Psychiatrist - Military Family Clinic - Part Time - Metrocare Services - Addison, TX

The psychiatrist promotes quality of care for treatment team patients and provides clinical activities that stabilize psychiatric symptomatology and maximize functioning for Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic patients. The psychiatrist provides and documents psychiatric evaluation and treatment to assigned patients and promotes a patient-centered environment conducive to effective teamwork, good staff morale, and valuing of the strengths/resources of patients and other staff.

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care with assigned patients.


• Conducts and documents psychiatric evaluations in accord with clinic procedure.


• Applies criteria from DSM in formulating diagnoses.


• Maintains an active role in interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss evaluations and diagnostic formulations and to assist the team and the patient to develop an appropriate plan of service which include stating the problem, indicating goals, measurable objectives and intervention strategies to address each identified problem and identifying staff responsible for each planned intervention.


• Demonstrates good professional judgment in implementing psychiatric interventions as defined in the individual treatment plan, in reviewing the case with the team as needed, and in modifying the treatment plan as appropriate, based on changing needs of the individual receiving services.


• Assures that psychiatric interventions are coordinated with the interventions of other professionals, and that other providers are kept informed of changes in the psychiatric condition/status of the individual receiving services.


• Responds to questions from patients receiving service and/or their families directly and proactively. Provides information (in language appropriate to their level of functioning) to assist in understanding and managing symptoms of mental illness.


• Establishes appropriate therapeutic limits with each patient receiving service, as needed, and explains the rationale clearly to the patient, family and other team members.


• Documents rationale for all psychiatric interventions, including any changes, has been explained to patient and that informed consent has been obtained according to procedures.


• Reinforces each patient’s therapeutic relationship with other team members. Models effective communication and proactive interface based on the individual’s changing needs.


• Responds and handles unscheduled evaluations of individuals who walk in and whose level of functioning appears to indicate an imminent crisis or immediate need.


• Demonstrates good professional judgment in prescribing, monitoring, and adjusting psychoactive medications for each assigned patient.


• Implements and documents medication-related practices in accord with MFC administrative procedures.


• Documents the ordering of laboratory studies and/or physical examinations, completes, and reviews per MFC procedure, including prior to beginning psychoactive medications and within recommended frequencies for each medication during the course of treatment. Documents appropriate and timely adjustments in medications based on laboratory/examination findings.


• Assures that psychiatric and medical care are coordinated with the care of other community medical providers.


• Maintains responsiveness to psychiatric and/or medical emergency care needs of individuals receiving services.


• Maintains current knowledge of Texas Mental Illness Code and necessary procedures for involuntary hospitalization.


• Works closely with other staff to determine when admission to a more restrictive setting is needed.


• Completes documentation for obtaining an Order of Protective Custody, when applicable.


• Provides clinical care in a manner consonant with standards, and review of medical records demonstrates documentation of psychiatric evaluation, treatment planning and medication prescription consonant with MFC quality of care standards.


• Prepares and presents structured training to other staff in areas of particular expertise upon request.


• Performs other duties as assigned.
  

Competencies:

The competencies listed here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Analytical skills, professional acumen, business ethics, thorough understanding of continuous improvement processes, problem solving, respect for confidentiality, excellent communication and presentation skills.


• Ability to work collegially with other members of the interdisciplinary team.


• Ability to articulate and synthesize information gained from a variety of assessments into an individual service plan.


• Ability to implement psychiatric interventions in concert with other psychosocial interventions .


• Remain current on all MFC mandatory training.


• Remain current on Texas State Board of Medical Examiner continuing education requirements.


• Remain current with trends in psychiatry and shares information with other medical and non-medical staff.
  

Qualifications:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Graduate from an accredited Medical School and completion of an approved residency in Psychiatry.


• Clinical experience working with veterans/military, crisis intervention techniques, assessment and differential diagnosis.
  

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Use computer, printer, and software programs necessary to the position (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).


• Ability to utilize Internet for resources.
  

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, TRAINING, REGISTRATIONS:

• Licensed to practice medicine in Texas.


• Current DEA and DPS registration


• CPR


• PMAB