Psychiatrist - Child & Adolescent (Partial)

St. Luke's University Health Network • Allentown, PA

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Provides professional mental health care in the psychiatric inpatient and/or outpatient/ Partial Hospital Program programs. This role involves providing mental health care evaluations, medication management, and follow-up visits. The position also includes training for Medical and/or Advanced Practice students through supervision or educational lectures and journal discussions. Additionally, the psychiatrist will assist in developing, implementing, and revising policies and procedures related to medical practice, judgment, and the quality of behavioral health services. This role requires coordination with physicians and staff at other behavioral health locations, supervision of Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners, and performance of medical quality improvement activities. The psychiatrist will also act as a liaison with the medical community and attend various medical staff meetings.

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited school of medicine.
• Board Certified, or Board Eligible in Psychiatry required.
• One to two years experience required.
• Must be able to perceive attributes of an object through touch.
• Seeing as it relates to normal near, far, color, and peripheral vision.
• Hearing as it relates to normal conversation and high and low frequencies.

Responsibilities

• Provides mental health care evaluations, medication management, and follow-up visits.
• Provides training to Medical and/or Advanced Practice students either through supervision, of students or provides education in the form of lectures and journal discussions
• Assists with the development, implementation, and revision of policies and procedures effecting medical practice, judgement, and quality of behavioral health services.
• Coordinates work with the physicians and staff at the other behavioral health locations.
• Supervises the Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners.
• Performs and directs medical quality improvement activities.
• Act as a liaison with the medical community.
• Demonstrates competency in assigned areas of responsibility.
• Attends and participates in St. Luke’s Psychiatric Associates Medical Staff Meetings, St. Luke’s Physician Group Medical Staff Meetings and St. Luke’s Hospital Medical Staff Meetings as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior