Psychiatrist - Crisis Management

Job Description

Job Description

Caring behavioral health groups seeks an Adult or Child Psychiatrist in an outpatient setting in Lynchburg, Virginia!

Live and work in a beautiful part of Virginia for a group that has some of the best benefits and perks of any group in the USA!

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About the group:

• 55 years in practice
• 19 locations – 6 clinics
• serving 4 counties
• 500 team members total
• 3 Adult and Child Psychiatrists, 4 Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners

Psychiatrist Benefits:

• almost 2 months off per year!!   7 weeks in year 1.
• 37.5 hour work weeks, with 1 hr of dedicated admin time per day
• Compensation: $265,000 - $350,000 /yr based on Experience
• low cost of living
• VA retirement system, 5% of salary
• life insurance 2 salary
• NHSC - loan repayment site, site score 17

About the Psychiatrist role (Adult or Child Psychiatrist) :

• Location: Lynchburg, VA
• Role: Psychiatrist Physician - Crisis Management Role
• Wellness Center that provides a wide variety of clinical services. Both adults and children are offered individualized service options and specializations to meet their unique behavioral health needs.
• Individuals have access to both in-person and telehealth care
• Adult and child medication management, nursing assessments, psychological evaluations, specialized outpatient therapy, specialized case management
• Emergency services, ambulatory crisis stabilization for children, school based services, health information management, and group therapy sessions.
• Group is seeking a physician to provide outpatient psych services and Crisis Management evaluations
• Practice runs 9am - 4:30pm M-F
• 10-12 patients per day - on site
• 1 hr evals, 20 minute f/u’s
• You will get 1 dedicated RN to support you
• Two full-time dually licensed FNP/PMHNPs.
• A provider must be available 24/7, so hours not covered by full-time staff will be on call by CRC NPs and HBH NPS.
• Psychiatrist schedule is 37.5 hours a week, and can be a combination of days and evenings if preferred by candidate.
• The psychiatrist will be assessing and treating adults admitted to 23 hour Crisis Stabilization and Residential Crisis and Detox. 
• Adults and children being evaluated under an Emergency Custody Order, and requiring medical clearance for hospital admission will be seen by ES prescreeners, and CRC nursing.
• MD and NPs may be consulted about these cases, but are not performing the assessment. 
• Typically, the psychiatrist will have one hour for each evaluation, and may see admitted patients again during their admission if needed, for a shorter interview.
• There will be scheduled treatment planning meetings weekly. 
• Patients admitted to the detox program require a physical exam, which is either performed by the psychiatrist, or signed off on by the psychiatrist in the event that a NP completes the exam. 
• The residential crisis and detox is 16 beds. The 23 hour crisis program can admit up to an additional 16. 



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