Psychiatrist

Job Description

Department Details:

• The facility is PHP/IOP level of care only, operating Monday-Friday for adults with mental health and substance use disorders.
• Coverage requested 2 days a week, likely for 2 hours per day, based on need.
• Responsibilities will include initial psychiatric evaluation and medical review, follow up visits with medication management, and treatment team availability for case consults weekly.
• Substance abuse patients with some psychiatric diagnoses will be treated here.

Required Certifications:

• Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) supplemented by the completion of psychiatric residency training required.
• One or more years’ post graduate degree practice preferred.
• Current license to practice medicine, by the state in which the facility(s) operate.
• Board certification or certificate of admissibility for board certification in a behavioral health specialty.
• Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.
• Additional specific DEA credentials may be required, per state and facility regulations or policy.
• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).

Required Experience:

• Experience treating PHP and IOP pts, or inpatient substance abuse and psych patients
• Patient Caseload: Will probably work 2-3 days a week (2-3 hours per day based on need), no more than 5 patients per day as they are only seen weekly in PHP and bi-weekly in IOP
• Documentation : EHR-HCS

Additional Information: There will be no medication storage or administration on site, all medication orders will go to patient’s home pharmacy.