Addiction Psychiatrist - Recovery from Addictions Program

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Job Description
- Addiction Psychiatrist
- Recovery from Addictions Program (2600075V)

Job Description

Addiction Psychiatrist
- Recovery from Addictions Program - ( 2600075V )

Description

The Recovery from Addictions Program (RAP) operated by the Department of Mental Health (DMH) is seeking an experienced Addiction Psychiatrist to assist in the care and treatment of individuals in the RAP program. The Psychiatrist will provide evaluation and treatment for patients admitted to the RAP program. More specifically this position will be a member of a multidisciplinary team who will be responsible for providing and expanding access to evidence‑based treatments for substance use disorders (SUDs) and co‑occurring mental health disorders at the RAP.

Additionally, the Addiction Psychiatrist will provide consultation on SUD cases, supervision and training of clinicians providing therapy for patients with SUD and help develop programming for treatment/management of SUDs.

Please Note: The work schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm, with Sunday and Saturday as days off. This salary reflects Board Certification.

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Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):

• Conducts diagnostic assessments on individuals with substance use disorders and/or co‑occurring mental illness, conducting risk assessments of individuals with known substance use disorders.
• Providing the clinically indicated and evidence based treatment for individuals with active substance use disorders and co‑occurring mental health disorders.
• Providing evaluation and evidence based treatment for those with dual diagnoses (mental illness and substance use disorder).
• Completes data collection forms as required by the Department of Mental Health and maintains accurate statistics on work products, clinical treatment assessment and consultation activity as required by DMH.
• Maintains a current working knowledge of developments, trends, policies, and procedures in the generic substance use treatment system and mental health systems and in the provision of substance use services to persons involved in the civil and criminal justice system through training and through regular and required continuing education as necessary to maintain a current license and board certification.
• Responsible for maintaining current level of expertise through obtaining CMEs, attending DMH general and SUD management trainings.
• Provides clinical consultation to teams that are managing individuals with severe SUD and/or dual diagnoses.
• Provides supervision, support and oversight as assigned regarding psychiatric trainees and review and approval of necessary documentation of psychiatric training rotations within recovery services. May assist in similar supervision, and training oversight functions for other mental health professionals in training within recovery services.
• Attends staff meetings, team conferences, lectures, seminars, educational classes, and meetings of professional and community organizations to facilitate the exchange of information about therapeutic techniques, psychiatric theory, and service needs.

Requirements:

• An Addiction Psychiatry Certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology is required for this function.
• Ability in Public Speaking.
• Ability to establish rapport with persons from varied ethnic, cultural and/or economic backgrounds.
• Ability to understand and apply federal and state laws, rules,…