PSYCHIATRIST

Psychiatrist

Hillside Inc - Atlanta, GA 30306

Overview

Position Type Contractor Category Health Care

Description

Primary Purpose: Provide psychiatric assessment and management of youth enrolled in Hillside's PRTF, Partial Hospitalization Program, and Virtual Intensive Outpatient Programs.

Essential Duties and Primary Responsibilities:

1. Collaborate and support program directors of assigned program with routine and emergency program operations and interventions.
2. Complete admission intake assessments and orders on assigned patients.
3. Provide psychiatric care (including but not limited to prescription and management of psychotropic medications, communication with guardians, and discharge planning) and corresponding documentation to youth in assigned program.
4. Provide clinical supervision/consultation to Treatment staff on assigned treatment program, as needed.
5. Provide input for and participate in weekly treatment planning meetings on assigned patients.
6. Attend Staffings (internal and external) as indicated on assigned cases.
7. Conduct peer-to-peer reviews with care management organizations/insurance companies for continued treatment authorizations.
8. Complete accurate and timely reports, attend assigned meetings, and convene meetings as needed and directed by the Medical Director and VP of Residential Operations & Clinical Services.
9. Assist the program director in the approval of program referrals and admissions.
10. Support Hillside's commitment to workforce development, including supervision of child and adolescent fellows, medical students, and other trainees, as well as participation in training and mentorship activities, as needed.

General Competencies:

• Customer Focus: Promote positive image of Hillside with all contacts (customers)
• Exhibit high quality of work
• Contribute to development of a culture of care

• Teamwork: Take the initiative to act on own
• Demonstrate cooperation
• Be a productive member of the staff

• Communication: Communicate Effectively, clearly, and appropriately
• Make use of supervision
• Use excellent Judgment

Core Competencies:

• Interpersonal Communication: The ability to establish rapport quickly and to communicate effectively with consumers of healthcare, their family members and other providers.
• Collaboration & Teamwork: The ability to function effectively as a member of an interprofessional team that includes behavioral health and primary care providers, consumers and family members.
• Screening & Assessment: The ability to conduct brief, evidence-based and developmentally appropriate screening and to conduct or arrange for more detailed assessments when indicated.
• Care Planning & Coordination: The ability to create and implement integrated care plans, ensuring access to an array of linked services, and the exchange of information among consumers, family members, and providers.
• Intervention: The ability to provide a range of brief, focused prevention, treatment and recovery services, as well as longer-term treatment and support for consumers with persistent illnesses.
• Cultural Competence & Adaptation: The ability to provide services that are relevant to the culture of the consumer and their family.
• Practice-Based Learning & Quality Improvement: The ability to assess and continually improve the services delivered as an individual provider and as an interprofessional team.

Qualifications

Education: M.D. and must be board eligible in Psychiatry in the State of Georgia.

Experience: Three years in Child and Adolescent mental health OR be Board Eligible for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the State of Georgia.

Physical Requirements: Must submit to an annual physical exam.

Some tasks may require exposure to blood, tissue or bodily fluids.

Miscellaneous Requirement: Must not have a record of felony or misdemeanor convictions.

Supervision: None

Received: Guided by verbal and written instructions, policies and procedures and well-established guidelines.

Work Schedule: This is an executive position and work hours/days may vary as business dictates. May be subjected to being "paged"/ contacted during off duty time.