Psychiatrist (Adult)

Position Summary

Compensation Package
Competitive Guarantee
Annual Base Salary: $30,000
Sign-On Bonus: $10,000
Relocation Assistance
Loan repayment potential through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
NHSC LRP: Up to $75,000 Full Time for 2 years
NHSC SUD-W LRP: Up to $75,000 Full Time for 3 years
Comprehensive benefits package
232 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year & Paid Holidays
40 Hours of CME & $2,000 Reimbursement
Malpractice liability provided by the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA)
100% Outpatient Practice
Supports H-1B visa and J1 Waivers
Flexible schedules and much more…!

Clinical And Operational Responsibilities

• General Clinical:
  • Obtains health history and perform physical examinations.
  • Diagnoses, treats, counsels, and coordinate care for each patient.
  • Reviews and update problem list and longitudinal plan of care at every visit.
  • Completes all progress notes within 24 hours following the patient visit.
  • Fulfills on-call responsibilities in accordance with the schedule developed by ACCESS and responds to calls within 20 minutes.
  • Prescribes medication in accordance with Illinois statute and professional practice guidelines.
  • Performs all duties in conformity with the quality standards and clinical guideline established by ACCESS.
  • Maintains Meaningful Use standards.
  • Manages EHR In-Basket, transfers In-Basket responsibilities to colleagues when appropriate, and responds to messages (e.g. lab results, refills, patient calls, patient messages, co-sign orders, co-sign charts, and open charts) within 72 hours.
• Patient Support and Education:
  • Provides culturally competent care.
  • Recognizes patients’ families as an integral part of patients’ care teams.
  • Sets up and follows clinic policy to meet patients’ and families’ needs.
  • Encourages patients and families to voice questions and/or concerns.
  • Works with patients and their families as appropriate to encourage care self-management.
  • Conducts patient education activities, including pre and post instruction exams and procedures, instructions related to illness and treatment, and reinforcement of provider’s follow-up instructions.
  • Utilizes printed health education materials as appropriate and document all instructions given; while giving consideration to an individual varying level of understanding and adjusts level of presentation to ensure the patient is knowledgeable of medical condition and plan of care.
  • Works with care team and case management to provide for coordinated delivery of case management services.
  • Ensures patients presenting with greater acuity than what is clinically appropriate within the health center are transferred appropriately.
  • Maintains intensity of service and/or severity of illness admission criteria.
• PCMH Requirements:
  • Coordinates with health center staff at all levels to ensure patient needs are met.
  • Participates in health center huddles and meets scheduled health center times and productivity standards.
  • Affirms patients are seen in a timely and clinically appropriate manner and involves health center employees including medical assistants and front desk staff in this process.
  • Affirms care teams properly carry out effective treatment, education and performs clinical tasks in accordance with acceptable policy and procedure.
• Provider Development:
  • Participates in the orientation and training of staff as needed.
  • Ensures care team meets internal certification requirements for patient education and the administration of medication.
  • Participates in proficiency testing as required by ACCESS to ensure that proper standards of care are being maintained.
  • May function as a preceptor in teaching programs including medical residents, medical students, advance practice nurse students as well as other allied health professions.
  • Adheres to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) regulations.

Requirements/Preferences

• Doctor Osteopathy (D.O.) or Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) required.
• Completed residency in primary care specialty and Board Certification is required.
• Minimum two (2) years of working experience in the practice of primary care medicine in an outpatient setting preferred.
• Current licensure in the State of Illinois, DEA, Controlled Substance and maintain CME requirements.
• Knowledge of applicable rules, regulations and standards relative to quality assurance, safety and infection control required.
• Electronic Health Records competency; EPIC knowledge preferred.