Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region·Rutland Town, Vermont
Provide comprehensive psychiatric-mental health care for children and youth, including assessments, diagnosis, and medication management. Collaborate with primary care providers to integrate behavioral health into comprehensive patient care plans.
Community Health is the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in northern New England, serving 80% of the primary care needs in central Vermont. Our mission is to deliver quality, efficient, accessible, and equitable healthcare to our patients. As a multi-site organization, we are dedicated to influencing and advancing local, state, and regional healthcare environments.
Psychiatrist provides psychiatric-mental health care and treatment for children and youth patients of CHCRR to include psychiatric assessments, diagnosis, prescribing medication and monitoring of medication side effects and participation in the treatment process with children and their parent/guardian.
Essential functions are those tasks, duties, and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the job’s purpose and objectives. Essential functions are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job. They are the major functions for which the person in the job is held accountable. Following are the essential functions of the job.
Obtains complete psychiatric evaluation to include patient histories, physical and behavioral health assessments, psychiatric evaluations, differentiates normal and abnormal symptomology, family system assessments.
Orders and interprets appropriate diagnostic and screening tests.
Formulates diagnosis of psychiatric disorders, appropriate plans of care, and evaluation of outcomes.
Prescribes psychopharmacological medications or non-pharmacological forms of treatment such as counseling, psychotherapy, education or complementary therapies.
When necessary and appropriate, utilizes physician consultation to assist with diagnosis and/or management.
Collaborates with the primary care providers and other health care professionals to integrate behavioral health within a comprehensive plan of care.
Refers patients to specialists or to follow-up with their primary care physician, as needed.
Provides timely, accurate and through documentation of patient behavior medical interventions, treatment planning and intervention.
Explains medication effects and side-effects to parent/guardian and child patients.
Performs crisis interventions as needed.
May serve on CHCRR Committee as deemed necessary.
Actively supports and participates in the development and expansion of new programs and initiatives.
Provide 36 hours of direct, billable services per week full-time FTE
Other duties: Other duties as assigned
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Market context
Vermont typically has steady demand for pediatric psychiatrists because children and adolescents need specialized mental health care across outpatient, school-linked, and community settings. This role is competitive because employers want candidates with accredited psychiatry training, board eligibility or certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and direct experience treating younger patients. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit, then confirm licensure, supervision expectations, and any child-focused care setting details before applying.
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