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

Universal Health Services•Youngstown, OH

14d•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 to male and female adolescents with diverse psychiatric needs. The Clinical Medical Director provides psychiatric medical care to child and adolescent patients in inpatient and residential treatment settings. The role includes evaluating newly admitted patients, directing appropriate treatment and care, monitoring patients’ psychiatric and medical status, communicating with families about significant issues, and responding to emergencies and crises. The physician maintains patient records and progress notes, participates in insurance utilization reviews, makes discharge and medication recommendations, and countersigns telephone orders. The position is offered as employed, with an independent contractor option available if needed or desired. Belmont Pines is a freestanding children’s behavioral health hospital serving communities throughout Eastern Ohio and surrounding states. It is located in Liberty Township, Ohio, on a wooded campus and is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services.

Requirements

Medical licensure in the State of 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 treatment orders and recommendations are made following the initial psychiatric and medical evaluation.
Review patients’ psychiatric and medical status as needed.
Communicate with families regarding significant psychiatric or medical issues.
Respond to emergencies or crises and provide appropriate orders for patient care as needed.
Document each patient encounter in the medical record, maintain progress notes, and provide written physician orders.
Participate in utilization reviews with insurance companies for the benefit of patients and families.
Make appropriate discharge recommendations and prescribe psychiatric medications as needed at discharge.
Countersign all telephone orders in the patient record.
Lead the hospital’s specialized child and adolescent psychiatry team as Clinical Medical Director.