Staff Psychiatrist (40 Hour) Office/On-Site #260709-6187RS-100

About the role

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) has an anticipated opening for Staff Psychiatrist to work within their inpatient unit at the Capitol Region Mental Health Center (CRMHC) in Hartford, CT. The position offers a full-time schedule of 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.

Responsibilities

• Provides 24-hour direct care psychiatric services to specified groups of patients and facility programs as scheduled including on-call and weekend coverage.
• Examines, diagnoses and treats patients with mental health and/or substance abuse disorders.
• Develops and monitors integrated treatment plans.
• Makes rounds and attends treatment team meetings to check on care and progress of patients.
• Prescribes appropriate medications.
• Prescribes, conducts and administers group, individual and family psychotherapy and other forms of specialized therapy.
• Interviews, examines and admits patients to treatment.
• Performs physical examinations.
• Collaborates with other therapeutic programs.
• Provides clinical expertise to treatment teams.
• Participates in discharge planning.
• Performs basic risk assessment and participates in risk management planning.
• Attends staff conferences, committees and meetings.
• Provides input into program planning.
• Maintains accurate, up-to-date medical records and prepares required reports according to hospital policy and/or The Joint Commission (TJC) and Health Care Financing Authority (HCFA) standards.
• Acts as liaison to hospital and/or community-based providers.
• May provide clinical direction to other disciplines.
• May conduct or take part in research projects.
• May attend court hearings as a state witness.

Requirements

• Graduation from an Accredited Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) psychiatric residency program.
• Licenses to practice medicine and surgery in Connecticut.
• Must obtain certification as a specialist in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology within five years of appointment to this class OR demonstrate continued competency and proficiency in the practice of psychiatry by successfully completing an established agency program.
• Eligible for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S. 1320a-7b(f).

Qualifications

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

Skills

• Interpersonal skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of methods and principles of behavioral health medicine.
• Current principles and methods of assessment and treatment of patients with psychiatric illnesses and substance abuse disorders.
• Recent developments in field of psychiatry and substance abuse.
• Analyzing and interpreting laboratory reports, x-rays and other medical and/or psychological reports and findings.
• Maintaining accurate patient records and charts.

Benefits

Thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) may be approved as a recruitment incentive, in addition to the base annual salary.

Pay

$112,000 - $140,000 annually.

Schedule

Full-Time, 40 Hours per Week, Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.