Attending Psychiatrist

Silver Hill Hospital; New Canaan (CT); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Silver Hill Hospital is looking for an Attending Psychiatrist to provide clinical care for adults and adolescents with mental illnesses. The role involves psychiatric assessments, treatment planning, and collaboration within an inter-disciplinary team to ensure high-quality psychiatric services.

Qualifications

• MD degree required.
• Board certified or board eligible with plan to certify within 18 months.
• Must be licensed in the state of Connecticut.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric assessments and provide psychopharmacological care.
• Lead inter-disciplinary treatment team meetings.
• Maintain timely documentation meeting all regulatory standards.

Skills

Ability to function in stressful environments

Basic computer skills

Education

MD degree

Board certification in Psychiatry

Licensed in Connecticut

Job description

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Setting the Standard for Exceptional Care

For ninety years, Silver Hill Hospital has been at the forefront of psychiatry and leading the way in providing the best treatment for psychiatric and addictive illnesses. Recent advancements include the introduction a comprehensive, residentially-based assessment program, a trauma recovery support service, and a customized DBT program for substance using patients.

Attending Psychiatrist

The purpose of the role of the psychiatrist at Silver Hill Hospital is to provide direct clinical care and assessment services for adults and adolescents with mental illness and addiction. These services include psychiatric assessment, psychopharmacology, individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, psychoeducation, clinical supervision, case consultation and specialty services (e.g., ECT). The psychiatrist will interface with an inter-disciplinary team to ensure patient-centered, evidence-based, high-quality psychiatric services throughout the continuum of care at Silver Hill Hospital. This continuum includes inpatient, transitional, and outpatient levels of care.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care for adults, including psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, collaborative treatment planning, psychopharmacology, and psychotherapy.
• Participate in the pre-assessment process for prospective patients and respond promptly to admissions and/or inpatient services requests for input and consultation.
• Lead the inter-disciplinary treatment team meetings to review clinical progress, including the review of results from psychological assessments, feedback and observations from residential counselors and group therapists, and the input of other staff (e.g., chaplain), to determine the need for additional assessment or specialized interventions (e.g., OCD treatment).
• Attend administrative meetings and team huddles to ensure assessments of patients includes appropriate safety monitoring and follow-up, as well as appropriate care.
• Assist the team in identifying transference/countertransference dynamics and use this understanding to support reflective functioning that furthers the patient’s treatment (i.e., responsiveness based on deliberation rather than reactivity).
• Provide psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care for adults, including psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, collaborative treatment planning, psychopharmacology, and psychotherapy.
• Support quality communication and dialogue between members of the staff and the inter-disciplinary teams, with the intent of providing an exceptional, seamless, and high-quality patient experience.
• Foster cohesive teams and create an inclusive team environment where all voices are welcomed. Help build trust and camaraderie between team members.
• Support an environment where open discussion is encouraged, and model openness to differing perspectives and disagreements. Develop clear and inclusive decision-making processes.
• Assess referrer preferences and needs for communication; respond to referrers promptly; provide timely handover of pertinent clinical information; closely collaborate with external providers.
• Monitor needs for clinical services and identify opportunities for new services, including strengthening relationships with external referrers and coordinating care around referred patients.
• Work cross-functionally with clinicians from all disciplines and members of other departments (e.g., chaplain, wellness staff, etc.), as well as with clinical leadership to ensure that high quality clinical care is being provided consistently, and in accordance with quality standards of care.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders including Admissions, Nursing, Social Work, Residential Counselors, Quality Improvement and Risk Management, Patient Experience, Health Information Management, and Clinical Leadership, as needed, to ensure that clinical services are properly documented.
• Maintain timely documentation that meets or exceeds all regulatory requirements and fulfills hospital policies.
• Ensure all policies and procedures for psychiatric services reflect best practices.
  
  

Required Skills/Abilities

• Must have the ability to function optimally in a stressful environment, and the ability to remain calm in emotionally charged situations.
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office applications)
• Experience with electronic medical records
  
  

Education And Experience

• MD degree.
• Board certification in Psychiatry or board eligible with plan for certification within 18 months
• Licensed in the state of Connecticut.
  
  

Silver Hill Hospital (“SHH”) is fully committed to equal employment and advancement opportunities for all present employees as well as for applicants in all phases of the employment process (recruitment, hiring, assignment, conditions of employment, compensation, benefits, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, and termination). Therefore, except in any cases of bona fide occupational qualification or need, SHH will act without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, past/present history of mental disorder, intellectual disability, physical or learning disability, genetic information or any other characteristics protected by applicable law, (unless it is shown by supervisory personnel that a disability prevents performance of the work involved or may result in undue hardship) in all aspects of the employment process and relationship. This policy is based on the understanding that an applicant can handle the job requirements. Employment decisions will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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