PSYCHIATRIST

Job Summary

The Psychiatrist will be responsible for providing in-patient specialty psychiatric care to patients admitted to the Arizona State Hospital including: performing diagnostic examinations, prescribing medications, developing behavioral plans, monitoring care and progress of the patient toward treatment and recovery goals; leading a multi-disciplinary team, overseeing the work of the team in developing and implementing a plan of care, working with outpatient teams, the patient, families and community providers of care to coordinate a continuum of care for assigned patients; completing inpatient documentation, preparation of reports for legal and administrative purposes; participating in hospital committees and in the development of policies and procedures and standards for mental health program services; working with other professionals in a recovery model including nurses, social workers, psychologists, rehabilitation staff, and other physicians and professional including physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

Job Duties

• Performs diagnostic examinations, prescribes medications, and monitors care and progress of patients toward treatment and recovery goals.
• Conducts psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, and treatment of seriously mentally ill patients committed to ASH.
• Provides leadership for multidisciplinary treatment team and oversees the work of the team in developing and implementing a plan of care.
• Works with other professionals in recovery model including nurses, social workers, psychologists, rehabilitation staff, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants.
• Attends hospital committees and medical staff meetings.
• Completes required documentation, prepares reports for legal and administrative purposes.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge Of: Standards of psychiatric care including detailed understanding of the process and standards for the diagnosis, treatment and management of mental disorders and current knowledge of evidence based treatment of psychiatric illnesses.
• Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.
• Skill In Psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Skill In Organization and time management skills.
• - Basic computer skills.

Selective Preference(s)

Ideal candidate will have experience working with the seriously mentally ill.

Pre-Employment Requirements

• MD or DO from an accredited school of medicine; completion of a residency program in Psychiatry, and board eligibility or board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
• Completion of a medical license to practice in the State of Arizona.
• Level one fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to A.R.S.41-1758.07 or application for a level one fingerprint clearance card within seven working days after beginning employment.

Benefits

• Affordable medical and dental insurance plans.
• Paid vacation and sick time.
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• Wellness program and plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short/long-term disability insurance.
• Defined retirement plan.
• Award winning Infant at Work program.
• Credit union membership.
• Transit subsidy.
• ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program.

Contact Us

• The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
• Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 220-6462.
• Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.
• DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.