Hebrew SeniorLife
Geriatric Psychiatrist
Provides psychiatric consultation and ongoing psychiatric treatment for the long-term chronic care, post-acute, and outpatient programs at one or more venues. May also involve participation in medical student, resident, and fellowship teaching opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- • Provides psychiatric consultation as requested by primary care teams in the long-term chronic care, post-acute, and outpatient settings.
- • Performs emergency psychiatric consultation when indicated and assists with assuring patients' safe disposition.
- • Recommends medication and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed psychiatric conditions
- • Makes recommendations regarding referrals to other specialists and to members of multidisciplinary team to help meet each patient's individual needs.
- • Follows established department policies, procedures and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards
- • Documents patient visits within a timely manner (typically within same day) using the appropriate medical record system
- • Using electronic charge capture system, or other established process, submits charges for each patient visit within 72 hours of completing the visit
- • Meets productivity benchmarks as established by Department of Medicine Administration
- • Participates in on-call coverage as appropriate
- • Participates in staff education and support as appropriate
- • Trains and supervises medical students, residents, and fellows as appropriate
- • Participates in Medical staff quality improvement and review activities
- • Attends Medical Staff meetings
- • Represents the Department of Medicine in HSL committees as appropriate
- • Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
Schedule
- • Participates in on-call coverage as appropriate
Required
- • Ability to independently diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions in adult and geriatric patients employing current, evidence-based approaches.
- • Ability to provide psychiatric education to patients, staff, and families at levels appropriate to these respective groups.
- • Ability to work effectively within a team, group and across the organization to accomplish tasks and achieve desired results. Display enthusiasm and promote a friendly working situation; support group decision-making and solicit opinions from co-workers.
- • Ability to increase understanding of others by noticing, interpreting and anticipating feelings and concerns of others; respecting, valuing, and using individual differences to generate new opportunities and enhance solutions.
- • Ability to absorb, comprehend and exchange information with others in a way that enhances mutual understanding of ideas, issues and desired actions; Ability to listen well.
- • Ability to use and expand technical body of knowledge to continuously improve work and share information with others.
- • Ability to demonstrate attention to detail, following specific procedures and ensuring accuracy in documentation and data.
- • Ability to stay informed of current professional trends, to learn and apply new concepts; Ability to identify own areas of opportunity and set and monitor self-development goals.
- • Ability to demonstrate tact, maintain confidences and foster an ethical work environment. Demonstrate integrity by giving proper credit to others and by handling all situations honestly.
- • Ability to advocate new ideas and set an example for co-workers; delegates responsibility and empowers decision making; provide constructive feedback to others.
- • Education: Awarded degree of MD or DO with ABPN recognized psychiatry residency.
- • License: Valid and unrestricted Massachusetts Medical License. Must maintain CME to meet institutional and state licensing requirements
- • Certification: American Board Certification in Psychiatry currently valid or renewed prior to expiration. Federal DEA Certification. CPR Certified.
- • Experience, gained in training and/or in practice, caring for seniors in long term chronic care, community or home settings.
- • Experience delivering effective psychiatric care in an inpatient environment
- • Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards
- • Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise
- • Experience working both independently and in a team environment
- • Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis and treatment
- • Ability to supervise, advise and train clinical professionals and/or students in area of expertise
Preferred
- • Successful completion of ACGME accredited geriatric medicine or psychosomatic medicine fellowship program preferred
- • ABPN added certification in geriatric psychiatry or psychosomatic medicine valid or eligible preferred
Job Description
I. Position Summary:
The Geriatric Psychiatrist provides psychiatric consultation and ongoing psychiatric treatment for the long-term chronic care, post-acute, and outpatient programs at one or more venues within Hebrew SeniorLife. This position may also involve participation in medical student, resident, and fellowship teaching opportunities.
II. Core Competencies
On-site
Salary Range
$216,403.00 - $305,510.00
I. Position Summary:
The Geriatric Psychiatrist provides psychiatric consultation and ongoing psychiatric treatment for the long-term chronic care, post-acute, and outpatient programs at one or more venues within Hebrew SeniorLife. This position may also involve participation in medical student, resident, and fellowship teaching opportunities.
II. Core Competencies
- Ability to independently diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions in adult and geriatric patients employing current, evidence-based approaches.
- Ability to provide psychiatric education to patients, staff, and families at levels appropriate to these respective groups.
- Ability to work effectively within a team, group and across the organization to accomplish tasks and achieve desired results. Display enthusiasm and promote a friendly working situation; support group decision-making and solicit opinions from co-workers.
- Ability to increase understanding of others by noticing, interpreting and anticipating feelings and concerns of others; respecting, valuing, and using individual differences to generate new opportunities and enhance solutions.
- Ability to absorb, comprehend and exchange information with others in a way that enhances mutual understanding of ideas, issues and desired actions; Ability to listen well.
- Ability to use and expand technical body of knowledge to continuously improve work and share information with others.
- Ability to demonstrate attention to detail, following specific procedures and ensuring accuracy in documentation and data.
- Ability to stay informed of current professional trends, to learn and apply new concepts; Ability to identify own areas of opportunity and set and monitor self-development goals.
- Ability to demonstrate tact, maintain confidences and foster an ethical work environment. Demonstrate integrity by giving proper credit to others and by handling all situations honestly.
- Ability to advocate new ideas and set an example for co-workers; delegates responsibility and empowers decision making; provide constructive feedback to others.
- Provides psychiatric consultation as requested by primary care teams in the long-term chronic care, post-acute, and outpatient settings.
- Performs emergency psychiatric consultation when indicated and assists with assuring patients’ safe disposition.
- Recommends medication and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed psychiatric conditions
- Makes recommendations regarding referrals to other specialists and to members of multidisciplinary team to help meet each patient’s individual needs.
- Follows established department policies, procedures and objectives, continuous quality improvement objectives, and safety, environmental, and/or infection control standards
- Documents patient visits within a timely manner (typically within same day) using the appropriate medical record system
- Using electronic charge capture system, or other established process, submits charges for each patient visit within 72 hours of completing the visit
- Meets productivity benchmarks as established by Department of Medicine Administration
- Participates in on-call coverage as appropriate
- Participates in staff education and support as appropriate
- Trains and supervises medical students, residents, and fellows as appropriate
- Participates in Medical staff quality improvement and review activities
- Attends Medical Staff meetings
- Represents the Department of Medicine in HSL committees as appropriate
- Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned
- Education: Awarded degree of MD or DO with ABPN recognized psychiatry residency. Successful completion of ACGME accredited geriatric medicine or psychosomatic medicine fellowship program preferred
- License: Valid and unrestricted Massachusetts Medical License. Must maintain CME to meet institutional and state licensing requirements
- Certification: American Board Certification in Psychiatry currently valid or renewed prior to expiration. ABPN added certification in geriatric psychiatry or psychosomatic medicine valid or eligible preferred. Federal DEA Certification. CPR Certified.
- Experience, gained in training and/or in practice, caring for seniors in long term chronic care, community or home settings.
- Experience delivering effective psychiatric care in an inpatient environment
- Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards
- Knowledge of community medical diagnostic and patient care services in area of medical expertise
- Experience working both independently and in a team environment
- Knowledge of current principles, methods and procedures for the delivery of psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis and treatment
- Ability to supervise, advise and train clinical professionals and/or students in area of expertise
On-site
Salary Range
$216,403.00 - $305,510.00
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