Psychiatrist

LifeView Group•Pensacola, FL

15d

About The Position

Lakeview Center provides comprehensive behavioral health care to adults and children with mental illnesses, drug and alcohol dependencies, and intellectual disabilities. Its services across Northwest Florida include residential treatment, outpatient counseling, psychiatry, trauma care, substance-misuse treatment, and 24/7 support for people with serious mental illnesses. The Psychiatrist provides inpatient, outpatient, and on-call psychiatric services to Lakeview Center and BHC clients, including adults and children. Duties must comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations; accreditation and funding requirements; and the standards and principles of medical ethics.

Requirements

Hold a state of Florida MD license.
Be eligible for privileging at the appropriate hospitals.
Be eligible to participate in state- or federally funded programs such as Medicaid.
Pass organizational screening requirements, including applicable state or federal background screenings.
A Level II background screening is required.
Drug testing is required.

Nice To Haves

Board certification or eligibility in psychiatric practice is preferred.

Responsibilities

Attend and participate in the monthly MSO meeting.
Comply with professional licensing, credentialing, and privileging requirements.
Document and report psychiatric services and activities within designated time frames.
Provide admission evaluations, complete daily rounds, check medications, and document patient progress and condition for inpatient hospitalization, as applicable.
Provide outpatient individual and/or group therapy, medication management, and psychiatric evaluations.
Provide emergency psychiatric evaluations.
Provide inpatient evaluations and follow-up.
Provide on-call services.
Maintain compliance with LCI, MSO, psychiatric, funding-agency, and accrediting-agency guidelines and requirements.