Adult Psychiatrist - BJC Behavioral Health - Outpatient

Additional Information About the Role

BJC Behavioral Health is searching for Adult Psychiatrist to join their team.

• Outpatient only
• Monday - Friday
• 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• 12-15 patients per day
• No call
• Opportunity to work with medical students and residents, if interested, but not required
• Strong support staff including team supervisors, case managers, community support specialists, schedulers, nurses, and primary care consultants
• On-site pharmacy and pharmacist
• Base salary to allow quality care focus
• Relocation assistance

BJC Behavioral Health is a community health center that provides and coordinates behavioral health services for more than 8,000 seriously mentally ill adults and seriously emotionally disturbed children in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. François, Iron and Washington counties. As an Administrative Agent of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), BJC Behavioral Health serves as a major point of entry for people eligible for mental health services funded by DMH and is responsible for serving as gatekeeper to the public mental health system.

Takes exceptional care of people by ensuring optimal care and safety of patients admitted to assigned service.

• Collaborates with patients, families, and members of the health care team to ensure excellent clinical outcomes.
• Manages the medical care of assigned clients.
• Participates in performance improvement efforts, task forces and committees.
• Performs and documents histories and mental status exams in the patient's medical record.

• Education:
  
  Doctorate – Medicine
• Experience:
  
  No Experience
• Licenses &
  
  Certifications:
  
  Drug Enforcement Agency
• BNDD – applicable state

• Licenses &
  
  Certifications:
  
  Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Psych Residency/Bd Eligible

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary

* Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Equal Opportunity Employer