Psychiatrist

Essential Job Functions

• Plans and directs aspects of Rebekah Children’s Services’ psychiatric procedures.
• Manages the clinical relationships with consulting psychiatrists/physicians when needed
• Interacts with clinical program directors, therapists, and other staff members, as appropriate, providing guidance if/when needed.
• Works in collaboration with the members of the Executive Team and/or members of the Directors' Team to develop clinical content and ensure all clinical programs are in compliance.
• Works in conjunction with a treatment team to help ensure that there are appropriate staff interventions and care provided to benefit clients.
• Increases the clients’ family health care knowledge and skills.
• Participates in clinical assessments, diagnoses disorders, and approves and contributes to the treatment plans for all clients receiving medication evaluations, support, and/or monitoring.
• Provides psychiatric services as needed on assigned cases to include timely completion of psychiatric assessments, medical evaluation/monitoring, and corresponding documentation.
• Prescribes medications as necessary.
• Consults regarding the training and development of those providing care to clients.
• Ensures compliance with policies, regulatory requirements, and laws to ensure that the best interests of the agency are kept in mind while providing quality health care, liaison with all Executive Team members, and department Directors to ensure the agency’s objectives are met.
• Consults and contributes to the implementation of a best practice program, maintaining a consistent level of quality of care offered to clients.
• Responsible for activities related to the delivery of medical care and clinical services including but not limited to cost management, utilization review, quality assurance and medical protocol development.
• Addresses psychiatric emergency issues. Supports the after-hours crisis team when necessary.
• Will review and sign our employee Annual TB Symptoms Review Forms.
• Ensures that a safe work environment for the staff and clients is maintained.
• Collaborates with medical peers in the interest of sharing resources and ideas to provide clients with quality care.
• Acts as liaison with primary care providers
• Attends and completes all trainings and classes required for employment at RCS. Completes continuing education requirements as necessary within required time limits; and does all that is required to keep clinical license active and clear.
• Attends appropriate city/state meetings as necessary/assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education, Training, and Experience
• MD from an accredited University.
• California Medical Board-certified psychiatrist with current DEA Practitioner registration.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience working in a patient (preferably children) psychiatric setting as a psychiatrist.

• License
• Current and clear license to practice medicine in California.
• Valid California driver’s license.

• Knowledge and Skills
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Must have excellent organization and reporting skills.
• Must have excellent research and writing skills.
• Familiar with current concepts, practices, and procedures in the field of psychiatry, preferably in the area of child and adolescent psychiatry.

• Special Requirements
• Must be able to meet and receive a criminal records clearance as required by Title XXII licensing regulations
• Must be able to be insured by RCS insurance carrier for transportation of residents and maintain that insurability.
• Must be able to be insured by a professional liability insurance company.

Physical and Mental Requirements

• The following are required in day-to-day performance of the duties of this position:
• Sitting, walking, standing, grasping (simple), and visual/auditory are constantly required (over 2/3 of the workday).
• Bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting, lifting, reaching, and pushing/pulling are required occasionally (under 1/3 of the workday).
• In the case of intervention, must be able to lift or retrain up to 40 lbs.
• Climbing and crawling are generally not required.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.