PHYSICIAN-PSYCHIATRIST - 80361
This is an on-site position requiring a criminal background check.
About the Organization
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (DMHSAS) plans and promotes services ranging from prevention and early intervention to resiliency and recovery. The Department oversees four Regional Mental Health Institutes (RMHIs) and contracts with community providers across Tennessee, managing a budget exceeding $300 million from dedicated fees, revenue, federal grants, and state general fund appropriations.
Western Mental Health Institute (WMHI) is Tennessee's third-largest state mental health hospital, located in Bolivar, serving 24 counties in West Tennessee since 1889. The hospital provides voluntary and involuntary hospitalizations, as well as court-referred pre-trial evaluations, with 150 beds across short-term care, long-term care, and therapeutic treatment units.
About the Role
WMHI offers a culturally diverse setting with excellent State of Tennessee benefits. Physician Psychiatrists work as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team, delivering top-notch clinical care with minimal administrative requirements.
Schedule
Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, with a one-hour lunch break.
Pay
- Board Eligible: $200,004.00 - $250,000.00 annually
- Board Certified: $220,008.00 - $270,000.00 annually
Responsibilities
- Serve as Lead Psychiatrist in an acute or sub-acute unit, acting as head of a treatment team.
- Supervise a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, if applicable.
- Manage medication, admissions, discharges, and daily progress notes.
- Participate in hospital committees.
- Conduct clinical reviews (rounds) during morning hours to address patient care issues and implement treatment changes.
- Be present on the assigned unit during morning hours to confer with the treatment team, review lab reports, consultations, and other documents, and address patient care needs.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of complex psychiatric and addiction issues, including family dynamics.
- Utilize Electronic Clinical Record (ECR) and other computer systems as needed.
- Network among diverse agencies and organizations.
- Communicate effectively in writing and public speaking, engaging with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Initiate and sustain multi-agency and multi-community policy, system, and environmental change strategies.
Requirements
- Board Certified or Board Eligible Physician Psychiatrist.
- Completion of a four-year psychiatric residency from an accredited program.
- Licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee or willing to obtain licensure prior to hire.