Psychiatrist

About the role

This position provides high-quality psychiatric care to faculty, staff, dependents, and retirees of Harvard University.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates the clinical management of patients through the process of evaluation, diagnosis, consultation, and referral to the appropriate resources.
• Provides individual crisis intervention and medication management.
• Collaborates with a highly skilled team of social workers and psychologists within the Department of Behavioral Health.
• Coordinates outpatient visits to ensure timely access to appropriate services.
• Identifies and monitors high-risk patients and expedites an individualized crisis management plan.
• Develops and maintains mechanisms to assure continuity of care for individuals in acute distress.
• Provides and documents patient and family education.
• Assists and participates in the development of treatment plans consistent with the policies and procedures of the Mental Health Service.
• Works in collaboration with multi-disciplinary team.
• Provides problem-specific, solution-focused care.
• Provides treatment for acute focal problems, developmental and relationship issues and care for stable mental health concerns.
• Evaluates for full or partial hospitalizations.
• Presents psychopharmacology: Provides psychopharmacological treatment/support for patients. Prescribes psychotropic medications listed in HUHS Formulary. Provides required prescribing reports. Supports primary care model. Manages caseload appropriately. Documents all patient contacts accurately and in a timely manner. Manages clinically expected outcomes to treatment. Makes appropriate referrals and lab requests. Identifies and assesses appropriateness of care and accessibility.
• Professional / Team Workplace Accountability: Adjusts to multiple demands, priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change; shows resilience in the face of constraints and frustrations of adversity. Willingly adjusts schedule to accommodate the needs of the department and HUHS. Attends meetings and participates on HUHS and University committees and makes positive contributions.
• Compliance: Adheres to the expectations and professional responsibilities of the department. Employs the standards, practices, and procedures of the department. Completes and complies with HUHS training requirements including HIPAA Privacy and Security. Reports non-compliance incidents to the supervisor, manager, and/or Compliance Officer.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a U.S. based residency program
• Board Certified in Adult and/or Child Psychiatry
• Licensed to practice in Massachusetts
• Minimum of 5 years of experience and authoritative knowledge of clinical principles and practices
• Demonstrated skills in effective communication, negotiation, leadership, and teaching
• Demonstrated commitment to high-quality, cost-effective health care and research in a large multidisciplinary prepaid group practice

Skills

• Effective communication
• Negotiation
• Leadership
• Teaching

Benefits

Harvard offers a comprehensive benefits package that is designed to support a healthy work-life balance and your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. This includes generous paid time off, medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage, retirement plans with university contributions, wellbeing and mental health resources, professional development opportunities, commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks.

Pay

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training and internal pay comparison. In addition to salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including PTO, retirement, medical, dental and vision.

Schedule

This position has standard hours of 20 hours per week, with a Wednesday requirement but flexibility between 8-6PM.