Psychiatrist​/Psychiatric MD, DO, PA, or NP

Psychiatrist/Psychiatric

The Psychiatrist or Psychiatric NP is responsible for supporting Behavioral Health are provided in a primary care setting by a team comprised of primary care and Behavioral Health providers. Clinical supervision is provided by the Medical Director, with operational and program oversight by Behavioral Health Director.

The duties of this position require the handling and management of confidential, proprietary and consumer health information. Consequently, the primary responsibility of this position is to safeguard, protect and maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all proprietary and consumer health information at all times.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Provide regularly scheduled caseload consultation to Behavioral Health providers and sometimes when requested with PCPs.
• Work with assigned Behavioral Health and Medical providers to consult with, track and oversee their patient panels and clinical outcomes using the EHR system.
• Suggest treatment plan changes, including medication recommendations, for patients who are not improving as expected.
• Clearly communicate to Behavioral Health and PCP the limitation of the consultation and treatment recommendations.
• Examines patient to determine mental status. Order laboratory and other special diagnostic tests and evaluates data obtained.
• Determine nature and extent of mental disorder and formulates treatment program.
• Use the EHR for recommendations for treatment and/or referrals within 48 hours of consulting with BH Provider or PCP, so that they can be easily shared with PCPs and other treating providers.
• Prescribes controlled substances and other high risk medications in alignment with current guidelines and WHCHC policies.
• Works with BH team and PCP to track and oversee their patients' panel and clinical outcomes using EHR.
• Suggests treatment plan changes, including medication recommendations for patients who are not improving as expected.
• Discusses patients who need referral for additional specialty mental health care and advises on treatment plans until patients are engaged in such care.
• Conducts group support and therapy sessions.
• Meet with BH providers and PCPs to discuss ongoing collaboration.
• Provides broad range of patient care services including taking health histories, performing assessments, implementing management plans, prescribing appropriate medications, and conducting health education and counseling.
• Participates as a member of an integrated patient-centered health care team.
• Acts as role model and demonstrates accountable and sophisticated clinical practice in work with patients and in collaboration with other health professionals.
• Gives phone advice according to established guidelines. Returns patient calls in a timely fashion, preferably by the end of business day.
• Utilizes nationally established guidelines/protocol for clinical decision making and management.
• Serves as patient advocate in identifying health care needs and actions.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and abides by all HIPAA rules and regulations.
• Develops and implements health care education and health maintenance protocols in accordance with published standards, in collaboration with the other Providers and members of the health care team.
• Communicates with other members of health care team regarding special needs of patients. Refers patients when necessary for in house or external assistance.
• Actively participates in the quality assessment and improvement processes, generation ideas, conducting assessments, peer review, developing improvement plans and implementing and evaluation plans, in collaboration with the Quality & Performance Administrator, other Providers, the Medical Director and the Chief Executive Officer.
• Receives incoming calls from patients, hospitals, laboratories, doctors' offices, and other facilities. Takes messages and follows up appropriately and per clinic protocols. Accurately communicates these telephone reports to the appropriate health care team member and documents the information and follow up actions in the patient's chart, all in a timely manner.
• Providers do not do inpatient hospital coverage, do not have admitting privileges or do deliveries, but may need to correspond with the hospital physician about patients.
• Provides individual/group instruction to patients, parents, guardians, family members, as appropriate.
• Completes patient progress notes and other necessary documents and completes EHR system within 48 hours, preferably by the end of each day.
• Complies with and keeps abreast of current clinic policies and procedures.
• Keeps abreast of latest advances in medicine. Keeps up with current standards of practice and recent literature.
• Participates in Health Disparities Collaborative as needed.
• Complies with all regulations set for by WHCHC grants, ex., Family Planning, BCCCP.
• Keeps informed of and complies with occupational safety guidelines. Takes all reasonable precautions to prevent accidental injury on the job.…