage behavioral health conditions effectively while contributing to the design of a new integrated care infrastructure.

This is a contract role expecting up to 10 hours a month.

What you will do

• Structured Case Consultation
  • Provide systematic psychiatric consultation to Behavioral Health Care Managers (BHCMs) through Structured Case Review (SCR), with emphasis on:
    • High-risk patients
    • Patients new to treatment
    • Individuals not meeting clinical targets
    • Complex diagnostic presentations
  • Advise Primary Care Providers (PCPs) regarding:
    • Evidence-based pharmacologic treatment recommendations
    • Diagnostic clarification strategies
    • Lab monitoring and medication management considerations
  • Document treatment recommendations directly within partner electronic health record systems to support seamless care coordination.
  • Remain available for occasional urgent consultations with PCPs regarding complex patient presentations, targeting response times within one business day (or one hour for urgent needs).
• Population Health & Registry Management
  • Utilize Cabana’s clinical registry and measurement-based care systems to:
    • Track patient progress across assigned caseloads
    • Identify patients requiring treatment escalation or care adjustments
    • Support population-level behavioral health management initiatives
  • Participate in weekly caseload review meetings with BHCMs and interdisciplinary care teams.
  • Review validated outcomes data utilizing tools such as:
    • PHQ-9
    • GAD-7
    • Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
  • Support treatment-to-target care planning and symptom remission strategies.
• Provider Education & Clinical Collaboration
  • Serve as a clinical mentor and psychiatric resource for PCPs and BHCMs.
  • Provide guidance regarding:
    • Behavioral health treatment planning
    • Diagnostic conceptualization
    • Medication management strategies
    • Management of complex psychiatric presentations
  • Collaborate closely with interdisciplinary care teams to improve integration of behavioral health services within primary care settings.
  • Maintain strong communication and collaborative relationships across remote care teams.
• Program Development & Workflow Design
  • Partner with Cabana’s Clinical Director to:
    • Design and refine psychiatric consultation workflows
    • Develop escalation pathways and consultation protocols
    • Establish documentation standards for CoCM implementation
  • Support development of:
    • Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
    • Clinical workflow frameworks
    • Quality assurance processes
    • Pilot program launch strategies
  • Participate in quality review meetings and contribute psychiatric insight to operational and performance improvement discussions.
  • Perform all other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with an active, unrestricted Louisiana medical license
• Board Certified in Psychiatry (ABPN or equivalent)
• Minimum of 3+ years of clinical experience, preferably in one or more of the following:
  • Integrated behavioral health
  • Primary care behavioral health
  • Consultation-liaison psychiatry
  • Collaborative Care (CoCM) environments
• Strong knowledge of evidence-based psychiatric medication management for common behavioral health conditions, including:
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Depression
  • PTSD
  • Behavioral health conditions with medical comorbidities
• Experience utilizing measurement-based care tools, including:
  • PHQ-9
  • GAD-7
  • C-SSRS
• Experience working within electronic health record (EHR) systems, such as Epic, Cerner, or other equivalent EHR platforms.
• Strong written communication and clinical documentation skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment with changing workflows and priorities.
• Must reside within the United States while maintaining active Louisiana medical licensure.

Requirements

• Prior experience working within the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM)
• Familiarity with “treat-to-target” protocols and registry-based population health management
• Experience consulting within:
  • Primary care settings
  • Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
  • Integrated care environments
• Familiarity with CoCM and Behavioral Health Integration billing requirements, including CPT codes: 99492, 99493, 99484
• Comfort managing population-based caseloads rather than traditional appointment-only psychiatric models.
• Strong collaboration and interdisciplinary communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build workflows and contribute to clinical program development initiatives.
• High level of adaptability and comfort operating in early-stage program environments.

Who Thrives in This Role

• You are a builder: who enjoys creating systems and workflows from the ground up rather than simply maintaining existing processes.
• You are clinically rigorous: and deeply committed to measurable patient outcomes and evidence-based care.
• You are collaborative and communicate openly: with BHCMs, PCPs, leadership teams, and patients.
• You are adaptable: and energized by startup environments where flexibility and creative problem-solving are essential.
• You are mission-driven: and passionate about expanding access to behavioral health care through integrated solutions.

Why Cabana

• Mission-driven team focused on transforming access to integrated behavioral health through evidence-based, patient-centered care.
• Opportunity to shape the future of psychiatric consultation within Collaborative Care and integrated primary care settings.
• Work directly alongside Cabana's Clinical Director and multidisciplinary care team.
• Meaningful impact by helping build scalable behavioral health programs for health systems, employers, and military communities nationwide.
• Growth opportunities as Cabana expands its integrated behavioral health services and clinical leadership team.
• Competitive compensation.