Psychiatrist

Description

Reporting to the Peace River Center Medical Director, this position will provide and oversee direct care to adult and child/adolescent patients inpatient or outpatient services utilizing both office based face to face and a tele-health portal platform to provide psychiatric services. This position participates in evening and weekend on-call coverage and rounds rotation as well as consultation services provided to other community-based providers.

Graduation from an accredited medical school. Completion of an accredited Psychiatric Residency Training program. Licensed to practice medicine in the state of Florida. Current DEA number with no restrictions on prescribing controlled substances. Eligible for Medicare, Medicaid and other third party reimbursement. Individuals excluded from participation in federal reimbursement programs (including Medicaid, Medicare, and CHAMPUS) by the Office of the Inspector General do not meet the requirements for this position.

Extensive experience providing psychiatric services, prescribing psychotropic medication, performing psychiatric evaluations, and treating severely mentally ill patients; experience treating patients with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders; knowledge of recovery-based services and principles; knowledgeable regarding evidence based practices; extensive experience in mental health clinic settings; forensic experience; experience using electronic medical records and documentation.