Outpatient Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent

Vail Health Hospital; Edwards (CO); On-site; USD 218,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Colorado is seeking an Outpatient Psychiatrist specialized in child and adolescent care. This role involves assessing and treating patients, developing treatment plans, and collaborating with other healthcare professionals. The position offers competitive wages and a supportive work environment focused on patient care and professional development.

Benefits

Parental leave (4 weeks paid)

Housing programs

Tuition Assistance

Annual Continued Medical Education funds

403(b) Retirement plan with immediate matching

Life insurance

Up to $1,000 annual wellbeing reimbursement

Qualifications

• Extensive experience providing and supervising psychiatric services.
• Knowledge of DSM V diagnoses and evidence-based practices.

Responsibilities

• Conducts thorough psychiatric evaluations and develops treatment plans.
• Prescribes medication and monitors treatment results.
• Provides clinical training to staff members.

Skills

Psychiatric Evaluation

Medication Management

Clinical Documentation

Education

Graduation from an accredited medical school

Board certification in psychiatry

Valid state of Colorado Medical License

Job description

Outpatient Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent

Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. Learn more about Vail Health here .

About the opportunity:

This position is responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental and physical aspects of psychological problems for patients seeking psychiatric help. Conducts thorough psychiatric evaluations, develops treatment plans, prescribes medication, and evaluates treatment results on patients. Serves as primary psychiatric consultant for a variety of behavioral health special projects including the inpatient electronic health record (EHR) build, inpatient policy and procedure development, developing inpatient reporting and quality structure, etc. This is a five day per week position. This position will maintain a minimum 28 billable clinical hours with an additional 4-6 hours dedicated to special projects. The amount of time dedicated to special projects will vary based on project need. In the event that there is a reduction in special project needs, there will be an increase in dedicated clinical hours.

What you will do:

• Evaluates patients by interviewing patient, family, and other necessary persons; conducting physical examinations; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; selecting, administering, and interpreting psychological tests; and ordering laboratory tests and evaluating results.
• Position is responsible for developing and delivering comprehensive clinical programming and/or curriculum and ensuring all service delivery is evidence-based and aligned with all state, local, federal, and regulatory requirements. This includes, treating patients by utilizing psychotherapeutic methods and medications; discussing progress toward goals with patients; providing instructions; monitoring effect of medications.
• Prescribes medication that can alter chemical imbalances affecting the patient’s state of mind and behavior.
• Provides clinical training to staff members on various medical and behavioral health subjects to include medication management and psychiatric evaluations.
• Serves as a liaison with other psychiatric staff and consultants and provides coverage for those persons.
• Collaborates with external behavioral health support entities for patient care.
• Maintains a comprehensive caseload that is based on community need and patient population need, with services delivered across all Outpatient Clinics.
• Maintains excellence in clinical documentation in alignment with local, internal, state, federal, and regulatory standards and compliance.
• Serves as the psychiatric resource for special projects assigned by the Senior Director of Behavioral Health.
• Role models the principles of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Must be HIPAA compliant.

What you will need:

• Graduation from an accredited medical school, required.
• Board certification in psychiatry, required.
• Valid state of Colorado Medical License as an MD or DO, required.
• Current DEA with no restrictions on prescribing controlled substances, required.
• Eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party reimbursement, required.
• Extensive experience providing and supervising psychiatric services, prescribing psychotropic medication, performing psychiatric evaluations, and treating a wide variety of patient diagnoses/complaints.
• Knowledge of DSM V diagnoses.
• Knowledge of evidence-based practices.

Physician Benefits at Vail Health Include:

• Competitive Wages & Family Benefits:
• Competitive wages
• Parental leave (4 weeks paid)
• Housing programs
• Medical
• Vision
• Educational Programs:
• Tuition Assistance
• Existing Student Loan Repayment
• Annual Continued Medical Education funds and days
• Medical Staff Dues
• Retirement & Supplemental Insurance:
• 403(b) Retirement plan with immediate matching
• Life insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Recreation Benefits, Wellness & More:
• Up to $1,000 annual wellbeing reimbursement

Pay is based upon relevant education and experience per year.

Yearly Pay:

$218,000 - $450,000 USD

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