Psychiatrist - Part-Time, 20 Hours Weekly
Company: Wellpath
Location: Portsmouth
Posted on: June 15, 2022
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Job Description:
Here at Wellpath, everything that we do is about taking care of
people - our patients, our staff and our partners. We are committed
to making a difference by providing hope and healing to vulnerable
patients in challenging clinical environments. Our talented,
compassionate team thrives in an autonomous environment, is
empowered and supported by education, training and the resources to
practice healthcare the way it is meant to be and strives to
"Always Do The Right Thing!"
Overview
Our Psychiatrist provides a full range of psychiatric services to
patients. Provides clinical consultation regarding identified cases
to mental health and health care staff.
Additional Details
Correctional HealthcareDay 8/hr. Shifts 20 hours weeklyWe offer
amazing benefits:-Medical, Dental, Vision, etc.- Daily Pay Option-
Tuition Reimbursement- 401K- And much moreCome join a great
team!
Qualifications
Education:
Graduation from an accredited medical school with specialty
training in psychiatry
Experience:
Training and experience providing psychiatric services to an adult
population
Licenses/Certifications:
Physician who is licensed to practice medicine in the State,
board-certified or board-eligible in psychiatry
Current CPR Certification
Responsibilities
Responsible to provide psychiatric services as required and within
the standards of professional psychiatric and medical care.
Responsible to abide by the security regulations of the facility,
the regulations of the institution(s) to which psychiatric services
are provided, and the policies and procedures of The Company.
Responsible to provide documentation of psychiatric services to
permit monitoring of compliance with policies and procedures of The
Company.
Evaluation and treatment in a timely manner of patients referred
for psychiatric services by mental health or medical staff.
Documentation of all psychiatric evaluations and/or treatment in
patient's health record utilizing approved psychiatric
templates/forms.
Documentation of patient's consent to treatment on the appropriate
form to be placed in the health record when psychotropic medication
is prescribed.
Coordination of medical consultations and lab work needed with the
Health Services Administrator and Site Medical Director as
needed.
Monitoring of patients prescribed psychotropic medications to
assess treatment effectiveness and medication side effects by
psychiatric interview at least every 90 days.
Provide supervision and oversight to psychiatric nurse, if such a
position is utilized at Psychiatrist's assigned facility.
Ensure support services and monitoring of patients as needed by
submitting a referral to mental health staff.
Evaluation of patients referred potentially in need of transfer to
specialized internal mental health facility or community mental
health facility. Provision of documentation required to effect
transfer when indicated. Psychiatric services for these patients
shall be provided to the day of transfer.
Assistance to mental health staff in the arrangement of civil
commitment to an appropriate facility when the patient is scheduled
for release and is in need of inpatient care.
When required, participate in the Medical Treatment Review
Committee to permit the involuntary medication of an patient
requiring psychopharmacological treatment and who, by well
documented history of mental illness and violence, presents serious
risk of danger to self, others, or property.
Provision of consultation and training services to mental health
and medical staff.
Provision of on-call psychiatric services after hours when
scheduled and as needed.
Provision of documentation of psychiatric services contacts to
Mental Health Coordinator upon request.
Compliance with approved medication formulary and/or acquisition of
approval for non-formulary items from Corporate Medical Director
and/or Director of Psychiatric Services.
If assigned to a Reception and Diagnostic Unit, provision of formal
diagnostic evaluations for complex presentations as referred by
Clinical Supervisor of RDU, with documentation of findings in
health record and any other required charting medium utilized at
RDU.
If assigned to a Reception and Diagnostic Unit, adherence to timely
schedule of initial patient psychiatric evaluations as related to
psychotropic medication needs.
Notification to appropriate supervisory staff member, in timely
manner, of clinical or administrative concerns, including patient
transfers.
Your exercise of independent medical judgment with regards to
patient diagnosis and treatment shall be unrestricted.
May be required to participate in a system of 24-hour crisis
intervention services.
Must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance.
Must be able to apply principles of critical thinking to a variety
of practical and emergent situations and accurately follow
standardized procedures that may call for deviations.
Must be able to apply sound judgment beyond a specific set of
instructions and apply knowledge to different factual
situations.
Must be alert at all times; pay close attention to details.
Must be able to work under stress on a regular or continuous
basis.
Post orders, if applicable, per site contract.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Wellpath is an EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability Employer
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