Telehealth Associate Psychiatrist MO - P/T

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments to diagnose and treat mental health disorders, primarily in an inpatient setting with some outpatient responsibilities.
• Provide clinical coverage support to ensure continuity of patient care.
• Prescribe and monitor psychotropic medications ensuring that treatment plans are effective and adjusted as needed.
• Create individualized treatment plans that include medication management, psychotherapy, and other interventions.
• Chart audits, peer review, meetings, provider management, etc.
• Maintain up to date medical records, ensuring compliance with facility policies, state regulations, and standards of care.
• Maintain and monitor confidentiality of patients and their files; audit files to determine that all services provided are documented; review status of patients to verify that all treatment and therapeutic programs are completed.
• Work closely with psychologists, social workers, nurses, and staff to provide integrated and coordinated care.
• Provide immediate psychiatric care in crisis situations, such as suicide attempts or acute psychiatric episodes, and work to prevent incidents through proactive mental health management.
• Comply with the requirements of applicable regulations, laws, rules, procedures, policies, standards and/or contract.

Qualifications

• Active Missouri Medical License and DEA
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Psychiatry
• Proficient in using Telemedicine technologies to treat patients remotely
• Open to PMHNP collaboration (preferred)