Psychiatrist

Job Summary

Provides treatment for patients with behavioral health and/or addiction treatment needs for adult patients on the inpatient psychiatric inpatient service and outpatient psychiatric clinic.

About the Role

The purpose of the work is to treat a wide range of medical and psychiatric problems, which affect the health, and well-being of patient and families served, and to provide physician leadership for the department in providing the best possible quality, safety, service, and stewardship of resources.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Direct care physician coverage for behavioral health and related programs.
• Serve as Team Leader in multidisciplinary health care setting.
• Works collaboratively with other health care professionals to improve systems of patient care.
• Participates in Cherokee Indian Hospital meetings and committees to develop new, and modify existing, medical policies and procedures relative to patient care with the objective of improving the quality of patient care.
• Maintains patient records in a consistent and organized format utilizing the patient care component of the resource and patient management systems (IHS-RPMS/EHR).
• Completes hospital discharge summaries within allotted periods.
• Provides appropriate documentation to substantiate third party billing efforts. Follows Cherokee Indian Hospital procedures for third party billing.
• Abides by facility compliance plan.
• Maintains professional certification through participation in appropriate programs of continuing medical education.

Education / Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university.
• MD or Doctorate degree from accredited college or university.
• Completion of a residency-training program in Psychiatry.
• Two years of post-residency experience as a psychiatrist facility preferred.
• Current medical license in State of North Carolina.
• Current ABPN certification.
• Current provider card in Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required.
• Current North Carolina Driver’s License.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Great interpersonal relations, communications, and demeanor.

Job Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain medical and conditions to a non-medical audience.
• Strong observation skills to accurately evaluate patients’ demeanor and identify symptoms.
• Professional knowledge of a wide range of concepts, principles, and practices in the field of Psychiatry and the skill to apply this knowledge to difficult work assignments.
• Knowledge of the culture and medical health profile of the patient population.
• Professional knowledge of wide range of health principles, practices and processes including physical and mental health diagnosis, establishment of care goals, development and implementation of the care program and evaluation of the results.
• Skills in making appropriate diagnoses, choosing, initiating and modifying current therapies.
• Ability to provide preventive service to healthy individuals including guidance in mental health and addictions and ability to teach individuals and families.
• Skills in working with groups for example guiding families in the development of general problem-solving ability regarding health problems, assisting with training health workers, and health counseling.
• Skills in making diagnoses and in choosing, initiating and modifying selected therapies.
• Ability to provide emergency treatment as appropriate such as management of suicidal or homicidal behaviors.
• A great bedside manner and the ability to remain calm, empathetic and patient while interacting with patients who suffer from severe disorders.

Complexity of Duties

The work consists of broad processes and functions in Psychiatry involving diagnosis and treatment of patients with an extremely wide variety of physical and emotional problems. The work is characterized by its intensity of effort and involves both episodic and preventive care carried on concurrently in inpatient, outpatient, and emergency room settings. The work is often difficult to perform because of fear and skepticism by patients, undefined problems presenting in advanced stages and often-conflicting data. The work requires continued efforts to establish programs and to resolve chronic medical problems among the population served. The work may require originating new techniques and concepts.

Supervision Received

The Medical Director provides administrative directions with assignments in terms of broadly defined missions and functions. Has responsibility for planning and carrying out the work independently. Results of the work are considered as technically authoritative. Work is reviewed through a peer process for quality of services provided. Keeps the supervisor informed on controversial matters or far-reaching implications.

Responsibility for Accuracy

A high degree of accuracy is required in the proper care of patients. Undetected errors could have minimal to life threatening results. Work is reviewed retrospectively through quality audits. Guidelines include IHS manuals, Cherokee Hospital policies and procedures, medical journals and textbooks, and Cherokee Indian Hospital Medical Staff bylaws, rules, and regulations. Guidelines are broadly stated. Professional judgment must be exercised to determine the proper course to be taken in the care of patients. In nearly all cases, the physician’s judgment is the key factor in determining whether guidelines are to be adhered to or deviated from or whether new guidelines need to be developed.

Customer Service

Consistently demonstrates superior customer service skills to patients/customers by demonstrating characteristics that align with CIHA’s guiding principles and core values. Ensure excellent customer service is provided to all patients/customers by seeking out opportunities to be of service.