Psychiatrist

Position type: PT

Position Summary

The Psychiatrist provides direct care including diagnosis and treatment of patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. This role supports the Behavioral Health outpatient services program through the participation on an inter-disciplinary team including prescribers, clinical supervisors, nurses, community-based specialists, pharmacy staff, and administrative staff to provide services, collaborate with external providers, and incorporate health and wellness needs into the plan of care of clients served.

Key responsibilities

Direct Service Responsibilities

• Examines and assesses consumers to determine general physical and behavioral health conditions
• Determines nature and extent of present disorders and formulates appropriate treatment response to support the integration of medical and behavioral health care
• Evaluates consumers with emergent and urgent care needs and makes determinations about safety in the community
• Provides ongoing psychiatric management, including psychiatric medication management, psychotherapeutic support, and crisis intervention, both in the office and in the community
• Supports compliance with forensic and civil commitment assessments, reviews, and documentation
• Educates clients about their illness and provides health management information and techniques
• Refers patients internally and externally for services as needed
• Teams with prescribers, clinical supervisors, nurses, community-based specialists, pharmacy staff, and administrative support staff to coordinate care
• Completes administrative tasks as needed including timely response (24 hours or less) to communications with external agencies and other treatment providers, etc.
• Uses evidence-based standards, guidelines, and protocols to the delivery of patient care
• Incorporates new information and approaches, when appropriate, to continuously improve patient care and practice
• Completes documentation and billing for all services in a timely manner and no more than 48 hrs of delivered service
• Ensures that relevant laws and regulations are properly addressed in psychiatric practice

• In addition to role responsibilities, each staff member of Community Connections has the following responsibilities as a part of their employment:
• Models and reinforces Community Connections mission to provide behavioral health, residential services, and primary health care coordination for marginalized and disenfranchised women, men, youth, and children living in the District of Columbia, many of whom are coping with challenges including mental illness, addiction, and the aftermath of trauma and abuse.
• Models and reinforces Community Connections values of quality, innovation, respect, equity, and integrity daily.
• Reinforces Community Connection’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Protects the privacy of our consumer’s protected health information by maintaining compliance with HIPAA and other relevant CC related IT security regulations.
• Completes and stays current on role specific and organizational wide training.
• Performs other duties as assigned on an as-needed basis.

Desired knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• MD/DO degree from an accredited program required
• Board certification in Psychiatry required
• Actively licensed to practice in the District of Columbia or ability to obtain
• 2 year post- Board Certification experience is preferred
• Licensure must be in good standing with DC Medicaid Board and be free from sanctions.
• Active DEA licensure
• Must possess an active CDS license in District of Columbia
• Must display strong interpersonal, planning, forecasting, analytical skills and maturity required to work in a team environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to adapt to frequent change
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel required

Position type/Expected hours of work

☒May need to work untraditional work hours such as weekends, evenings, observed holidays, and nights.

☒This is an essential or critical position which will require reporting to a physical work location or making visits to consumers in the community as defined by the business needs of Community Connections, Inc

☐This is a position which may report to work under an office occasional model as defined by the business needs of Community Connections, Inc