Psychiatrist

# PsychiatristSTR Chester County - Exton, PA 19341## OverviewLevelExperiencedPosition TypeContractorEducation LevelGraduate DegreeCategoryHealth Care## Description**Who We Are**To meet an ever-expanding need for mental health and substance use disorder treatment services in the region, STR Behavioral Health is excited to announce a new PHP/IOP location opening soon in Chester County, PA. The approach at our treatment centers is firmly rooted in individualized, person-centered care to help clients uncover the why behind their disorders and help them build foundational relationships that help answer the how in moving forward**Position Summary**This position’s responsibilities include ensuring the health and safety of all clients as well as assessing and prescribing appropriate medication regimes. This position also assesses medical and psychiatric issues and concerns then address or make appropriate referrals. This position also approves potential admissions based on medical and psychiatric requirements. This position is responsible for consulting with the treatment team on primary diagnosis and co-occurring issues.**Relationships and Contacts*****Within the organization:***Establish and maintain productive working relationships with peers and accounting team members throughout STR Behavioral Health and affiliated facilities. ***Outside the organization***: Establish and maintain productive working relationships with third party vendors, as necessary.**Position Responsibilities****Essential Responsibilities**1. Maintaining a safe and secure environment2. Help Clients by providing information, services, and assistance3. Routine checkups and psychiatric evaluations of clients4. Conducting follow up and evaluation of client physical and psychiatric conditions.5. Prescribe medications as necessary6. Document clinical, medical, and psychiatric treatments and recommendations7. Oversee and collaborate with Clinicians on client’s treatment plans8. Participate in Clinical Treatment team meetings 2x a month9. Pre-screen clients by reviewing psych and medical records for admission10. Minimum of two hours a week, depending on current census**Additional Responsibilities**1. Functions within the guidelines of the facility’s Code of Ethics and in accordance with corporate compliance.2. Represents the program within the community at local, regional, and national events, as requested.3. Assists in promoting and ensuring the organization’s values, mission, goals, and objectives are understood and actively supported by the employees.4. Performs other duties as assigned## Qualifications**Minimum Requirements****Education and Experience**This position requires at least 3 years of residency in psychiatry. Active valid licensed practitioner in the state of Pennsylvania. Willingness to work with a clinical to make recommendations and implement strategies that will benefit clients. Willingness to take calls during after hour day and times. Additionally, complete other tasks and duties appropriate to the position and/ or as assigned. PHI Access in Medical**Physical Requirements*** While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to communicate with peers, clients, families’ other facilities and/or vendors.* Tolerant to various noise levels: noise level in the work environment varies – may be very quiet to moderate.* Performs duties that require the employee to sit or remain stationary for extended periods of time.* Job performance will require the ability to move throughout the building and may require walking around facility grounds.* While performing duties may be required to sit stationary for long periods of time.* While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to talk or hear, sit, stand, walk, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste, or smell.* Ability to move up to 25 pounds.**Additional Requirements*** Position requires incumbent to have a valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance and acceptable driving record.* Clearance of TB test, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements.* Current CPR and First Aid certification.**Skill Competencies*** Work Standards - Sets high standards of performance for self; assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.* Communicating Effectively - Conveys information and ideas in a professional, clear, and timely manner; providing information to ensure understanding; soliciting input from the others during the communication. Provides input to the organization when requested.* Building Collaborative Relationships - Generates alliances internally and externally by continuously identifying and acting on those things that will create success for our organization and the clients.* Contributing to Team Success - Actively participates as a committed member of a team and works with other team members to help complete goals and deliverables.* Practicing Resourcefulness – Contributes to small business environment by taking ownership of one’s position in the team and resolves productivity and efficiency problems by being seeking solutions.*STR Behavioral Health provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. STR Behavioral Health reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.”*ISJP123 #J-18808-Ljbffr