Psychiatry Physician Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Physicians Only Apply - Locum

Company: Eskridge & Associates
Location: Bedford
Posted on: October 20, 2024

Job Description:

A Psychiatry Physician Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist practice is seeking a qualified physician for Bedford, PA. This and other physician jobs brought to you by ExactMD. Medical Doctors Only Apply.

The Bedford-Somerset DBHS is in need of a psychiatrist, either part time or full time.-- In order to carry out the Essential Functions, the following physical and mental requirements are required:-- This position requires excellent documentation and communication skills, both verbally and written.-- Requires the ability to assess the client---s needs and to develop an appropriate response.-- Requires excellent organizational skills.-- Must have a working knowledge of both DBHS policies and procedures as well as the program rules, regulations, policies and procedures, and the ability to interpret and clarify those to staff and clients. --Requires flexibility, creativity, strong leadership skills, good judgment, and enthusiasm.-- Ability to work as a team member, presents information in a clear and concise manner, and work independently.-- Must possess effective listening and observation skills and team management skills.-- Requires effective inter-personal skills.-- Demonstrate a positive role model for staff.-- Ability to work in a stressful environment at times.-- ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: -- This position serves as the Psychiatrist for the Bedford Clinical Services Unit (CSU) / Outpatient Program.-- Supervision is received by the Bedford County MH Program Director. -- Conduct outpatient psychiatric evaluations and provide outpatient clinical staff with a comprehensive report including a psychiatric diagnosis and treatment recommendations. -- Provide psychiatric follow-up appointments for medication management, prescribe and monitor psychotropic medications, and consult with DBHS consumers and family physicians. -- Participate in discharge planning for outpatient consumers and make recommendations for continued follow-up treatment in other programs. -- Monitor and sign all outpatient individual treatment plans and provide input regarding specific goals for outpatient consumers. NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: -- Perform other duties as required. -- This job description in no way states or implies that these are only duties to be performed by this employee.-- He or she will be required to follow any other instruction and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.--

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