Description

Functions as unit psychiatrist providing care to assigned patients: Admits patients, completes psychiatric work-up (e.g., identifying data, chief complaints, history of present mental illness, past medical & psychiatric history, personal & social history, mental status, diagnostic impression, assets, estimated length of stay); provides psychotherapy, psychopharmacological therapy & other therapies in accordance with delineated clinical privileges; makes daily rounds; documents at least weekly patient contact & progress on interdisciplinary progress notes; responsible for development of patients’ individualized plan of treatment; heads Treatment Team; provides patient with or ensures patient receives Informed Consent on medications; requests second opinions, capacity assessments, etc. as necessary; consults with patient family members/significant others; confers with Case Managers, Mental Health Agency & community social workers & physicians for discharge planning or problems with patient; attends court hearings as required; completes discharge summaries in accordance with Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules & Regulations; completes correspondence, forms, other requests for patient information (e.g., Medicare & Medicaid forms, letters to employers, letters of appeal to third-party payers, peer review systems, etc.); provides medical record documentation that meets Joint Commission & federal standards & requirements for Medicare reimbursement; assigned predominantly to inpatient site but may be required to work in community as directed by the Lead Chief Clinical Officer (CCO).

Reviews physical work-up of patients; screens physical work-ups provided by Medical Practitioner or Officer-of-the-Day; screens & initials laboratory finds, x-ray reports, etc.; makes referrals & consultation requests to facility’s Medical Clinic, external facilities (e.g., general hospital or outpatient site) for physical problems & complaints.

Provides coverage for Admission Office as assigned; completes initial psychiatric assessment & brief physical evaluation as clinically indicated or specified by the Clinical Director; provides alternate emergency coverage for absent physicians as requested.

Conducts & participates in facility meetings & activities; serves on hospital committees as assigned; attends meetings of Medical Staff, mandatory in-services training programs, Journal Clubs, Continuing Medical & Education programs, etc.; conducts & participates in peer review activities; conducts & participates in lectures & seminars in psychiatry or related fields for staff physicians, nurses, direct care staff & other facility personnel; performs other related duties as assigned by CCO or Lead CCO (e.g., supervision of residents & medical students).

In an emergency/crisis situation at assigned site, will remain on duty until situation is resolved & patient is stable.

May be required to work in community as directed by Lead CCO.

May be exposed to dangerous patients & infectious diseases.

May be required to travel.

Requirements

Certificate to practice medicine per Section 4731.13 of Revised Code; satisfactory completion of residency training program in psychiatry, as approved by the residency review committee of the American Medical Association, the committee on post-graduate education of the American Osteopathic Association or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology & Psychiatry or has been recognized as a psychiatrist by the Ohio State Medical Association or the Ohio Osteopathic Association on the basis of formal training & 5 or more yrs. of medical practice limited to psychiatry per Section 5122.01(E) of Revised Code.