Adult Psychiatrist Non-Certified (East and Shelby)

Seven Counties Services • Shelbyville, KY

73d • Onsite

About The Position

This position provides psychiatric clinical services to adults, including evaluation, follow-up, medication management, emergency/crisis intervention, and telephone consultation. The role involves clinical consultation and collaboration with mental health, chemical dependency, and developmental disability staff. Responsibilities include overseeing the quality of psychiatric care through observation, case review, and communication with internal and external healthcare professionals. The psychiatrist will attend staff meetings, contribute to resource management and policy development, and provide consultation services to families, network agencies, and community practitioners. This role also assists the Vice President of Medical Services in developing system-wide policies and procedures, developing and implementing clinical programs to enhance service quality, and ensuring accurate documentation for Joint Commission accreditation. Staff training on relevant medical topics is also a key function. Incumbents may be asked to perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• M. D. or D. O., including completion of internship and psychiatric residency.
• Special training in adult psychiatry.
• Kentucky medical license.
• Eligible to be board certified in adult psychiatry.
• Federal narcotics license.
• Six months in structured experiential learning (e.g., practicum or learning lab) in the field of psychiatry.
• Excellent interpersonal and written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of available community services and programs.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychiatric clinical services to adults, including evaluation, follow-up, medication, emergency/crisis intervention, telephone consultation, etc.
• Provides clinical consultation and collaboration with SCS mental health, CD, and/or DD staff.
• Oversees the quality of psychiatric care administered to adults through direct observation of clinicians, case review, interdepartmental communication, consultation with health care professionals outside the organization, etc.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and provides input regarding resource management, staffing, current and proposed policy and procedure.
• Provides consultation services for families, network agencies, and community practitioners.
• Assists Vice President of Medical Services in developing system-wide policies and procedures.
• Develops and implements clinical programs and policies to improve the facility’s quality of services.
• Facilitates efforts to obtain and maintain Joint Commission accreditation by ensuring accurate documentation is recorded and maintained.
• Provides staff training on relevant medical topics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree