PHYSICIAN

UHS$200K — $250K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited medical school
  • Completed residency in psychiatry
  • Board certification preferred
  • Prior experience in hospital-based psychiatric practice
  • Licensed as a Medical Doctor (M.D.) in Illinois
  • Active medical staff status and local medical society membership

Responsibilities

  • Oversees quality of patient care and clinical appropriateness for admissions
  • Performs psychiatric assessments for patients
  • Completes documentation for civil commitment cases
  • Provides individual and family therapy and medication management
  • Requests consultations appropriately and provides consultations when requested
  • Leads the multidisciplinary treatment team and participates in staffing
  • Ensures compliance with medication administration and documentation standards
  • Participates in Performance Improvement activities and hospital committees

Benefits

  • Maintains patient confidentiality and complies with HIPAA standards
  • Completes documentation requirements according to Medical Staff Bylaws
  • Participates in ongoing professional development and hospital committees
  • Ensures appropriate coverage of cases during absences
  • Maintains professional behaviors at all times
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Oversees the quality of care delivered to his / her patients. Assesses clinical appropriateness for admission and collaborates with Assessment and Referral regarding potential admissions. Performs psychiatric assessments for individuals under his / her care. Completes documentation necessary to address patients hospitalized under civil commitment statutes. Provides individual therapy, family therapy and / or medication management as needed for patients under his / her care. Appropriately requests consultation when indicated. Provides psychiatric consultation when requested. Maintains patient confidentiality and complies with all HIPAA standards. Completes all documentation requirements legibly and within timeframes established by Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules and Regulations. Leads the multidisciplinary treatment team and participates collaboratively in scheduled staffing regarding the treatment of his / her patients. Demonstrates appropriate medication administration and ensures that documentation regarding medications complies with facility and regulatory standards. Complies with all Seclusion and Restraint requirements including responding to the facility within one hour when contacted for Seclusion and Restraint orders. Ensures that cases are adequately covered when away from the facility. Participates in ongoing PI activities and hospital committees as assigned. Completes necessary documentation to ensure accurate reimbursement for services provided. Complies with all Medical Staff Bylaws and Medical Staff Rules and Regulations. Complies with all facility policies and procedures. Maintains professional behaviors at all times.

Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited medical school; completed residency in psychiatry, board certification preferred.

Prior experience in hospital based psychiatric practice required.

Licensed as a Medical Doctor (M.D.) in the state of Illinois. Maintains membership in local chapter of the state medical society. Maintains active status with medical staff.

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