Principal Psychiatrist | Middletown, CT | Full-time (40 Hour)

Principal Psychiatrist

Location: Middletown, CT Employment Type: Full-time (40 Hour)

We are currently accepting applications for this position.

In the Departments of Children and Families, Correction and Mental Health and Addiction Services this class is accountable for providing clinical administrative/supervisory functions and/or direct care psychiatric services as a board-certified advanced clinician.

Examples of duties include:

• Provides 24-hour supervision to specified groups of patients and facility coverage as scheduled including on-call coverage and weekend coverage;
• Makes rounds and provides direct care and clinical oversight of multi-disciplinary treatment teams;
• Coordinates work of medical staff with related programs;
• Reviews treatment plans, clinical records, diagnoses, and patient discharge plans for adherence to policies and/or The Joint Commission (TJC) and Health Care Financing Authority (HCFA) standards;
• Provides education and training as indicated, e.g., grand rounds and case conferences;
• Assigns, oversees and evaluates work of staff and on-site night duty physicians and/or psychiatrists;
• Conducts and/or participates in meetings on clinical and administrative policy, research programs, clinical program development and treatment techniques;
• Assesses, examines and evaluates patients for admission or discharge;
• Assesses, examines, diagnoses and prescribes appropriate medications and other biologic and psychosocial treatments for patients with psychiatric illnesses and substance abuse disorders;
• Performs advanced level risk assessments;
• Consults on difficult and/or complex cases;
• Develops and implements QA and/or QI process improvement initiatives;
• Prepares and/or reviews reports, medical records and correspondence;
• Performs utilization review and management functions;
• Attends court hearings as a state witness;
• Performs related duties as required

Minimum qualifications include certification as a specialist in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or board certification in Adult or Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Special requirements include a license to practice medicine and surgery in Connecticut, eligibility for participation in federal health care programs, and may require certification in a specialist area such as geriatrics, ABI/TBI, forensics, substance abuse, etc.