Psychiatrist II

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Psychiatrist (On Call)


Announcement Number 25-15 Job Code Z6400


Employment Type Full-Time Job Location Mary Starke Harper Geriatric Psychiatry Center


Tuscaloosa, Alabama Salary/Pay Rate Salary Range ($243,480.48 - $370,484.16 Annually). Additional Salary Information


Salary will be commensurate with experience. Limitations apply to current State employees.


Open Date 10/31/2025 Close Date Until Filled


Minimum Qualifications Graduation from an approved school of medicine. Successful completion of a residency program in psychiatry as approved by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and recognized by the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association. Must be board certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Note: If these minimum qualifications cannot be met, the application may be considered for a Psychiatrist I position.


Psychiatrist I (Z6300) - Salary Range $226,096.80 - $344,033.52:


Graduation from an approved school of medicine. Successful completion of a residency program in psychiatry as approved by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and recognized by the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association. Must be board-eligible in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Must be eligible for or possess a license as issued by the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners.


Key Responsibilities
• Serves as the treatment team leader in evaluating, implementing, reviewing, and updating treatment


plans for individual patients and groups of patients.
• Functions as the primary psychotherapist responsible for the treatment and evaluation of individual and


group patients.
• Selects, prescribes, adjusts, and reviews medications for patients.


• Conducts comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, including mental status examinations and annual assessments as needed.


• Prepares written documentation including mental status and psychiatric evaluations, treatment plans, progress notes, and reports


• Provides psychiatric opinion and consultation.


• Serves as psychiatric OD on a rotational basis.


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Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
• Knowledge of laws, rules, and regulations to include The Joint Commission, Alabama Medicaid Agency,


and other regulatory agencies.
• Knowledge of mental conditions such as psychosis and behavioral disorders.


• Knowledge of pharmacology / psychopharmacology such as anti-psychotics and psychotropics.
• Knowledge of treatment strategies.


• Knowledge of psychological principles needed to implement into a program of treatment for clients.
• Ability to make clinical assessments, interprets responses both verbal and non-verbal, gathers clinical


data, and diagnoses illnesses.


• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work with other professionals and community agencies in a courteous and professional


manner.
• Ability to work with geriatric patients.


• High moral and ethical character required for licensure.


Necessary Special Requirements
• Must be eligible for or possess a license as issued by the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners.


Employee Benefits


• 13 paid holidays.
• 1 personal leave day accrued each January.
• 13 sick leave days.
• 13 annual leave days accrued in the first year of employment.
• Paid parental leave.
• Longevity bonus annually after 5 years of state service.
• Continuous opportunities for acquiring CEU's needed for maintaining professional license.
• Very low-cost health and dental insurance through the Alabama State Employee Insurance Board.
• Defined retirement benefit (not impacted by economic downturns) and a pre-retirement death benefit


through the Retirement Systems of Alabama.


Method of Selection
• Applicants will be rated based on an evaluation of their job-related training, abilities, experience, and


education, and should provide adequate work history identifying experiences related to the duties and minimum qualifications as mentioned above.


• All relevant information is subject to verification.
• Drug screening and security clearances will be conducted on prospective applicants being given


serious consideration for employment whose job requires direct contact with patients.


Only work experience detailed on the application will be considered.


Applications should be submitted by the deadline to be considered. Announcements open until filled will remain open until a sufficient applicant pool is obtained. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible to ensure the application will be


considered for the position. Copies of License/Certifications should be uploaded with your application. A copy of the academic transcript is required. Appointment of successful candidate will be conditional based on receipt of the official


transcript provided by the school, college, or university.


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