Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent

Advanced Behavioral Health is seeking a Psychiatrist for our Gaithersburg, MD office location. Reporting to the Medical Director, the Psychiatrist will provide outpatient services for children and adolescents such as evaluate medical and psychosocial conditions, develop and implement treatment plans including prescription of psychotropic medications, and monitor and evaluate treatment results.

Location

• Gaithersburg,
• MD
• Compensation: $225,000 - $300,000 per year
• Schedule/Hours: Monday - Friday, 40 hour work week, 8 hour days (flexible with a few late evenings)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients by interviewing patient, family, and other persons; conducting physical examinations; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; selecting, administering, and interpreting psychological tests; ordering laboratory tests and evaluating results.
• Develops treatment plans by determining nature and extent of cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and behavioral disorders; establishing treatment goals and methodologies.
• Maintains documentation of services including service plans, progress notes, medication informed consent, quarterly treatment plan reviews, and other required information in compliance with agency and third-party compliance standards.
• Examine or conduct laboratory or diagnostic tests on patients to provide information on general physical condition or mental disorder.
• Assures quality and safe service for patients and staff by enforcing policies, procedures, standards, rules, CARF requirements, and legal regulations; participating in utilization reviews; remaining available for emergency consultations.
• Receives medical supervision from Medical Director.
• Coordinates care with other prescribers, Therapists and other community providers for effective delivering of clinic service to patients
• Document all medical/clinical evaluations, diagnosis, treatment, referrals, education and consultations established by practice in electronic medical/clinical record.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctorate-of-Medicine with a Residency in Psychiatry.
• Current State of Maryland Physician License.