Behavior - Staff Psychiatrist

San Diego American Indian Health Center; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

San Diego American Indian Health Center is seeking a Staff Psychiatrist to work with the behavioral health team to screen, coordinate, and deliver care to the Native American and underserved community in urban San Diego.

The role requires treating a broad spectrum of mental health disorders with trauma-informed approaches, collaborating with psychiatrists, therapists, counselors, and case management, and providing direct patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience treating underserved communities
• Experience in trauma-informed care
• Ability to supervise medical staff, including psychiatric nurse practitioners

Responsibilities

• Assess patients by interview, history review, and testing as needed
• Develop comprehensive treatment plans with medications and therapies
• Complete documentation within required state and clinical guidelines
• Coordinate with primary care and behavioral health team to ensure continuity of care
• Provide supervision and weekly case reviews for psychiatric nurse practitioners
• Maintain productivity with defined patient-load targets and timely chart reviews

Job description

Summary: The Staff Psychiatrist will work closely with the behavioral health team to screen, coordinate, and deliver care to the Native American and underserved community living in urban metropolitan San Diego. The Staff Psychiatrist must have experience in treating a broad spectrum of mental health disorders in the community setting, treating underserved communities, and in delivering trauma-informed care. The Staff Psychiatrist will serve as a critical member of the treatment team comprised of psychiatrists, therapists, substance abuse counselors, and case management to reduce the burden of mental health in our community. This position will provide direct patient care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess patients by interviewing patient, family, and other persons; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; interpreting psychological tests; and ordering laboratory tests and evaluating results.
• Develop comprehensive treatment plans jointly with patients by determining nature and extent of cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and behavioral disorders and prescribing psychotropic medications as needed.
• Complete documentation in compliance with clinical and state requirements within 48 hours of seeing the patient.
• Treats patients by utilizing psychotherapeutic methods and medications; discussing progress toward goals with patients; providing instructions; monitoring effect of medications; record progress notes and assist in the provision of continuity of care.
• Maintains interdisciplinary treatment by reviewing treatment plans and progress, and consulting and collaborating with primary care physicians, mental health therapists, nurses, and other health care providers.
• Assures quality and safe service for patients and staff by enforcing policies, procedures, standards, rules, and legal regulations; participating in quality improvement activities; and remaining available for emergency consultations.
• Improves staff competence by providing training and discussions regarding the interrelationship between psychosocial and physiological problems, psychotropic medications, crisis intervention, and related issues.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in continuing medical educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Supervise up to three psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners at this facility.
  • Be available by phone during clinic operating hours.
  • Provide weekly supervision where cases are presented by psychiatric nurse practitioners
  • Provide treatment recommendations for presented clients.
  • Perform quarterly chart reviews of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (at least 5 charts of each practitioner per quarter)
    • Review and monitor medication prescribing practices
    • Review adherence to industry standards and responsible prescribing practices
• Expected to maintain the following productivity standards while thoroughly completing documentation within 48 hours of seeing a patient:
  • 12 patients a day in any 8-hour workday
  • 15 patients a day in any 10-hour workday