Psychiatrist Job Responsibilities:
- Helps patients by evaluating medical and psychosocial conditions.
- Develops and implements treatment plans, including prescription of psychotropic medications.
- Monitors and evaluates treatment results.
- Evaluates patients by interviewing patients, family, and other persons; conducting physical examinations; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; selecting, administering, and interpreting psychological tests; and ordering laboratory tests and evaluating results.
- Develops treatment plans by determining nature and extent of cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and behavioral disorders and establishing treatment goals and methodologies.
- Treats patients by utilizing psychotherapeutic methods and medications; discussing progress toward goals with patients; providing instructions; monitoring effect of medications; and supervising staff provision of services.
- Maintains interdisciplinary treatment by reviewing treatment plans and progress, and consulting and collaborating with primary care physicians, mental health therapists, nurses, and other health care providers.
- Assures quality and safe service for patients and staff by enforcing policies, procedures, standards, rules, Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations requirements, and legal regulations; participating in utilization reviews; and remaining available for emergency consultations.
- Improves staff competence by providing training and discussions regarding the interrelationship between psychosocial and physiological problems, psychotropic medications, crisis intervention, and related issues.
- Maintains historical records by documenting symptoms, medications, and treatment events and writing summaries.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in continuing medical educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
- Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Supervisor: Mental Health Director
Work Environment: Virtual or by phone
Pay Rate: $200 - $250 per assessment
Work Hours: This is a contract position. Work hours 3-10 hours per week hours can be increased depending on candidate need. Must be flexible to include some weekend, holiday, and evening hours.
Psychiatrist Qualifications / Skills:
- Documentation skills
- Analyzing information
- Decision-making
- Listening
- Verbal communication
- Patient services
- Mental health
- Building relationships
- Discretion
- Bedside manner
Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
- Completion of a psychiatric residency or a family medicine/psychiatry residency in an ACGME approved residency program
- Current BC/BE in Psychiatry (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in psychiatry)
- Valid state medical license as MD or DO
- Valid DEA certificate
- 2 years’ experience working full-time as a psychiatrist in child/adult psychiatry
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $200,000.00 - $250,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Schedule:
Education:
Experience:
- Psychiatry: 8 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- American Board of Psychiatry (Preferred)
- Neurology in Psychiatry (Required)
Work Location: Remote
