Psychiatrist (Mental Health Intensive Case Management)

MHICM PsychiatristThe MHICM Psychiatrist treats a panel of patients with Serious Mental Illness that are engaged with the MHICM program. They would coordinate care with the case managers for individual patients in MHICM and also serve as the psychiatrist for patients in Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center care. While not the sole utilizers, they would also likely serve as subject matter experts in treatment of complicated Serious Mental Illness including treatments like long acting injectables, clozapine, etc.Psychiatrists must perform clinical, teaching and administrative duties which may include, but are not limited to, the following:Application of accepted protocols for assessment of the individual presenting with altered mental status. Assessment may include gathering of verbal and documented history, mental status exam, and any necessary medical, laboratory and imaging evaluations.Diagnostic description or formulation to guide appropriate acute and secondary treatment interventions.Provision of psychiatric care according to privileges.Psychiatrists should be able to perform and teach all of the services required in the practice of psychiatry to psychiatry residents. Educational experiences are also provided to health care personnel seeking training in mental health services (e.g. medical students, psychology interns, social work interns, physician assistants, nursing students and non-psychiatry medical residents).Staff Psychiatrists must assist with meeting all necessary performance measures, completing all necessary training in a timely manner and keeping up with medical and administrative documentation as required.Staff Psychiatrists participate in departmental staff meetings, various hospital committees, departmental and hospital in-service programs, and education programs of the department and the hospital. They are also involved in continuous quality improvement through the peer review process.Staff Psychiatrists are responsible for all aspects of psychiatric care and are responsible for providing and assisting residents and/or nurse practitioners in the process of evaluation and treatment of the psychiatric patient.Staff Psychiatrists are responsible for providing appropriate and timely documentation and also cosign resident notes, indicating supervision and concurrence with each note.Responsibilities of Staff Psychiatrist:Are ultimately responsible for all aspects of psychiatric care.Provide or assist residents and/or nurse practitioners in the process of evaluation and treatment of the psychiatric patient.Provide appropriate and timely documentation, generally in the form of a staff progress note, in the patient's electronic record. They also cosign resident notes, indicating supervision and concurrence with that note.Are trained in the performance of Electroconvulsive Therapy and supervise residents in same on scheduled basis.Have a tour of duty that includes a 40 hour work week, typically 8:00 am-4:30 pm Monday through Friday, but hours could vary, and call as scheduled.Participation in the on-call rotation is required.May be responsible for inpatient or outpatient care, graduate and undergraduate medical education, and scientific research as appropriate.