Clinical Psychiatric Director

Summary:


The Clinical Psychiatric Director is responsible for providing psychiatric evaluations, prescriptive services, referrals for clients for mental health care and mental health education and gives oversite of services with other psychiatric prescribers at NARA.

Duties:


Review, develop, and implement policies and procedures related to psychiatric prescribing with the Medical Director.Coordinate with other mental health managers/directors in order to determine staffing needs for psychiatric prescriber services across the different NARA locationsProvide support to psychiatric prescribers to ensure high quality care to clients. Coordinate with other managers/directors to ensure psychiatric prescribers have the resources necessary to ensure high quality of care.Provide administrative oversight in regard to timecards, vacations, and other similar administrative decisions regarding psychiatric prescribers, ensuring adequate coverage during regular business hours.Provide comprehensive assessment and prescriptive mental health care.Coordinate patient care with other providers and agencies and advocates for client with mental health and primary health care systems.Perform initial and ongoing psychiatric assessments.Encourage family participation in mental health care of patients as deemed appropriate by patient and other clinic providers.Develop and document a plan of care and evaluate the client's progress.Coordinate with behavioral health clinicians regarding behavioral changes.Coordinate with contractual pharmacy, primary care providers, hospitals, and laboratories for required diagnostic procedures.Provide mental health education to individual patients as needed, such as managing chronic illness, high-risk behavior, and health consequencesEngage in ongoing education and specialized training to maintain a high quality of care to NARA NW patient population.

Qualifications:


Certification as a Psychiatrist with an unencumbered license in the state of Oregon.Minimum of 2 years of post graduate and clinical management experience.Evidence of experience is sufficient for successful performance of duties notes above. Good understanding of professional role and boundaries. The ability to maintain professional boundaries with clients, the community, and other staff members. Work collaboratively with clients, other NARA Northwest staff, team members, and to always treat everyone with respect and dignity. Ability to pass background checks and pre-employment or for cause drug tests.

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