Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

The inpatient psychiatric units at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital is seeking an experienced, skilled, and licensed Psychiatrist. The selected candidate will provide direct comprehensive, quality psychiatric treatment to adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses. The incumbent is the clinical supervisor of the multidisciplinary treatment team and supervises the psychologists on the unit. Our Attending Psychiatrist serves as the supervisor for psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatric physician assistants as well as psychiatry residents and other trainees.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the formulation and development of multidisciplinary treatment plans, comprehensive psychopharmacologic assessments and treatments, comprehensive diagnostic and risk evaluations and formulations. Patients are treated by a multidisciplinary team, that also includes psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, mental health workers, occupational therapists and rehabilitative staff specializing in vocational, recreational, and expressive therapies.

Skilled in understanding, diagnosing, and treating serious mental illness. Ability to supervise and coordinate the efforts of others in accomplishing work objectives. Talent for establishing and maintaining a positive, respectful, and professional relationships with all patients, staff, and family members. Ability to assess accurately information given to others either verbally or written. Capacity to work in a collaborative and productive manner to achieve programmatic and agency goals.

Professional experience treating patients with severe mental illness, trauma, and substance use disorders. Understanding of psychiatric conditions and the treatment of psychiatric conditions. Ability to assess, diagnoses, and prescribe/supervise treatment to assigned patients while conforming to regulatory standards and applicable laws to decrease psychiatric symptoms/disorders.