Physician (Supervisory Psychiatrist ) - EDRP

Job TitlePsychiatristDutiesThe duties include:Functions as the first line supervising authority for Psychiatry staff as assigned in the applicable programs within Mental Health & Behavioral Medicine Service.Provides leadership guidance, administrative as well as clinical, supervision and/or consultation as appropriate to staff in assigned areas.Provides administrative oversight and clinical consultation to other interdisciplinary team members for whom the incumbent is not the designated first line rating authority.Provides clinical supervision to psychiatry residents, Fellows, medical students, and other trainees as appropriate.Ensures timely access to care of patients assigned to the team, in accordance with local and national policies.Monitors compliance of team members with VA performance measures and effectively shapes provider practice patterns to improve standing on performance measures.Provides leadership and guidance in hiring of new staff members for the team.Resolves conflicts among team members and adjudicates complaints and problems of employees in a timely and effective manner.Clinical ResponsibilitiesThe clinical responsibilities include:Providing psychiatric evaluations, across multiple clinical settings, for veteran population with a vast array of mental health problems including personality, emotional adjustment, or mental illness and may have psychosocial issues such as homelessness, unemployment, and poor family support network.Providing a full range of therapeutic interventions including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and overall care of patients with psychiatric disorders.Practicing evidence based pharmacological interventions as deemed necessary for the treatment of mental illness with its goal of reducing psychiatric symptoms, improving interpersonal functioning and overall mental health.Ensuring practice of psychiatric medicine is consistent with TJC, CARF, HIPPA, VA policies and procedures, clinical practice guidelines, national statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, and mandatory continuing education.Participating effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences and collaborating with multidisciplinary team members to enhance care coordination efforts.Working effectively and in a collegial manner within a multidisciplinary team comprising of other mental health professionals including but not limited to psychologists, social workers, license practice counselors, nurses and peer support specialists.Ordering diagnostic tests, consultations, discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions.Participating in the teaching and supervision of medical students, residents and other trainees as assigned.Other duties as assigned.