Great Lakes Bay Health Centers
Addiction Medicine Psychiatrist
The Staff Psychiatrist diagnoses and evaluates behavioral, emotional, and cognitive disorders through observation, interviews, and psychological tests. They formulate and administer treatment plans including counseling and therapy, participate in a team-based care approach, and engage in quality improvement activities.
Key Responsibilities
- • Manages behavioral health care including diagnosis, treatment, and follow up. Prescribes, directs, and administers psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
- • Collaborates with providers, social workers, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress.
- • Maintains appropriate documentation on patient clinical records.
- • Participates in GLBHC’s Quality Assurance activities as assigned.
- • Provides behavioral health staff oversight. Evaluates effectiveness of counseling or treatment plans and the accuracy and completeness of diagnoses and modifies diagnoses and treatment plans as necessary.
- • Assists in marketing and public relations, including recruitment of providers as needed.
- • Performs other functions relating to GLBHC’s behavioral health program as may be required.
- • Performs other duties as assigned by President/CEO and Medical Director.
Required
- • Must have an MD or DO from an accredited medical school and be able to produce evidence of such.
- • Residency completion in Psychiatry.
- • Board eligible.
- • Board certified.
- • BLS required.
- • Must be licensed by the State of Michigan and be Board Certified.
- • Possesses valid DEA license.
- • Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse population.
- • Must be able to sit, stand, and or walk for an entire workday.
- • Must be able to lift, carry, push, pull, and or twist while holding up to 25 lbs occasionally.
Preferred
- • 1-2 years in underserved area preferred.
Job Summary
The Staff Psychiatrist is directly responsible for diagnosing or evaluating behavioral, emotional and cognitive disorders through observation, interview and psychological tests. Applies theory relating to behavior and mental processes to formulate and administer treatment that includes counseling and therapy. Helps patients work toward the maintenance and enhancement of physical, intellectual, emotional, social and interpersonal functioning. The psychiatrist is also responsible for appropriate documentation in the patient chart. Participates in a team-based approach to care in the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). Participates in activities related to Quality Improvement.
Essential Job Duties
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Marginal Job Duties
The Staff Psychiatrist is directly responsible for diagnosing or evaluating behavioral, emotional and cognitive disorders through observation, interview and psychological tests. Applies theory relating to behavior and mental processes to formulate and administer treatment that includes counseling and therapy. Helps patients work toward the maintenance and enhancement of physical, intellectual, emotional, social and interpersonal functioning. The psychiatrist is also responsible for appropriate documentation in the patient chart. Participates in a team-based approach to care in the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). Participates in activities related to Quality Improvement.
Essential Job Duties
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Manages behavioral health care including diagnosis, treatment, and follow up. Prescribes, directs, and administers psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders. (50%)
- Collaborates with providers, social workers, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress. (10%)
- Maintains appropriate documentation on patient clinical records. (20%)
- Participates in GLBHC’s Quality Assurance activities as assigned. (10%)
- Provides behavioral health staff oversight. Evaluates effectiveness of counseling or treatment plans and the accuracy and completeness of diagnoses and modifies diagnoses and treatment plans as necessary. (10%)
Marginal Job Duties
- Assists in marketing and public relations, including recruitment of providers as needed.
- Performs other functions relating to GLBHC’s behavioral health program as may be required.
- Performs other duties as assigned by President/CEO and Medical Director.
- Education: The Staff Psychiatrist must have an MD or DO from an accredited medical school and be able to produce evidence of such. Residency completion in Psychiatry. Board eligible. Board certified. BLS required.
- Licensure: Must be licensed by the State of Michigan and be Board Certified. Possesses valid DEA license.
- Experience: 1-2 years in underserved area preferred.
- Skills: Diagnostic, therapeutic, interpersonal, organizational.
- Interpersonal Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse population.
- Physical Effort: Must be able to sit, stand, and or walk for an entire workday. Must be able to lift, carry, push, pull, and or twist while holding up to 25 lbs occasionally.
- Hours: Full-time or Part-time, Monday through Friday. Flexible and varied.
- Travel: Some travel between sites required. Travel may be required in order to attend pertinent conferences; with travel, lodging, and living costs reimbursed at the existing rate of the corporation. Reimbursement for expenses will occur in accordance with GLBHC policy.
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