Psychiatrist

About the role

Kitsap Mental Health Services (KMHS) is seeking a Psychiatrist to provide psychiatric care across a continuum of behavioral health services. This role supports individuals with a wide range of mental health needs in outpatient, inpatient, and telehealth settings, depending on program assignment. Psychiatrists are key members of the treatment team and help guide clinical decision-making, care planning, and medication management.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessments to new, returning, and transferring patients and document encounters thoroughly with attention to collaborative participation from the patient.
• Manage an ongoing caseload of patients requiring medication and non-medication management; clients may be inpatient, outpatient, or both, depending on the particular job assignment.
• Provide care in various settings as medically and situationally appropriate, including in-person and via telehealth (audio-visual).
• Partner with and support the team leaders and help to coordinate clinical decisions of the treatment team, including care planning, prioritization of goals, and assessment of progress.
• Participate with utilization management/review and understand or be willing to learn the coding guidelines necessary to encounter the clinical services appropriately rendered.
• Provide education to teams about medication management, safety, and side-effect monitoring.
• Coordinate clinical decisions with other medical providers and collaborating treatment partners.
• Document concurrently in most cases and when practicable; provide clinical documentation in a complete, accurate, and timely manner.
• Provide cross-coverage, when called upon, for other units and services requiring psychiatric care services, as determined by the Medical Director.
• Participate in on-call coverage rotation for the 24-hour programs as determined by the Medical Provider Team (typically 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. on weekdays and 24/7 on weekends).
• May participate in precepting and education for medical residents, psychiatric ARNPs, and DNPs; provide formal or informal education to the team (e.g., presenting cases, lectures, and in-services).
• Participate in administrative activities, including meetings of the Medical Services Team and quality assurance activities.
• Support the public mission and values of KMHS, offering hope and opportunity for people of all ages through comprehensive, recovery-oriented behavioral health care.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (MD/DO)
• Experience: Completion of ABMS Certified Residency
• Licensure: MD/DO licensed to practice medicine in Washington
• Certification: Active and unencumbered DEA, registered in WA State; board certified or board eligible

Preferred Qualifications

• Specialization in psychiatry
• Specialist with a minimum of 5 years of job-related experience

Performance Requirements

• Knowledge:
  • Evidence-based treatments in psychiatric management of a broad array of mental health problems and severe mental illness.
  • Maintains a working knowledge of current trends in community mental health, including health care reform.
  • Willingness to learn and follow mental health rehabilitation standards.
  • Experience or willingness to gain experience in working with individuals with psychosis.
  • Knowledge and experience assessing suicidality and safety concerns; required state training in suicide prevention strategies.
  • Knowledge and experience working with mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.
• Skills:
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, clients, organizations, and the public.
  • Communicate and manage care collaboratively with other treating medical providers, including primary care and specialty care providers.
  • Operate a personal computer, fax machine, printer, and copier with proficiency.
  • Participate in leadership and consultative capacity appropriate to the role in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Abilities:
  • Demonstrated experience using an Electronic Medical Record to generate evaluations, clinical notes, letters, and reports on time consistent with agency policy and in accordance with state and federal requirements.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage time and schedule to meet patient care needs and agency requirements.
• Worksite-Specific Requirements:
  • Almira Main Campus: No additional requirements for this location.
  • Remote: Maintain a safe, secure, and professional workspace with reliable internet; ensure confidentiality and compliance with KMHS policies (including HIPAA); remain fully available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

Benefits

• Comprehensive coverage: health, dental & vision
• Generous PTO: up to 19 days + 2 mental health days + 10 holidays (pro-rated for part-time)
• Fully paid YMCA membership for you and eligible family members
• Company-paid life & disability insurance
• Student loan assistance & professional development
• 403(b) retirement plan with company contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pet insurance
• Free wellness app (2MorrowHealth)
• Collaborative, supportive team environment

Pay

Exempt (salaried): $223,308.80 – $366,163.20 per year