PSYCHIATRIST

Job Summary

The psychiatrist will provide psychiatric services to adults experiencing mental illness, substance abuse, or co-occurring disorders in an integrated care, community health center. The psychiatrist will provide direct services to patient consumers of the health center in the form of psychiatric evaluations, psychiatric consultation, treatment planning, mental status assessments, supportive therapy, and crisis intervention. Primary responsibility will also include prescribing and managing psychotropic medication.

Role Specific Primary Essential Duties :

• Completes psychiatric evaluation within 2 business days.
• Prescribes psychotropic medication in the management of patient psychiatric conditions as needed.
• Organizes information / date concerning patient's family, medical history, and onset of symptoms obtained from patients, relatives, and other sources, such as behavioral health staff members, medical staff members, etc.
• Orders laboratory and special diagnostic tests and evaluates information obtained.
• Evaluates all available clinical data (including laboratory and other diagnostic reports) pertaining to the client's physiological status prior to initiating psychopharmacological interventions.
• Reviews and follows up on treatment(s) ordered by other physicians as appropriate in the coordination of patient care.
• Participates in the individual plan of service for each client assigned, with special attention to all medical aspects of the plan.
• Documents client's progress in progress notes after each visit.
• Explains medication effects and side effects to clients and / or caregivers with a review of the Patient Medication Information (PMI) for each medication.
• Reviews all non-psychiatric medical orders and prescriptions as appropriate in the coordination of patient care.
• Recommends non-prescription, first aid, and drugs (i.e. analgesics, antipyretics) as needed.
• Assists in crisis intervention as needed
• Consult and advise behavioral health staff members as needed.
• Must provide psychiatric services at both of the Whitman-Walker clinical sites.

Role Specific- Knowledge, Skills, and Talents Required :

Education and Experience Required :