BLaST IU assists regional schools with their charge to educate special needs children. Additionally, we are fully engaged in assisting schools with their regular education curriculum and professional development needs. We also provide business management and many technology services all with the goal of reaching our mission of 250,000 thinkers.

The Partial Hospital Program serves students who need intensive short-term treatment to address acute psychiatric difficulties. The program is designed to prevent inpatient psychiatric hospitalization or re-hospitalizations and to help the student transition back to their life in the community. Because of the level of care received during the school day, students involved in this program are able to go home at the end of the day. This allows their lives to stay as normal as possible, and also allows them to keep up with their schooling while still receiving a high level of care. It also allows them to transition back to a normal classroom easily once their treatment is completed.

MHM Services, in collaboration wtih The Commonwealth of PA are seeking a Psychiatrist to work 10-16 hours per week at BLaST North Academy Partial Programs near Towanda, PA. Towanda is located by the NY State line, close to Binghamton, NY. There is some telepsychiatry flexibility, but we are requiring at least 10 hours (2 days a week) onsite.

Professional Responsibilities:

• Participate in ISPT meetings when scheduling permits
• Complete initial psychiatric evaluations- determine medical necessity for partial care per managed care guidelines.
• Completion of written evaluation and recommendations
• Collaborate/approve treatment plan for admitted students
• Participate in twenty day treatment plan reviews
• Participate in 90 day reauthorization of service meetings
• Ongoing medication management/med checks as necessary
• Completion of medication preauthorization
• Use of HIPPA secure email/cloud services; document faxing
• Access for off-site on-call/collaboration: Social workers/Nurse will triage and manage all calls and will contact only when physician decision making is required.

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