Psychiatrist

South Shore Health•Weymouth, MA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting directly to the Chief of Psychiatry, and indirectly to the Chair of the Department of Medicine, this role is pivotal in supporting our team of skilled psychiatric Nurse Practitioners and patients with active psychiatric and behavioral health needs. This provider will participate in the delivery of comprehensive, patient-centered psychiatric care and collaborate with other health professionals to advance evidenced-based treatment plans. Because of South Shore Health’s broad programs in Behavioral Health, which include ED management, and the Grayken Center for Treatment at South Shore Health, this provider may be asked to support and oversee care in partnership with a range of behavioral health providers to enhance Emergency Department psychiatric evaluations and care pathways. The provider should have strong clinical understanding related to treating a wide variety of behavioral health conditions, including primary psychiatric disorders, disorders related to the complex medical inpatient, comfort with geriatric psychiatry (acute delirium and dementia), perinatal behavioral health, as well as recognition of complex interplay between neurologic and psychiatric conditions in the hospital setting. This role offers opportunities for leadership development and growth for those individuals with broader interests in behavioral health care management, quality improvement, and team development.

Requirements

Medical School Degree, Board Certified in Psychiatry
Meets requirements of South Shore Health medical staff bylaws
Credentialed by South Shore Hospital medical staff
Experience in psychiatric care management as noted.
MA Medical license
Clinical Skills: Proven clinical excellence in patient care.
Communication Skills: Effective communication with a large and diverse constituency, including senior leaders, administrative staff, faculty, trainees, and staff. This includes superior skills in financial, written, and oral communication.
Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrated ability to interact with all members of the organization in ways that enhance understanding, respect, collaboration, and problem-solving.
Passion for and commitment to the organizational mission.
An ability to establish an honest, transparent, and positive tone in all areas related to patient care, fostering a collaborative environment with medical staff.
Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a diverse team of healthcare professionals, including Advanced Practice Providers, promoting an environment of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Strong focus on listening to understand, encouraging open dialogue, and diverse viewpoints.
Solutions-oriented with the ability to function well in a culture that values relationships and collaborative decision-making.
Ability to serve as a role model in commitment, engagement, and accountability for the provision of outstanding patient care.
Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with an emphasis on personal development and growth of colleagues.
Value-driven commitment to the provision of quality patient/family-centric healthcare services.
Physician/Hospitalist - Board of Registration in Medicine (Massachusetts)

Nice To Haves

Fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry preferred
Experience with inpatient and emergency department psychiatric services preferred.
Experience, comfort with Addiction Psychiatry/Addiction Medicine beneficial
Process Improvement Skills (preferred): Ability to manage projects based on proven process improvement methodologies such as High Reliability, Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen, and PDSA.

Responsibilities

Evaluates and treats patients with psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses at the request of ED and Inpatient clinical providers.
Consults with medical teams to provide insight on patients’ psychiatric conditions and impact on their medical conditions, overall treatment plans, and transitions of care plans.
Provides crisis intervention for patients with acute psychiatric symptoms and conditions, including those with SI/HI.
Manages evidenced-based pharmacological treatments, considering interactions between psychiatric and medical medications.
Documents patient evaluations, treatments, and follow-ups in a timely fashion adhering to medical staff bylaw requirements, while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
Supports integration, training, and supervision of advanced practice providers (e.g. psychiatrically trained physician assistants and psychiatric nurse practitioners) within these settings, ensuring high standards of care and compliance with all relevant bylaws, rules, regulations, and accrediting bodies.
Serves as a subject matter expert in developing order sets and care pathways for psychiatric and behavioral health conditions.
Works closely with local nursing staff to actively titrate medications to patient response with an eye toward reducing excess length of stay and optimizing patients toward safe transition from South Shore Hospital.
Collaborates with health professionals, such as nurses, social workers, case managers, and medical providers including, but not limited to APCs and physicians from Inpatient Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics, Neurology, Pediatrics, Critical Care, and Addiction Medicine.
Helps patients and families understand and cope with the psychological aspects of medical conditions and medication therapy.
Stays up to date with South Shore Hospital and Joint Commission approved policies for management and appropriate use of chemical and physical restraints and care of the Suicidal Patient.
Supports care team in selecting appropriate disposition and care plans for patients with complex behavioral health needs, including determination of capacity for medical decision making, identifying when to seek guardianship, and supporting transitions to various types of inpatient and outpatient/partial psychiatry programs.