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Physician / Psychiatry / New York / Permanent / . Job |
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Description Seeking a BC Psychiatrist to provide clinical services, including diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues to adults. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Works with the Program Director to monitor the clinical status and treatment response of each served individual. • The psychiatrist provides clinical services to all ACT recipients. • Conducts assessments which include psychiatric history, illness course, treatment response, MSE, and arrive at diagnoses and share results with team. • Directs psychopharmacologic and medical treatment and collaborates with the team nurse(s) in assessing client physical health. • Assists in providing education to clients regarding their illness, response to treatment, and possible side effects of medications. • Oversees and signs treatment plans and participates in treatment planning process. • Ensures appropriate coordination of care with client PMD’s. • Functions as a member of the multidisciplinary team, and participates in daily team meetings. • Shares, with the Program Director, the delivery of clinical services. • Provides case consultation, education, and staff training. • With other team members, provides support, education, and counseling to family members to help in the understanding of mental illness. • Provides management and/or consultation in crisis situations. • Provides on-call responsibility and availability when needed by a team member on an around-the-clock basis. • May be required to submit written reports, develop treatment plan and/or verbal testimony and presentation of opinion in legal proceedings (For example Assisted Outpatient Treatment court) • Provide collaboration for Nurse Practitioners within the team and agency • Schedule and assigned duties are subject to change based on the needs of the program and the clients we serve. QUALIFICATIONS: • Possess an M.D. degree, having completed a four-year residency or training program in Psychiatry which meets the certification requirement of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry. Maintain a license to practice medicine in the State of New York as issued by the State Board of Medical Education and Licensure. * Some information such as the email and phone number are hidden unless you are registered and logged-in
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