Physician Psychiatrist

Job Details

Job Location:

Medical Mall MLK - MOBILE, AL 36527

Job Shift: Day

Under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or Chief of the Specialty, the Physician is responsible for contributing to the overall medical health program of Franklin Primary Health Center, Inc. Provide the full scope of services which fall under his/her field of training, including but not limited to diagnosis, treatment, coordination of care, and preventive  addition, a Psychiatrist Is a member of the FPHC  that capacity they are expected to be familiar with the philosophy, goals and objectives of the Center and work collaboratively to achieve them.

They must be cognizant of, and comply with, all Center policies and procedures, as well as pertinent state and federal regulations.

• Responsible for the diagnoses, treatment and maintenance of the patient needing psychiatric services.
• Provides care based on established guidelines
• Actively participates in all PCMH activities including but not limited to accommodation of open access scheduling, patient care huddles/pre-visit planning, compilation of patient care plans, patient education and patient self management goals
• Works with the CMO, Chief of the Specialty, COO and Chief Executive Officer in regard to non-medical duties and are subject to all agency personnel policies.
• Supervises functions of all related behavioral / health staff to include administrative employees.
• Expected to gain and maintain privileges at local hospitals, if applicable.
• Admit or arrange admission of patients needing hospitalization.
• Must be willing to work on a periodic on-call basis, if applicable.
• Performs other related duties as requested by the Chief of the Specialty and Chief Medical Officer.

• Supervise mid-level practitioners (nurse practitioner or physician assistant) for routine care and management of common psychiatric problems, and provide consultation and/or accept referrals for complex psychiatric problems.
• The physician shall be available by telephone in emergencies when not physically available on the premises where care is given.
• Participate in the education of students rotating with-in FPHC.

• Identify the goals and objectives of Journal Club and organize the project.
• Select and review articles for discussion at quarterly Providers Meeting.
• Share copies of articles with colleagues prior to meeting.
• Encourage active participation from colleagues.
• Evaluate the journal club. Gather feedback from participants and share results.

Collaborating physician on a monthly basis will review NP or PA medical records. Review of medical records will consist of 10% of random sampling of all records of patients within the designated calendar interval. Review of 100% of records for patients with adverse outcomes will be performed.

The above reflects the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and shall not be considered, as a detailed description of all work that may be assigned by the Chief of the Specialty and/or Medical Director or that may be inherent in the position as it relates to Medicine.

Must provide the very best customer satisfaction to patients, visitors, and co-worker at all time in a professional and courteous manner.

• Must adhere to safety policies and procedures.
• Must receive Safety and Hazardous Communication training annually.
• Maintain yearly health maintenance records by obtaining TB skin testing and completion of the hepatitis series.
• Knowledgeable of OSHA and CLIA requirements to assure compliance.

Performance will be evaluated by the Chief Medical Officer…