Psychiatrist/Outpatient Clinic/Independent Contractor-Remote

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Ability Plus Mental Health is an outpatient mental health clinic, serving patient in Florida. We provide comprehensive, full-service outpatient mental health services in Florida.

We are looking for a great Psychiatrist who has a heart for caring for people. Main services are evaluations and medication management.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing psychiatric services to clients in a variety of clinical settings during scheduled hours.
• Scope of services includes outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management and evaluations services.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat adults, adolescents, and children experiencing symptoms of a behavioral health disorders.
• Prescribe, recommend, or discontinue drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders in accordance with the Collaborative Practice Agreement and the state’s Nurse Practice Act.
• Counsel clients during appointments, as necessary.
• Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for clients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders.
• Attend meetings or trainings when needed or required. The meetings are at a different rate for all staff.

Skills

• A licensed M.D. in Florida
• Must be authorized to prescribe Schedule II-V controlled substances in the state of Florida.
• Active DEA Licensure
• Strong mental health orientation
• Experience working with targeted population, and managed care program and knowledge of related issues.
• Strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to handle multiple contracts, projects, and tasks.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision and function as a team member.
• Ability to work with people of diverse cultural, educational, socio-economic, and linguistic backgrounds.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

PREFERRED SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

• Experience in delivering high-quality, client-centered care? Able to document and navigate EHR independently
• Ability to maintain strict client confidentiality.
• Ability to effectively communicate and interact with individuals involved in all aspects of programming – children, parents, school faculty and staff, grantors, funders, partner agencies, members of the community and Provident team members.
• Serves as a representative of Ability Plus, displaying courtesy, tact, consideration and discretion in all interactions with Ability Plus team members, clients, school system staff and faculty, grantors, funders, regulators and members of the general public
• Proficient computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to work effectively on multidisciplinary team
• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general and professional documents. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action

Compensation

Up to $190 -220 per hour

Additional compensation as a collaborating physician (optional)

Benefits

Group malpractice insurance

401K

Paid holidays

PTO