CLASSICATION: Full Time
LOCATION: Indio, CA.
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Chief Medical Officer
JOB DUTIES: Responsible for assessing and treating mental illnesses through a combination of psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, hospitalization, and medication, including the following:
- Conduct initial patient evaluations and take detailed medical histories.
- Diagnose patients based on symptoms and prior medical treatment.
- Examine or conduct laboratory or diagnostic tests on patient to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorder.
- Treat psychiatric conditions using a conservative approach, which should include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
- Explain treatment plans to patients and/or their parents or guardians, relatives, and significant others and provide support throughout treatment program.
- Advocate for patients, especially with regard to schools and other organizations.
- Prescribe medication on a conservative basis to treat verifiable mental health diseases and conditions.
- Analyze and evaluate patient data and test or examination findings to diagnose nature and extent of mental disorder.
- Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress.
- Examine or conduct laboratory or diagnostic tests on patient to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorder.
- Prepare and submit case reports and summaries to government and mental health agencies.
- Serve on committees to promote and maintain community mental health services and delivery systems.
- Complete reports and appropriate documentation, including billing and medical records, in a timely manner.
- Consistently demonstrate and uphold CCCHC's principle of providing quality health and human services to the medically underserved and low-income populations in a culturally sensitive manner.
- All duties as assigned.
Special Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Attributes:- Ability to obtain information by observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Ability to establish and maintain interpersonal relationships; developing constructive and cooperative relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Ability to make decisions and solve problems by analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution.
- Ability to assist and care for others by providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, and patients.
- Ability to document and record information by entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written, or electronic/magnetic form.
- Ability to stay up to date with technically relevant knowledge and applying it to the job.
- Ability to effectively communicate with supervisors, peers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, email, and in person.
- Ability to interpret information for others such as translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- Ability to analyze data or information; identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Ability to occasionally travel to meetings and other sites.
- Ability to respond to emergency situations in a timely manner.
- Ability to use a personal computer and other office equipment.
- Professional appearance and demeanor.
- Required to know, follow and enforce safe work practices, and be aware of company policies and procedures related to job safety, including safety rules and regulations.
- Dependable transportation, automobile insurance, and a current CA Driver License.
Education and Experience Requirements- California Medical License and ABPN Board certification or eligibility in psychiatry required.
- DEA Certificate required.
- Minimum three (3) years of Psychiatric Care experience and good standing with medical board required.
- Doctorate in Psychiatry or related field required.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
Working ConditionsNormal medical office environment with:
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.
- Specific vision abilities include ability to distinguish the nature of object by using they eye.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks while also being tactful, diplomatic, and empathetic.
- Ability to organize and schedule work effectively.
- Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with patients, managers and other levels of personnel, in person and on the telephone.
- Ability to pay close attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain composure under conditions of urgency and/or time constraint, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to handle and maintain patient and company information confidentiality.
- Must be able to work with minimum to no supervision.
- Requires a professional, pleasant and effective representation of the Corporation.
