What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatrist position at Altius Search Group?
Job Description
POSITION TITLE: Psychiatrist
POSITION PURPOSE:
Provides psychiatric diagnosis, treatment and consultation to the clients, families and staff. Provides medical psychiatric consultation to community physicians and provides clinical oversight and supervision to multidisciplinary teams in the organization.
POSITION COMPETENCIES, ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The employee must occasionally stand, walk, stoop, reach, kneel, and assist in physical patient management in emergency situations.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The position may require some travel to other local sites and work some evening and weekend hours.
POSITION TITLE: Psychiatrist
POSITION PURPOSE:
Provides psychiatric diagnosis, treatment and consultation to the clients, families and staff. Provides medical psychiatric consultation to community physicians and provides clinical oversight and supervision to multidisciplinary teams in the organization.
POSITION COMPETENCIES, ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Demonstrate knowledge of theories and principles of human behavior, psychopathology, diagnostics categories, family systems theory, and mental illness.
- Skills in listening, interpreting, and implementing clinical interventions.
- Provide initial psychiatric diagnoses and assessments in emergency and non-emergency situations.
- Provide medication management and other treatment interventions to clients and patients.
- Consult with general medical professionals regarding the psychiatric condition of their patients.
- Current license to practice medicine in the State of Indiana.
- Completed accredited Training Residency in Psychiatry.
- Positive references from past professors/supervisors.
The employee must occasionally stand, walk, stoop, reach, kneel, and assist in physical patient management in emergency situations.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The position may require some travel to other local sites and work some evening and weekend hours.
