Psychiatrist (Adult) MD/DO only - ACCESS South/Southwest II Regions

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Adult Psychiatrist (MD/DO)

Overview:

• Compensation Package
  • Competitive Guarantee Annual Base Salary
  • $30,000 Sign-On Bonus
  • Productivity Bonus
  • $10,000 Relocation Assistance
• Loan repayment potential through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
  • NHSC LRP: Up to $75,000 Full Time for 2 years
  • NHSC SUD-W LRP: Up to $75,000 Full Time for 3 years
• Comprehensive benefits package
• 232 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year & Paid Holidays
• 40 Hours of CME & $2,000 Reimbursement
• Malpractice liability provided by the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA)
• 100% Outpatient Practice
• Supports H-1B visa and J1 Waivers
• Flexible schedules and much more…!

Position Summary

This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), split position between two locations - one in the South region and one in the Southwest II region. Opportunities available to lead a collaborative care team and expand access to care for specialized patient populations. Additional opportunities to participate in integrated care and mental health education initiatives . Provide the full scope of services which fall under provider’s field of training, including but not limited to diagnosis, treatment, coordination of care, preventive care, and electronic health record (EHR) maintenance, while following guidelines contained within the quality management, risk management, infection control, customer service and safety programs for Access Community Health Network.

Opportunities Available

• Reproductive Psychiatry
• Addiction Psychiatry
• Child Psychiatry
• Lead initiatives for patients with neurodevelopmental disorders

Clinical and Operational Responsibilities

General Clinical

• Obtains health history and perform physical examinations.
• Diagnoses, treats, counsels, and coordinate care for each patient.
• Reviews and updates of the problem list and longitudinal plan of care at every visit.
• Meets documentation standards and completes all progress notes within 24 hours following the patient visit.
• Fulfills on-call responsibilities in accordance with the schedule developed by ACCESS and responds to calls within 20 minutes.
• Prescribe medication in accordance with Illinois statute and professional practice guidelines.
• Performs all duties in conformity with the quality standards and clinical guideline established by ACCESS.
• Meets Meaningful Use standards which is defined as using certified EHR technology to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce health disparities, engage patients and families in their health care, improve care coordination, improve population and public health; all the while maintaining privacy and security.
• Manages EHR In-Basket, transfers In-Basket responsibilities to colleagues when appropriate, and responds to messages (e.g. lab results, refills, patient calls, patient messages, co-sign orders, co-sign charts, and open charts) within 72 hours

Patient Support and Education

• Provides culturally competent care
• Recognizes patients’ families as an integral part of patients’ care teams.
• Ensures that patients’ and families’ needs are met, and clinic policy is followed through.
• Encourage patients and families to voice questions and/or concerns.
• Works with patients and their families as appropriate to encourage care self-management
• Conducts patient education activities, including pre and post instruction exams and procedures, instructions related to illness and treatment, and reinforcement of provider’s follow-up instructions
• Utilizes printed health education materials as appropriate and document all instructions given; while giving consideration to an individual varying level of understanding and adjusts level of presentation to ensure the patient is knowledgeable of medical condition and plan of care
• Works with care team and case management to provide for coordinated delivery of case management services.
• Ensures patients presenting with greater acuity than what is clinically appropriate within the health center are transferred appropriately
• Meets intensity of service and/or severity of illness admission criteria

PCMH Requirements

• Coordinates with health center staff at all levels to ensure patient needs are met
• Participates in health center huddles and meets scheduled health center times and productivity standards.
• Assured patients are seen in a timely and clinically appropriate manner and involves health center employees including medical assistants and front desk staff in this process.
• Assures care teams properly carry out effective treatment, education and performs clinical tasks in accordance with acceptable policy and procedure.

Provider Development

• Participate in the orientation and training of staff as needed.
• Ensures care team meets internal certification requirements for patient education and the administration of medication.
• Participates in proficiency testing as required by ACCESS to ensure that proper standards of care are maintained.
• May function as a preceptor in teaching programs including medical residents, medical students, advance practice nurse students as well as other allied health professions
• Adheres to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) regulations.

Requirements/Preferences

• Doctor Osteopathy (D.O.) or Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) required.
• Completed residency in primary care specialty and Board Certification is required
• Minimum two (2) years of working experience in the practice of primary care medicine in an outpatient setting preferred.
• Current licensure in the State of Illinois, DEA, Controlled Substance and maintain CME requirements
• Knowledge of applicable rules, regulations and standards relative to quality assurance, safety and infection control required
• Electronic Health Records competency; EPIC knowledge preferred.

ACCESS is a Network of Federally Qualified Health Centers treating patients on the frontlines of community-based health care. Depending on position applied/being recruited for, candidates may be required to be vaccinated against communicable diseases and provide supporting documentation proving that they are properly vaccinated, or apply for religious and/or medical vaccination exemption as a part of the application process.

The pay range provided for this role represent the minimum to max range for this position. Actual compensation varies and will be determined based on a combination of factors including years of experience, educational background, market conditions, and available grant funding.