Physician (Psychiatrist - Emergency Room)

Responsibilities

Diagnostic evaluations of assigned patients.

Validation of admission history and physical examination by countersignature.

Requisition of appropriate consultations and overall medical management of assigned inpatients.

Supervision of multidisciplinary treatment planning and treatment efforts.

Timely submission of complete orders for medication, level of observation, laboratory investigations, diet, passes, discharges, and other orders as required.

Timely submission of progress notes: daily for the first five days of a patient's admission, thereafter three times a week.

Timely renewal of orders.

Provision of individual psychotherapy using appropriate techniques, frequency, and duration as indicated.

In conjunction with the social worker, review all discharge referrals to ensure appropriate outpatient treatment.

Complete and timely documentation of care according to the guidelines of the Departments of Psychiatry and Medical Records.

Psychiatric evaluation, recommendations for psychiatric treatment or referral, and follow-up of assigned medical and surgical patients.

Provision of supervision of on‑call psychiatrists in rotation.

Emergency Room evaluation, treatment and disposition in rotation.

Committee work as assigned by the director.

Qualifications

Education Required:

Doctor of Medicine (MD) from an ACGME‑approved medical school; completion of approved internship and residency in psychiatry, meeting the educational prerequisites for certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) from an AOA‑approved medical school; completion of approved internship and residency in psychiatry, meeting the educational prerequisites for certification by the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology & Psychiatry.

Knowledge & Skills:

Knowledge of DSM‑IV/5.

Knowledge of a variety of theoretical models for the treatment of patients with psychiatric illness and ability to apply them.

Expertise in the differential diagnosis, somatic and psychological treatment of psychiatric disorders.

Good clinical judgment, personal integrity, professional responsibility, and tact.

Ability to establish and maintain rapport with emotionally disturbed patients.

Knowledge of OMH/Joint Commission regulations and how they are applied to psychiatry departments.

Knowledge of charting requirements.

Knowledge of supervisory approaches and ability to critique and supervise residents and interns.

Ability to integrate the efforts of psychiatry, social work, nursing, psychology, and activities therapy.

Must have admitting privileges granted by the Medical Board of St. Barnabas and maintain them.

Licenses Required:

N.Y. State license to practice medicine and surgery.

Drug Enforcement Agency license.

Either board certification in psychiatry & neurology or board eligibility.

Working Conditions

Unexceptional adult psychiatric inpatient units with adult voluntary and involuntary severely and persistently mentally ill patients; Emergency Department, general hospital medical patients, and nursing home patients.

Risk of assault by agitated, confused, or paranoid patients and exposure to communicable diseases.

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