Psychiatrist Job Description

Psychiatrist Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Psychiatrist to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• The successful team member has a commitment to leveraging diversity and inclusion in support of quality care;
• All Novant Health team members are responsible for fostering a safe patient environment driven by the principles of “First Do No Harm”;
• Documents treatment on the appropriate form and places in the health record when patient consents to psychotropic medication;
• Maintains open, collaborative and collegial relationships with other team members;
• Provides medical, psychiatric, and medical-legal service and consultation to patients;
• Provide regularly scheduled psychiatric patient care. Evaluate, diagnose and treat patients with behavioral health disorders;
• Coordinates care with other medical specialists and institutions and communicates with family members and other agencies involved as needed;
• Monitors prescribed psychotropic medications to assess treatment effectiveness and medication side effects;
• Provides collaborative leadership in diagnosis, case formulation, treatment planning, and risk management;
• Timely completion of clinical documentation;
• Providing patient and family health education with a focus on self-management, prevention, and wellness based on the patient’s goals;
• Generous Compensation & Flexible Hours Available;
• All Scheduling and All Practice Management & Billing = HANDLED FOR YOU;
• Providing leadership within your patient-aligned care team (PACT);
• Participating in quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements:

• Two years freedom from chemical use problems;
• Board certified or board eligible in psychiatry;
• Strongly prefer a candidate that will have a demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally diverse populations;
• Between 21 and 42 years of age;
• Completion of a training program in psychiatry;
• Must maintain current BLS certification;
• Proven ability to make sound and quick triage, treatment, and disposition decisions;
• Minimum of 1 year full-time experience within the last 3 years as a Psychiatrist;
• Current, valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
• Successful completion of an accredited residency program in Psychiatry;
• Board eligible or board-certified in either adult and/or child psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology;
• Good knowledge of current psychiatric treatments and trends;
• Participating in quality improvement initiatives;
• FT available from 25 – 36 hours per week & PT from 8 hours +
• Actively support program goals and system improvements/changes.