About This Role
Evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients with mental disorders is the core of this role. The Clinical Psychiatrist will be integrated within a primary care clinic, functioning as a member of multi-disciplinary and administration teams to provide mental health and substance use screening protocols for adult and pediatric patients. This role may prescribe medication or suggest therapy according to patient needs.
Responsibilities
- Help patients by evaluating medical and psychosocial conditions
- Develop and implement treatment plans, including prescription of psychotropic medications
- Monitor and evaluate treatment results
- Evaluate patients by interviewing patient, family, and other persons; conducting physical examinations; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; selecting, administering, and interpreting psychological tests; and ordering laboratory tests and evaluating results
- Develop treatment plans by determining nature and extent of cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and behavioral disorders and establishing treatment goals and methodologies
- Treat patients by utilizing psychotherapeutic methods and medications; discussing progress toward goals with patients; providing instructions; monitoring effect of medications; and supervising staff provision of services
- Maintain interdisciplinary treatment by reviewing treatment plans and progress, and consulting and collaborating with primary care physicians, mental health therapists, nurses, and other health care providers
- Assure quality and safe service for patients and staff by enforcing policies, procedures, standards, rules, Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations requirements, and legal regulations; participating in utilization reviews; and remaining available for emergency consultations
- Improve staff competence by providing training and discussions regarding the interrelationship between psychosocial and physiological problems, psychotropic medications, crisis intervention, and related issues
- Maintain historical records by documenting symptoms, medications, and treatment events and writing summaries
- Update job knowledge by participating in continuing medical educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations
- Enhance department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
Requirements
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong documentation and monitoring skills
- Proven ability to analyze information and to think critically
- Excellent decision-making and listening skills
