Psychiatrist

Responsibilities

• Diagnostic evaluations of assigned patients.
• Validation of admission history and physical examination by countersignature.
• Requisition of appropriate consultations and overall medical management of assigned inpatients.
• Supervision of multidisciplinary treatment planning and treatment efforts.
• Timely submission of complete orders for medication, level of observation, laboratory investigations, diet, passes, discharges, and other orders as required.
• Timely submission of progress notes: daily for the first five days of a patient's admission, thereafter three times a week.
• Timely renewal of orders.
• Provision of individual psychotherapy using appropriate techniques, frequency, and duration as indicated.
• In conjunction with the social worker, review all discharge referrals to ensure appropriate outpatient treatment.
• Complete and timely documentation of care according to the guidelines of the Departments of Psychiatry and Medical Records.
• Psychiatric evaluation, recommendations for psychiatric treatment or referral, and follow-up of assigned medical and surgical patients.
• Provision of supervision of on‑call psychiatrists in rotation.
• Emergency Room evaluation, treatment and disposition in rotation.
• Committee work as assigned by the director.

Qualifications

• Education Required:
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD) from an ACGME‑approved medical school; completion of approved internship and residency in psychiatry, meeting the educational prerequisites for certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
  • Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) from an AOA‑approved medical school; completion of approved internship and residency in psychiatry, meeting the educational prerequisites for certification by the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology & Psychiatry.
• Knowledge & Skills:
  • Knowledge of DSM‑IV/5.
  • Knowledge of a variety of theoretical models for the treatment of patients with psychiatric illness and ability to apply them.
  • Expertise in the differential diagnosis, somatic and psychological treatment of psychiatric disorders.
  • Good clinical judgment, personal integrity, professional responsibility, and tact.
  • Ability to establish and maintain rapport with emotionally disturbed patients.
  • Knowledge of OMH/Joint Commission regulations and how they are applied to psychiatry departments.
  • Knowledge of charting requirements.
  • Knowledge of supervisory approaches and ability to critique and supervise residents and interns.
  • Ability to integrate the efforts of psychiatry, social work, nursing, psychology, and activities therapy.
  • Must have admitting privileges granted by the Medical Board of St. Barnabas and maintain them.
• Licenses Required:
  • N.Y. State license to practice medicine and surgery.
  • Drug Enforcement Agency license.
  • Either board certification in psychiatry & neurology or board eligibility.

Working Conditions

• Unexceptional adult psychiatric inpatient units with adult voluntary and involuntary severely and persistently mentally ill patients; Emergency Department, general hospital medical patients, and nursing home patients.
• Risk of assault by agitated, confused, or paranoid patients and exposure to communicable diseases.