OH | Clinical Medical Director | Child/Adolescent Psychiatry | Full Time

Belmont Pines Hospital•Youngstown, OH

15d•Onsite

About The Position

Belmont Pines Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio, is seeking a Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist to lead its specialized team as Clinical Medical Director. The hospital provides acute inpatient and residential treatment services for male and female adolescents with diverse psychiatric needs. The role provides psychiatric medical care to child and adolescent patients in inpatient and residential treatment settings. The Clinical Medical Director evaluates newly admitted patients, guides treatment and psychiatric or medical care, reviews patient status, communicates significant issues to families, responds to emergencies and crises, maintains clinical documentation, participates in insurance utilization reviews, and makes discharge recommendations and psychiatric medication prescriptions. The position also includes countersigning telephone orders. The employed compensation package includes a competitive full-time salary and Medical Director stipend, along with malpractice coverage, paid time off, retirement-plan matching, health insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance. An independent contractor option may also be considered if needed or desired. Belmont Pines is described as the largest freestanding children's behavioral health hospital in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Its patient population is culturally and clinically diverse, and the hospital emphasizes a strong team environment and high-quality patient care. The facility is located on a wooded campus in Liberty Township, Ohio, and offers inpatient, outpatient, and residential treatment services. Belmont Pines is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS).

Requirements

Medical licensure in Ohio, or willingness to obtain Ohio licensure.
Board Certified or Board Eligible in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry.

Responsibilities

Provide psychiatric medical care to child and adolescent patients in inpatient and residential treatment settings.
Complete a psychiatric admitting evaluation for newly admitted patients.
Ensure appropriate orders and treatment and psychiatric or medical care recommendations follow the initial evaluation.
Review patients’ psychiatric and medical status as needed.
Communicate with families about significant psychiatric or medical issues.
Respond to emergency needs or provide appropriate orders for care of patients in crisis as needed.
Document each patient encounter and treatment in the medical record, maintain progress notes, and record written doctor's orders.
Participate in utilization reviews with insurance companies for the benefit of patients and their families.
Make appropriate discharge recommendations and prescribe psychiatric medications as needed at discharge.
Countersign telephone orders in the patient record.