Staff Physician - Recovery
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment
Inpatient
Location
03440, Antrim, New Hampshire, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
3/19/24
The Physician is responsible for the medical aspects of admitting and treating clients. Responsible for the initial and continued assessment of clients and for their treatment ensuring the existence of an up-to-date treatment plan appropriate to the client’s medical condition and psychosocial background and making sure that treatment proceeds in an effective manner in accordance with the treatment plan.
Job Responsibilities
· Reviews medical information on clients to ensure medical stability and to offer medical recommendations.
· Evaluates clients for mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
· Treats or direct treatment of clients, utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
· Reviews and completes medical information for individual care plans, documents services, and information in a timely manner.
· Direct services and information in a timely manner, maintaining appropriate confidential documentation, compliance and billing in accordance with the policy and procedures.
· Performs a variety of professional assignments such as involvement in the admission of clients to the facility, covering for professional staff during vacation or, in the absence of the regularly assigned psychiatrist, appearing in court in connection with the involuntary commitment of a client.
· Provides information, documentation, and personal insights about our clients’ progress to clinicians and other treatment professionals.
· On call rotation.
Qualifications
· 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.
· 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 certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).