Psychiatrist

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

 The Psychiatrist embody and demonstrate our Core Values while serving as a key resource for the integration of behavioral health into primary care. The role involves collaboration with primary care physicians, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and other healthcare professionals to enhance patient care and education. 

Requirements

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Be a resource for the primary care physicians and the integration of behavioral health into primary care
• Supervise the psychiatric nurse practitioners
• Attend administrative and clinic meetings and provide in-service education as appropriate, such as Behavioral Health Level 10 and the Clinical Advisory Board Meetings, and others as assigned
• Assist in the job shadow portion of the interview process or orientation of new staff when requested
• Provide full range of psychiatric services to assigned patients. Services provided include direct care of patients in the clinical setting including: assessment, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of patients and determining the degree of disabilities in patients. 
• Prescribe medication to patients as deemed necessary and will conduct medication management. 
• Document all services in the patient’s electronic medical record.
• Analyze and evaluate patient data and test findings to diagnose nature and extent of mental disorder.
• Prescribe, direct, and administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
• Collaborate with physicians, social workers, psychiatric nurses, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress.
• Gather and maintain patient information and records, including social and medical history obtained from patients, relatives, and other professionals.
• Examine or conduct laboratory or diagnostic tests on patient to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorder.
• Participate in treatment team activities to include the development and periodic review of patient treatment plans and will take necessary steps when a patient refuses treatment.
• Provide forty (40) hours of service per week, including thirty-two (32) hours of direct patient care per week (64 slots per week) and eight (8) total hours of administrative time. Must be present (40) forty hours per week, which includes administrative time.
• Ensure that Behavioral Health on-call rotation is developed and maintained.
• Participate in behavioral health on-call rotation, which may include after hours, holidays and weekends.
• Develop evidence-based clinical standard operating procedures.
• Uphold federal and state mental health regulations.
• Ensure all peer review audits are completed in a timely fashion as requested.
• Review all contracted provider invoices for accuracy and approval
• All other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MD/DO Degree
• Graduate Medical Education in an ACGME Accredited Psychiatric Residency Program
• Current certification by the Board of Psychiatry or possess qualifications acceptable to the Review Committee
• DEA Certification
• BLS Certification
• Valid physician license for State of Pennsylvania
• Previous leadership / administrative experience required
• Be willing to combine administrative/teaching and patient care responsibilities
• Possess strong administrative and team building skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Previous participation as an active faculty member in an ACGME-accredited psychiatry residency program or graduate medical education administrative experience is highly desired
• Recent scholarly activity such as peer reviewed funding, publication of original research or review articles in peer-reviewed journals, chapters in textbooks, publication or presentation of case reports or clinical series at scientific society meetings, or participation in national committees or educations organizations highly desired
• Valid driver’s license