CVS Health
Medical Director - Behavioral Health
$174K–$375K
TX - Work from home · Remote · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- Preferred: minimum 5 years of clinical practice experience as a psychiatrist.
- Education
- MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine).
About the job
Provides psychiatric leadership and physician oversight for behavioral health utilization management, medical necessity decisions, quality improvement, and care programs.
What you'll do
- Oversee utilization management, including high-risk cases and medical necessity decisions.
- Guide appeals, quality-of-care reviews, and policy and program development.
- Consult with behavioral health practitioners and provide leadership, training, and clinical oversight to interdisciplinary teams.
What they ask for
- Board-certified Psychiatrist.
- Currently licensed in Texas or able to become licensed there; active, unencumbered medical license and ability to obtain additional state licenses.
- MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine).
Nice to have
- Reside in Texas.
- Managed care or utilization review experience; Child/Adolescent Board Certification.
Pay
$174,070.00 - $374,920.00 USD (base salary)
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