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Psychiatrist (Part-time) (MD/DO)
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Psychiatric-Mental Health
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
New York, New York, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
5/05/20
Hiring a Psychiatrist for a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) on a part-time basis.
Responsibilities:
- Perform psychiatric evaluations and assessments for patients to ascertain their diagnoses and establish treatment plans
- Ensure patients have a thorough understanding of medication options including education/review of side effects and treatment options so patients may give informed consent
- Provide individual psychotherapy
- Provide crisis intervention and/or counseling to diffuse conflicts among patients
- Collaborate with primary care providers to focus on psychiatric and substance abuse issues
- Coordinate patients? psychiatric care with medical clinic and shelter staff, as well as outside providers
- Manage emergency responses, including a team to minimize patient's danger to self and others, direct discussion with EMS/FDNY regarding patient's condition, referral to psychiatric or medical emergency departments and follow-up while patient is in the emergency department or upon release
- Participate in case-conference and case management activities
- Participate in quality improvement activities, in conjunction with the Quality Improvement Team, the Director of Behavioral Health, and the Chief Medical Officer
- Meet with team members on a monthly basis to discuss/implement recommendations and collaborate toward delivering quality psychiatric services.
- Provide supervision to clinicians when requested, based upon the needs of individual service providers.
- Facilitate training sessions, employing the expertise of outside sources for clinical staff
- Collaborate with the Registration and Scheduling Departments to ensure appropriate patient scheduling and flow
- Observe, implement, and promote the federal regulations as defined by HIPAA and the organization?s Policies and Procedures
Requirements:
- Board eligible or certified by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Current New York State license
- DEA registration required