Psychiatrist

Careers At Hillcrest Children and Family Center

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Position Overview :

The Psychiatrist will be responsible for providing outpatient psychiatric services to clients of Hillcrest Children and Family Center. Hillcrest utilizes both adult and child psychiatrists in the provision of these services. The position requires flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing work demands. Although most of the work is clinic-based, psychiatrists may be asked to provide services in other settings in the community.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Performs psychiatric diagnostic assessment and patient-centered treatment planning.
• Performs best practice psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic treatment and management of acute and chronic psychiatric disorders including substance abuse disorders.
• Monitors psychiatric medications prescribed and their side effects, including attention to co-morbid medical conditions.
• Participates as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team in treatment planning and implementation of treatment plans, including coordination of services and complying with admission, transfer, and discharge criteria requirements.
• Provides psychiatric consultation to other members of the treatment team.
• Writes FD-12 and / or “522” orders for involuntary status and completion of “periodic review” for committed consumers.
• Provides testimony in court regarding psychiatric services and determinations as requested.
• Exercises responsibility for provision of billable services, ensuring that clinical documentation is timely, appropriate service authorization is obtained, and services in suspense are reconciled.
• Prepares clinical documentation consistent with agency requirements, including documentation of medical necessity, and provides timely and accurate completion of documentation in the clinical record.
• Participates in agency quality assurance and quality improvement activities as required.
• Meets provider agency productivity standards for psychiatric services.

Qualifications :

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