Psychiatrist

Community Health & Dental Care Inc.; Pottstown (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 256,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health and Dental Care in Pottstown, PA invites applications for a full-time Psychiatrist. The role involves diagnosing and treating mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, developing treatment plans, and coordinating with a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centered care.

Responsibilities include prescribing medications, providing psychotherapy as appropriate, maintaining confidential records, and staying current with advances in psychiatry.

Qualifications

• MD/DO degree with psychiatry residency completed.
• PA license in Pennsylvania and board certification in psychiatry.
• Strong medical/psychiatric knowledge and evidence-based practice.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in diverse settings and use telemedicine/EHR systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, interviews, physical exams, and order tests to understand a patient’s condition.
• Diagnose mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
• Develop individualized treatment plans including medications and psychotherapy.
• Prescribe, monitor, and adjust psychiatric medications.
• Collaborate with nurses, social workers, PCPs, and other providers for comprehensive care.
• Provide crisis management when needed and maintain confidential records.

Skills

Psychiatry expertise

Communication skills

Education

Medical degree (MD/DO)

Psychiatry residency

PA state medical license

Board certification in psychiatry

Tools

EHR systems

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Pottstown, PA, US

Salary Range: $256,000.00 To $260,000.00 Annually

Community Health and Dental Care

Announces Position Opening For

Reports to Chief Medical Officer

$256,000 - $260,000/year

Full-time, exempt

Position Summary

The Psychiatrist specializes in mental health, diagnosing and treating patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. This position involves conducting psychiatric evaluations, developing treatment plans using medication and/or therapy, monitoring patient progress, and collaborating with other healthcare professionals. Key responsibilities include prescribing and administering medications, providing counseling, maintaining confidential records, and staying up to date on medical advancements.

Role Qualifications

Education:Medical degree (M.D. or D.O.), Psychiatry residency, PA state medical license, and board certification.

Experience

1. Strong medical and psychiatric knowledge, including evidence-based practices.
2.Excellent communication, empathy, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills.
3.Ability to work in diverse settings and use telemedicine/EHR systems

Location: Attendance required at assigned CHDC site(s)

Position Responsibilities

• Patient Assessment: Conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, interviews, physical exams, and order diagnostic tests to understand a patient's condition.
• Diagnosis: Diagnose mental health conditions (e.g., depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia).
• Treatment Planning: Develop individualized treatment plans that may include medication, psychotherapy (talk therapy, CBT), or other interventions.
• Develop a treatment plan according to the needs of the patient’s needs and extent of emotional, social, cognitive, developmental, or behavioral disorder.
• Medication Management: Prescribe, monitor, and adjust psychiatric medications.
• Therapy: Provide psychotherapy if appropriate or work with therapists/psychologists to offer holistic care.
• Collaboration: Work with nurses, social workers, primary care physicians, and other providers for comprehensive patient care.
• Crisis Management: Provide emergency psychiatric consultation and intervention in acute situations, such as cases involving suicidal behavior or severe psychosis.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate, detailed, timely, and confidential patient records and treatment notes i.e., documenting diagnoses, treatment plans, progress, and any legal reports for court proceedings if necessary.
• Education: Educate patients and families about mental health conditions and treatment options.
• Continuing Education: Keep up to date with professional job knowledge by reading publications, attending educational conferences, or maintaining professional networks.
• Legal and Ethics: Follow ethical and legal policies, procedures, and standards.

Organizational

• Adheres to the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
• Adheres to the organization’s policies regarding time and attendance.
• Comply with accepted dress code and maintain a professional image.
• Demonstrates reliability and trustworthiness.
• Manages time and other resources to meet established goals within the agreed time frames.
• Demonstrates flexibility in the acceptance and completion of work assignments.
• Participates in the department’s performance improvement activities.
• Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the management of information.
• Observes the Health Care System’s compliance policies.
• Clinical Skills: Strong clinical and diagnostic skills, in-depth knowledge of psychotropic medications, and an understanding of the complex relationship between emotional and physical illnesses.
• Interpersonal Skills: Empathy, excellent listening and communication skills, patience, and the ability to handle emotionally challenging situations with professionalism.

Physical demands & work environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employees are occasionally required to stand; walk; sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear. Employees must occasionally lift and/; or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Mental Demands: Stressful due to time constraints and multiple tasks/procedures occurring at the same time.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Manual Dexterity Required: Must be able to manipulate small electronic parts and controls.

Compliance Provision

• This position requires compliance with Health Center’s written standards, including its Standards of Conduct and policies and procedures (“Written Standards”). Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the employee’s regular performance evaluation.

Americans with Disabilities Act Statement

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job specific functions (listed within each job specific responsibility) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.

General sign-off: The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies and to act as a role model in the adherence to policies.

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