Child Psychiatrist

Child Psychiatrist

Fully Remote
• Yakima, WA 98902

Salary Range $ - $ Salary/year Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Education Level Doctorate Degree

Hiring bonus available for those who qualify for up to $30,000!

Comprehensive Healthcare provides innovative behavioral health and integrated healthcare services to clients of all ages. We take pride in our creative and collaborative work environment and in delivering clinically excellent, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented services. We're seeking a Child Psychiatrist who can provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and treatment planning for children, youth, and young adults within a multidisciplinary team setting. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong knowledge of child development and behavioral health disorders, collaborates effectively with families and care teams, and provides compassionate, evidence-based care that promotes recovery and wellbeing.

A Washington State Physician and Surgeon License with DEA certification is required.

We are open to remote, hybrid or onsite for this position.

Child Psychiatrist duties may include:

• Conducts behavioral health groups following agency guidelines and policies.
• Leads groups using effective group facilitation skills that promote participation and interaction among group members.
• Utilizes group process to develop insight, practice skills, and motivate client for change.
• Follows lesson plan or curriculum and connects presented material to individual treatment plan goals.
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of development in children, youth and young adults.
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge and understanding of behavioral health problems in children, youth and young adults.
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of and ability to work with issues of confidentiality, consent and capacity.
• Demonstrates the ability to collaborate and coordinate with family, parents, caregivers and community and natural supports.
• Communicates effectively with children and youth of differing ages and developmental levels.
• Utilizes appropriate crisis intervention techniques for client stabilization.
• Accurately screens for risk to self, others, property and the presence of grave disability and makes appropriate referrals.
• Documents and reports and/or notify as required by law.
• Applies QPRT (Question, Persuade, Refer or Treat) principles in assessing risk and in safety and treatment planning.
• Develops and documents appropriate safety plans.
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of normal aging process and age-related changes.
• Demonstrates an understanding of neurocognitive disorders and their impacts on functioning.
• Demonstrates awareness of how medical issues can affect mental status.
• Safely administers and documents medication according to provider orders and agency policies.
• Conducts and documents ongoing evaluation of intended effects, side effects, adverse reactions and medication non-compliance. Communicates this information to the appropriate parties.
• Implements appropriate interventions regarding medications and side effects.
• Provides medication education to client and family, including purpose of medication, side effects, dosage, frequency and duration.
• Encourages and supports clients in taking medications as prescribed. Promotes illness self-management skills.
• Integrates information from the client (and family members / natural supports) and the treatment team to understand the client's symptoms and determine whether or not medication is an appropriate intervention.
• Differentiates psychiatric disorders from neurological and other physical disorders and refers client for appropriate medical evaluation and treatment.
• Works collaboratively with clients (and family members / natural supports) to recommend medications to address observed or reported behavioral health symptoms.
• Obtains and/or updates information on the medications the client is currently taking.
• Reviews the effectiveness of current medications in treating the targeted symptoms, and recommends changes and adjustments when appropriate.
• Provides education on the risks and benefits of proposed treatment options.
• Orders supportive laboratory…