Psychiatry Physician

Rewarding opportunity available for a BE/BC Psychiatrist to join a cohesive behavioral health team by providing Leadership and Psychiatry services in hospital setting.

• Candidate will have experience in adult, adolescent or child in-patient and evaluation services, experience with a multidisciplinary team treatment model.
• Provide psychiatric services for adult, adolescent and child clients on in-patient units, and for the partial hospitalization programs.
• Provide direct patient services including diagnostic admission evaluations, psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, as appropriate.
• Works within a multi-disciplinary treatment team and may act as a clinical team leader for the coordination and supervision of care provided across clinical disciplines.
• In this role, the Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist will provide guidance and leadership to other clinicians on the team in formulating and implementing the treatment plan.
• Completes timely documentation of assessments, clinical interventions and discharge summaries and updates records as specified in medical staff regulations.
• Monitor risk indicators and act to address risk management issues in a timely manner to ensure client, staff and visitor safety, and to safeguard the Hospital from adverse events. Includes consultation with peers and acting as a resource/consultant to other members of the treatment team.
• Adheres to prescribing practices that are safe, and evidence based. Obtains appropriate and informed consent for medications trials prior to prescribing.
• Acts as liaison and communicates effectively with outside providers, primary care physicians, schools and family members as needed.
• Provide supervision to selected non-physician health professionals.
• Participates in Medical Staff Committees and meetings as specified in Medical Staff regulations.
• Oversight of psychiatric Consult and liaison services for the local general hospital
• Supervision of clinical training in community psychiatry for fellows, residents and students rotating through this site.

• Competitive salary plus comprehensive benefits
• Low cost, high quality medical/dental
• STD/LTD
• Matching 401(k)
• Generous paid time off
• CME, and more
• Eligibility to apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program