Psychiatrist Part-time

Lakeview Center provides comprehensive behavioral health care to adults and children with mental illnesses, drug and alcohol dependencies, and intellectual disabilities. Across Northwest Florida, our services range from residential treatment to outpatient counseling, psychiatry, trauma care, treatments for substance misuse, and 24/7 support for those with serious mental illnesses.

About the role

Responsible for providing inpatient, outpatient, and on-call psychiatric services for LCI and BHC clients, including Adult and Child. Psychiatrist shall perform all duties in conformity with standards, rulings, or regulations of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, CARF Accreditation, Joint Commission, CMS, all relevant Florida state agency requirements, the standards and principles of medical ethics of the American Medical Association, and any other federal, state, or local government agency or third-party payor exercising authority with respect to, or providing reimbursement for, the Practice.

Requirements

• Must hold a state of Florida MD license.
• Board Certified/eligible in Psychiatry, preferred.
• Must be eligible for privileging at the appropriate hospitals.
• Must be eligible to participate in State or Federal funded programs such as Medicaid.
• Must be able to pass organization screening requirements, including state or federal background screenings as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Attend and participate in the monthly MSO meeting.
• Comply with professional licensing, credentialing, and privileging requirements.
• Document and report psychiatric services and activities within designated time frames.
• Provide admission evaluations, complete daily rounds, check medications, note progress and condition of patients for inpatient hospitalization as applicable.
• Provide outpatient individual and/or group therapy, medication management, and psychiatric evaluations.
• Provide emergency psychiatric evaluations.
• Provide inpatient evaluation and follow-up.
• Provide on-call services.
• Provide consultation, as needed.
• Maintain compliance with guidelines and requirements of LCI, MSO, and psychiatric standards, funding, and accrediting agencies.

Lakeview Center is part of the Federal Loan Repayment Program (HRSA.gov). A Level II background screening and drug testing are required. This is a Drug-Free Workplace Employer.