Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent

About the role

The Psychiatrist will provide outpatient services for children and adolescents, evaluating medical and psychosocial conditions, developing and implementing treatment plans including prescription of psychotropic medications, and monitoring and evaluating treatment results.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients by interviewing patient, family, and other persons; conducting physical examinations; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; selecting, administering, and interpreting psychological tests; ordering laboratory tests and evaluating results.
• Develops treatment plans by determining nature and extent of cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and behavioral disorders; establishing treatment goals and methodologies.
• Maintains documentation of services including service plans, progress notes, medication informed consent, quarterly treatment plan reviews, and other required information in compliance with agency and third-party compliance standards.
• Examine or conduct laboratory or diagnostic tests on patients to provide information on general physical condition or mental disorder.
• Affirms quality and safe service for patients and staff by enforcing policies, procedures, standards, rules, CARF requirements, and legal regulations; participating in utilization reviews; remaining available for emergency consultations.
• Receives medical supervision from Medical Director.
• Coincides care with other prescribers, Therapists and other community providers for effective delivering of clinic service to patients.
• Documents all medical/clinical evaluations, diagnosis, treatment, referrals, education and consultations established by practice in electronic medical/clinical record.

Requirements

• Doctorate-of-Medicine with a Residency in Psychiatry.
• Current State of Maryland Physician License.
• Board certified or Board Eligible by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
• Valid DEA and CDS Certification.

Qualifications

• Medical, Dental, Vision

Benefits

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Insurance Policies: Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Confinement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• PTO Accruals, Paid Holidays, Floating Holidays, Wellness Day, Paid Birthday
• Student Loan Repayment Benefit

Pay

$225,000 - $300,000 per year

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 40 hour work week, 8 hour days (flexible with a few late evenings)