Psychiatrist

Centerstone; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 212,000 - 318,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

403(b) retirement plan with company-m"

Paid time off and holidays

AD&D, life, and long-term disability

Continuing education opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Centerstone Health Services is seeking a Psychiatrist to provide comprehensive psychiatric care across adults, children, and adolescents in Indiana. The physician will assess health status, diagnose, and implement effective care plans in collaboration with the clinical team.

The role emphasizes leadership in quality improvement, collaboration with nurse practitioners, and timely charting and documentation. On-call duties are included with compensation, and licensure must be current in Indiana.

Qualifications

• Medical Doctor degree (M.D./D.O.) from an accredited medical school with psychiatry residency.
• Unlimited medical license in Indiana; board certification preferred or board eligible.
• 0–3 years of experience in psychiatry preferred.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychiatric services with adults, children or adolescents.
• Maintains collaborative practice or delegation agreements with nurse practitioners.
• Performs psychiatric evaluations and medication management.
• Participates in treatment team meetings for supervision and diagnosis.
• On-call rotation for daytime and nighttime emergency service coverage (with additional compensation).
• Supervises collaborative practice agreements with nurse practitioners.
• Documents patient charts promptly to ensure quality of care.
• Assists in billing and administrative practices according to Centerstone policies.
• Leads clinic staff meetings and participates in committees.
• Educates patients and families about diagnoses and treatment plans.
• Maintains licensure and participates in continuing medical education (CME).
• Demonstrates commitment to patients and community relations.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical documentation

Communication

Education

MD/DO (Medical Doctor)

Board certification (preferred) or board eligible

Job description

Centerstone Health Services is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look‑Alike and is rapidly growing to serve people in multiple counties across south central and eastern Indiana. We are dedicated to providing affordable and accessible, high quality, integrated healthcare to those most in need in our communities. Our vision is to inspire and build healthy lives through superior care, collaboration, and the reduction of barriers for those we serve. This proves to be a rewarding opportunity. Come talk to us about joining the Centerstone Health Services team!

JOB DESCRIPTION:

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Provides psychiatric services consistent with established guidelines for best practice interventions with adults, children or adolescents. Systematically assesses patient’s health status, arrives at appropriate diagnosis(es), and implements care plans for effective clinical outcomes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Maintains collaborative practice or Delegation agreements with Advance Practice Practitioners (Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants).

Quality Improvement:

• Perform comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and provide medication management.
• Considers thorough range of treatment/preventive options and arrives at a recommended course of action that is age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic, and attainable.
• Participate in treatment team meetings for medical supervision, utilizing advanced knowledge of psychopathology and psychopharmacology to assist clinical team members in diagnosis, case formulation, and choice of treatment interventions.
• Participate in on-call rotation for daytime and nighttime emergency service coverage (with additional compensation).
• Supervise collaborative practice agreements with nurse practitioners.
• Appropriately manages patient care and health status following initiation of treatment/preventive plan, and monitors and adjusts as warranted.
• Communicates effectively with patients and family so that they understand their diagnosis, treatment plans and need for follow-up care.
• Educates and encourages patients to become an active participant in their own health care related behavior and provides patient education materials of use in encouraging wellness.
• Seeks consultation and advice by providing adequate information to consulting physicians and communicates request effectively or responds to such requests from the referral source in a courteous, professional, and timely manner.
• Documents and completes patient charts to facilitate ongoing quality of care in a timely manner (within one business day of the service provided).
• Performs appropriate medical procedures within scope of practice as defined by the Centerstone Health Services Credentialing and Privileging processes.
• Delegates directly and indirectly patient care activities to appropriate personnel. Responds appropriately to emergent situations.
• Maintains and improves skill level through participation in continuing medical education.
• Actively participates in clinical quality improvement initiatives. Takes actions to assure continuity of care for patients.

Contributes to effective & efficient practice management policies, practices support for patient’s access to medical care:

• Meets billable hour productivity standards.
• Collaborates in establishing production numbers to be budgeted and achieves targeted goal.
• Fulfills commitments for call assignments with clear communication and follow through on work initiated.
• Supports appropriate billing for professional service through timely documentation and maintaining adequate knowledge of the Centerstone Health Services, Inc. billing policies and procedures.
• Adheres to all relevant policies, procedures, and practice guidelines.
• Assists with the preparation for quality and third-party payor requirements.
• Responds to telephone calls in a timely fashion.

Manages patient care through appropriate use of available resources:

• Appropriately prescribes and orders ancillary services.
• Utilizes referral network appropriately.
• Promotes and appropriate length of stay for patients.
• Manages chronic health/disease conditions.

Provides leadership for clinic and community relations:

• Serves as a resource to colleagues and support staff, enhancing quality of care.
• Participates in the training and evaluation of clinic support staff.
• Regularly attends and actively participates in clinic staff meetings and provider group meetings.
• Participates in appropriate committee structure as appointed.
• Participates in community education and other professional activities to promote Centerstone Health Services, Inc., and the Health Center.

Demonstrates commitment to customers:

• Is aware of different customer needs/desires.
• Takes action to meet customer needs/desires with respect to customer differences. Helps improve processes to meet customer needs.
• Suggest and acts on ideas to improve overall customer service.
• Respects confidentiality and shares information with only those that need to know.

Demonstrates commitment to fellow employees:

• Seeks to understand and value differences between employees. Treats other employees with dignity and respect.
• Demonstrates open, honest communication and behavior.
• Resolves conflict in a positive manner.
• Contributes to the productivity of the workgroup.

Physician/Provider will:

• Complete all required learning relevant to the role.
• Comply with all relevant laws, regulations, and policies.
• Contribute to a safe work environment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Effectively communicate via written, verbal, in person and virtual methods.
• Proven leadership skills in a FQHC.
• Ability to complete clinical documentation within organization’s policy standards.
• Able to maintain licensure requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education Level

Medical Doctor degree (M.D./D.O.) from a four-year medical school with a three-year residency in Psychiatry required.

Years of Experience

0-3 years of experience preferred.

Required Certification/Licensure

Unlimited license to practice medicine in Indiana. Board Certification in a specialized area of psychiatric practice is preferred, Board eligible required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Task Percentage of Time/Frequency

Standing - 20%

Sitting - 80%

Squatting - occasional

Driving - occasional

Kneeling - occasional

Lifting - occasional

Bending - occasional

Time Type:

Full time

Pay Range:

$212,300.00–$318,400.00

Delivering care that changes people’s lives starts with our employees. Below are just some of the great benefits Centerstone employees enjoy:

• Medical, dental, and vision health coverage
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• 403b retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off and ten paid holidays
• AD&D Insurance, Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability (company paid)
• Employee Resource Groups
• Continuing education opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program

Centerstone is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at Centerstone is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We treat all clients and colleagues with dignity and respect.

At Centerstone, we use our values as a guide for what we do. Respect, Expertise, Integrity and Empowerment are at the heart of every interaction at Centerstone, and particularly rooted in our Culture.

Our approach to culture is to create an environment that encourages, supports and celebrates the voices and experiences of our employees. We are committed to a culture of empowerment, respect, integrity and expertise that powers our innovation and connects us to each other, our clients and the communities we serve.

Centerstone is also committed to a strong culture of quality and safety, celebrating role-models who champion best practices for quality, clinical risk, and patient safety.