Psychiatrist (Outpatient)- Salem

Job Description

Provides direct outpatient psychiatric services through comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning, counseling, and psychopharmacological treatment of assigned patients.

Essential Functions/Key Responsibilities

• Provides psychiatric evaluations, ongoing psychiatric assessments and treatments, and counseling to assigned patients.
• Analyzes patient data and test or examination findings in the diagnosis of mental disorders of assigned patients.
• Data acquisition/coordination of treatment: Gathers and maintains patient information and records, including social, medical, and substance use history obtained from patients, relatives and significant others, and other sources.
• Collaborates with physicians, psychotherapists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, or other professionals to obtain client history and to discuss treatment plans and progress.
• Treats: Develops individualized care plans involving evidence-based psychotherapeutic and/or medication treatments to assigned clients, when indicated.
• Makes necessary adjustments or recommendations based on patient responses to treatments (including adverse effects for medications).
• Focuses on and screens for patient safety and harm-reduction with each patient meeting and with all forms of treatment.
• Completes and submits billing sheets and progress notes within 48 hours of providing service.
• Participates in periodic supervision with the Medical Director and integrates recommendations and other feedback into clinical work performance.
• May provide ongoing, periodic supervision to psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychiatry residents, medical students as directed by the BILH BS Ambulatory Medical Director.
• Adheres to HIPAA and other pertinent regulations and laws mandated by federal and state agencies, including the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine and Department of Mental Health, and by Beth Israel Lahey Health Behavioral Services.

Qualifications & Education

• Current licensure as a physician in the State of Massachusetts, current licensures with the DEA and State of Massachusetts for controlled substances, and current certification with the Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
• Knowledge of the standard principles and practices of diagnosing and treating (via psychotherapy and psychopharmacology) mental disorders described in the DSM and stay current with developments in psychiatry.
• Outstanding planning and implementation skills, a strategic approach to problem-solving, strong data reporting and analysis skills, and sound interpersonal skills.
• Computer literacy in standard desktop applications, including Windows, Word, and Excel.

Physical & Mental Requirements

• Regularly required to walk, hear, speak, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Sitting or standing for long periods of time is required.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific visual capabilities include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Pay Range

$300,000.00 USD - $370,000.00 USD