Medical Officer ; MOD

Job Title

Medical Officer of the Day (MOD)

• State Role
  
  Title:
  
  Physician II
• Hiring Range: $99.75 per hour
• Pay Band: 8
• Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop
• Location: Catawba Hospital
• Agency Website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./
• Recruitment Type: General Public - G

• Performs admission work‑ups to facilitate the admission process including complete evaluations for medical/legal opinions for official proceedings.
• Exercises clinical privileges granted by the Hospital Director as detailed in the Clinical Privileges Form.
• Performs medical screening of admissions, including physician‑to‑physician communication when indicated – e.g., if additional clinical concerns exist, laboratory/radiology/other testing, medical/surgical stability, etc.
• Performs a comprehensive psychiatric history and complete physical examination on assigned patients; orders and reviews appropriate laboratory, radiological and other diagnostic procedures, psychological evaluations, surgical and medical consultations, and appropriate pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic and adjunctive treatments; and documents all progress notes, re‑certifications and retention reviews as well as treatment orders in patient’s medical record.
• On units, conducts ward rounds with charge nurse to monitor mental and physical changes, which may require treatment modification.
• Confers with patients’ relatives, including proxy decision‑makers (authorized representatives), to inform them of patient’s condition, changes in physical or mental status and treatment recommendations and to encourage their participation in the overall patient management.
• Provides patient and family education as required.
• Confers with consultants to ensure accurate interpretations and timely consideration of their recommendations and, in cases where patients are admitted to another hospital, to follow the patient’s progress.
• Performs in‑house medical consultations as requested by other staff physicians, within the scope of clinical privileging and expertise.
• Participates in commitment and recommitment hearings as appropriate.
• Complies fully with Catawba Hospital Policy and Procedures and the Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations.

Attends Medical Staff, as applicable, and other meetings and participates in the educational program; completes all assigned courses in the Knowledge Center as required by Joint Commission, DBHDS, OSHA and CMS requirements.

• Attends and participates in medical staff meetings, as applicable, in‑service training and internal and external continuing medical education functions at the request of Chief Medical Officer.
• Timely completes all required annual training – e.g., in the Knowledge Center. Communicates barriers meeting deadlines to the Executive Secretary for Medical Services.

• Enters timely and thorough progress notes, including AMM, as applicable, patients seen and evaluated, transfer notes, seclusion /restraint, level changes, medication changes, treatment modifications, etc.
• Gives opinions and recommendations where appropriate on patient’s legal status, capacity to give informed consent regarding medication administration, release of information, and competency to manage his/her affairs independently, advanced directives.
• Accurately enters progress notes and CPT Codes when participating in an event or a procedure that can result in reimbursement.
• All other duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer.

• Knowledge and/or experience of medicine and psychiatry.
• Knowledge and/or experience in psychopharmacology and medical management/triage.
• Some knowledge and/or experience in alcohol and substance use disorder management/triage.

Safety:
All employees are responsible for ensuring patient safety in accordance with the National Patient Safety Goals. Safety risks include any activity or behavior that could be perceived as potentially harmful, such as, but not limited to suicide, aggression, homicide, falls and elopement. If a patient is in imminent danger, staff must remain with the patient until assistance can be provided.

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