Psychiatrist

Job Title: Psychiatrist

Are you a psychiatrist who wants your work to reach the patients who need it most? At Shenandoah Community Health (SCH), a Federally Qualified Health Center, we break down the barriers of cost, transportation, and language so everyone in our community can access quality behavioral health care. As a member of our Behavioral Health Services team, you will practice in an integrated setting alongside primary care, women's health, pediatrics, oral health, and on-site pharmacy, lab, and radiology, allowing you to coordinate whole-person care and see the real impact of your treatment. Here, psychiatry isn't just a job; it's a chance to make a lasting difference in the lives of your neighbors. Join our team and help us expand access to mental health care in the Eastern Panhandle!

Job Summary:

SCH is recruiting a General Psychiatrist for a full-time outpatient position to serve our growing Behavioral Health Services team in Martinsburg, WV. This position is primarily responsible for the psychiatric evaluation of assigned patients in the clinical program. Services may include individual, group, or family therapy, psychopharmacology, and consultation.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned area. The skills and knowledge needed to provide such may be gained through education, training, and experience.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Provide crisis intervention as needed.
• Provide individual therapy and refer to other appropriate clinicians for group or family therapy based on the interdisciplinary treatment plan.
• Provide substance abuse evaluations.
• Assess the need for hospitalization, residential, or outpatient treatment.
• Interact and communicate with patients and staff in an age-appropriate, culturally sensitive, non-threatening, and productive manner.
• Refer to appropriate staff or case management services, including social services, CPS, and the Domestic Violence Program.
• Ensure complete documentation of patient contacts, care, and response to treatment in the medical record.
• Assess for patient abuse or neglect and implement appropriate interventions.
• Participate as necessary in developing initial treatment plans and treatment plan reviews in multidisciplinary treatment planning meetings and sign ITPs as team psychiatrist.
• Actively participate in treatment planning meetings for patients in assigned caseload in accordance with BHS policies and confer with staff and consulting physicians or agencies as necessary.

Essential Skills:

• Ability to demonstrate courteous and cooperative behavior with patients, families, co-workers, subordinates, supervisors, and other department staff.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality and privacy at all times according to policies and procedures; uses discretion when discussing patient matters.
• Solid communication skills, including listening and the ability to demonstrate empathy, rapport building, and patience.
• Ability to provide crisis intervention as needed.

Qualifications & Education:

• Must be an M.D. or D.O.
• Must be board certified or board eligible.
• Must be licensed or eligible for license in the state of West Virginia.
• Must have excellent communication skills and basic computer skills.
• Must maintain licensure and comply with continuing education requirements. stipulated by applicable credentialing boards.
• All requirements must be met by hire date.

Advantages of Working in Our Non-Profit CHC Setting:

• Sign-on bonus.
• Salary plus incentive compensation.
• Interview expenses and relocation assistance available.
• Potential for Federal or State Loan Repayment (HPSA score of 20).
• Opportunity for professional collaboration with our 50+ multidisciplinary clinicians in psychiatry, psychotherapy, pediatrics, family practice, internal medicine, OB/GYN, nurse midwifery, oral health, and pharmacy, providing enhanced continuity of care for patients.
• Option to serve as a clinical preceptor with academic appointment.
• Benefits include vacation, sick, and continuing education leave; medical, life, and long-term disability insurance; tax-deferred retirement plan; and CME allotment.
• Company-paid license, DEA, and board certification.
• Professional liability coverage under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).

Located in the beautiful rolling hills of the Northern Shenandoah Valley only 80 miles from Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD., there is easy access to major airports and East Coast cities. Martinsburg, WV is a dynamic and growing community rich in cultural, recreational, and historic resources.


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