PSYCHIATRIST - CONTRACT

HILLSIDE INC•Atlanta, GA

42d•Onsite

About The Position

Provide psychiatric assessment and management of youth enrolled in Hillside’s PRTF, Partial Hospitalization Program, and Virtual Intensive Outpatient Programs. This role involves collaborating with program directors, completing admission intake assessments, providing psychiatric care including medication management, and documenting patient progress. The psychiatrist will also offer clinical supervision and consultation to treatment staff, participate in treatment planning meetings, attend staffings, conduct peer-to-peer reviews with care management organizations, and complete reports. Additionally, the role supports program referrals and admissions, and contributes to Hillside’s commitment to workforce development by supervising trainees and participating in training activities.

Requirements

M.D. and must be board eligible in Psychiatry in the State of Georgia.
Three years in Child and Adolescent mental health OR be Board Eligible for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the State of Georgia.
Must submit to an annual physical exam.
Some tasks may require exposure to blood, tissue or bodily fluids.
Must not have a record of felony or misdemeanor convictions.

Nice To Haves

The ability to establish rapport quickly and to communicate effectively with consumers of healthcare, their family members and other providers.
The ability to function effectively as a member of an interprofessional team that includes behavioral health and primary care providers, consumers and family members.
The ability to conduct brief, evidence-based and developmentally appropriate screening and to conduct or arrange for more detailed assessments when indicated.
The ability to create and implement integrated care plans, ensuring access to an array of linked services, and the exchange of information among consumers, family members, and providers.
The ability to provide a range of brief, focused prevention, treatment and recovery services, as well as longer-term treatment and support for consumers with persistent illnesses.
The ability to provide services that are relevant to the culture of the consumer and their family.
The ability to assess and continually improve the services delivered as an individual provider and as an interprofessional team.

Responsibilities

Collaborate and support program directors of assigned program with routine and emergency program operations and interventions.
Complete admission intake assessments and orders on assigned patients.
Provide psychiatric care (including but not limited to prescription and management of psychotropic medications, communication with guardians, and discharge planning) and corresponding documentation to youth in assigned program.
Provide clinical supervision/consultation to Treatment staff on assigned treatment program, as needed.
Provide input for and participate in weekly treatment planning meetings on assigned patients.
Attend Staffings (internal and external) as indicated on assigned cases.
Conduct peer-to-peer reviews with care management organizations/insurance companies for continued treatment authorizations.
Complete accurate and timely reports, attend assigned meetings, and convene meetings as needed and directed by the Medical Director and VP of Residential Operations & Clinical Services.
Assist the program director in the approval of program referrals and admissions.
Support Hillside’s commitment to workforce development, including supervision of child and adolescent fellows, medical students, and other trainees, as well as participation in training and mentorship activities, as needed.