Psychiatrist (Adult) MD/DO only - ACCESS North Region

Position Summary

This position will be in the North Region (Evanston, Genesis and/or Rogers Park). Opportunities available to lead a collaborative care team and expand access to care for specialized patient populations. Additional opportunities to participate in integrated care and mental health education initiatives. Provide the full scope of services which fall under provider’s field of training, including but not limited to diagnosis, treatment, coordination of care, preventive care, and electronic health record (EHR) maintenance, while following guidelines contained within the quality management, risk management, infection control, customer service and safety programs for Access Community Health Network.

Compensation Package

• Competitive Guarantee Annual Base Salary: $30,000
• Sign-On Bonus: $10,000
• Relocation Assistance: Available
• Loan repayment potential through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC): Up to $75,000
• 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…!

General Clinical Responsibilities

• Obtains health history and perform physical examinations.
• Diagnoses, treats, counsels, and coordinate care for each patient.
• Reviews and updates of the problem list and longitudinal plan of care at every visit.
• Maintains documentation standards and 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 which is defined as using certified EHR technology to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce health disparities, engage patients and families in their health care, improve care coordination, improve population and public health; all the while maintaining privacy and security.
• 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.
• Safeguards patients’ and families’ needs and clinic policy.
• 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 documents 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.
• Collaborates 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.

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 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.