Adult Psychiatrist Non-Certified (East and Shelby)

Essential Job Functions

• Provides psychiatric clinical services to adults, including evaluation, follow-up, medication, emergency/crisis intervention, telephone consultation, etc.
• Provides clinical consultation and collaboration with SCS mental health, CD, and/or DD staff.
• Oversees the quality of psychiatric care administered to adults through direct observation of clinicians, case review, interdepartmental communication, consultation with health care professionals outside the organization, etc.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and provides input regarding resource management, staffing, current and proposed policy and procedure.
• Provides consultation services for families, network agencies, and community practitioners.
• Assists Vice President of Medical Services in developing system-wide policies and procedures.
• Develops and implements clinical programs and policies to improve the facility's quality of services.
• Facilitates efforts to obtain and maintain Joint Commission accreditation by ensuring accurate documentation is recorded and maintained.
• Provides staff training on relevant medical topics.

Education

• M. D. or D. O., including completion of internship and psychiatric residency
• Special training in adult psychiatry
• Kentucky medical license
• Eligible to be board certified in adult psychiatry
• Federal narcotics license

Experience

• Six months in structured experiential learning (e.g., practicum or learning lab) in the field of psychiatry

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of available community services and programs

Physical Demands & Requirements

• Position has no unusual physical demands
• May involve occasional exposure to threat of bodily harm from clients or their families
• May require performing tasks on an unplanned or occasional basis that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissue
• Requires incumbent to provide 24-hour call as scheduled