Psychiatry Physician General Psychiatrist - Physicians Only Apply - Perm - Clinton Maryland

Company: AVA Search Group, LLC
Location: Clinton, Maryland
Posted On: 01/15/2025

A Psychiatry Physician General Psychiatrist practice is seeking a qualified physician for Clinton, MD. This and other physician jobs brought to you by ExactMD. Medical Doctors Only Apply.

Medical Director of Behavioral HealthRequired skills and experience:
--- Board-certification in psychiatry
--- MD/DO license in state of MD
--- Experience with inpatient psychiatry, consult liaison services, and quality improvement initiatives (at least 3 years)
--- Leadership experience or a strong interest in leadership development and comfort being a prominent member of the medical staff

What you need to know:
--- Perform leadership duties of Medical Director and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, including assisting with all quality and performance initiatives in support of the integrity of the Behavioral Health unit and representing Psychiatry at all hospital meetings.--- This role will serve as the Medical Director of Behavioral Health for patients during their treatment at the facility. Board-certification in psychiatry, and experience with inpatient psychiatry, consult liaison services, and quality improvement initiatives required. Leadership experience or a strong interest in leadership development and comfort being a prominent member of the medical staff required.

Hospital Details:
--- Inpatient: 24-bed, Adult only
--- Partial Hospital Program (PHP): Yes, 12-slots, Adult-only
--- Consult Service: Yes, Medical Floor and ED
--- EMR: Cerner

Medical Director Responsibilities:
--- Perform leadership duties of Medical Director and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, including assisting with all quality and performance initiatives in support of the integrity of the Behavioral Health unit and representing Psychiatry at all hospital meetings.
--- Ensure all Axis psychiatry providers work to meet the required volume and quality expectations of the partner hospital.
--- Serve as the point person for psychiatric topics, both clinical and administrative.
--- Oversee the recruitment, orientation, onboarding, and functioning of a competent group of providers.
--- Behavioral Health Services program development.
--- Available for clinical escalation during emergencies.
--- Attend meetings as a representative of the psychiatry service line as the Medical Director of the BHU and Chair of Psychiatry, including the hospital's Medical Executive Committee if invited, and the Behavioral Health Council.

Duties when providing Inpatient Services:
--- Maintain availability to the facility---s Emergency Department throughout the scheduled shift.
--- Return phone calls from the hospital within 30 minutes.
--- Place orders and perform medication reconciliation on all patients within 1 hour of admission.Duties when providing Outpatient Services:
--- Conducts initial evaluations with varying levels of complexity and follow up medication management visits.
--- Current productivity standards include 60 minutes for initial evaluations and 15-20 minutes per med management follow-up appointments, with a target of four (4) initial evaluations per 8-hour clinical day.
--- Monitors patients' medication usage and results.
--- Documents patients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes.


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