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Job Description
Job Id:
2561-3544
# of Openings:
1
Provide medical psychiatric services and advise Center-wide to achieve quality clinical care for Center patients.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Obtain patient’s medical and physical histories and other information pertinent to treatment needs.
- Assess patient’s mental status and medical needs.
- Direct the formulation of patient’s psychiatric treatment plans; monitor patient’s progress and modify treatment plans as indicated; communicate medical orders to nursing staff as necessary.
- Participate in case disposition and follow-up planning.
- Ability to demonstrate competent use of Echo Vantage.
- Maintain records and provide documentation associated with services delivered.
- Provide medical case supervision and consultation to Center staff.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with care providers and others associated with patient’s wellbeing.
- Provide on-call coverage on a rotational basis as assigned.
- Interact with patients in a therapeutic and responsible manner. Interactions with participants must be individualized, positive, age-appropriate, reciprocal, constructive and non-confrontational.
- Maintain a high level of ethical conduct regarding confidential relationships, and associations with participants.
- Interact appropriately with all visitors, family members, and other service providers.
- Conduct all events, activities, and trips in a safe, yet therapeutic manner, and employ effective measures regarding risk management, emergency procedures, and non-violent crisis intervention.
- Participate in continuing education activities to maintain knowledge and skills in areas related to mental health treatment.
- Attend and participate fully in meetings as assigned and meet regularly with supervisor to exchange pertinent information and receive supervision.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Completion of four years of post-doctoral training in an approved psychiatry residency (or its equivalent) and board eligibility or certification in Psychiatry.
- Knowledge and skills in the practice of medicine and psychiatry, preferably as applicable to community mental health setting and services to children and adolescents.
- Skills in diagnosis, assessment, treatment planning, case management, and application of DSM V methodology.
- Skills in provision of psychotherapy.
- Familiarity with inpatient and outpatient treatment modalities.
- Time management skills.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Willingness to use personal transportation in work capacity.
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