Psychiatrist

Centerstone Health Services is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Look-Alike and is rapidly growing to serve people in multiple counties across south central and eastern Indiana. We are dedicated to providing affordable and accessible, high quality, integrated healthcare to those most in need in our communities. Our vision is to inspire and build healthy lives through superior care, collaboration, and the reduction of barriers for those we serve. This proves to be a rewarding opportunity. Come talk to us about joining the Centerstone Health Services team!

JOB DESCRIPTION:

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Provides psychiatric services consistent with established guidelines for best practice interventions with adults, children or adolescents. Systematically assesses patient's health status, arrives at appropriate diagnosis(es), and implements care plans for effective clinical outcomes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Maintains collaborative practice or Delegation agreements with Advance Practice Practitioners (Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants).

Quality Improvement:

• Perform comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and provide medication management.
• Considers thorough range of treatment/preventive options and arrives at a recommended course of action that is age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic, and attainable.
• Participate in treatment team meetings for medical supervision, utilizing advanced knowledge of psychopathology and psychopharmacology to assist clinical team members in diagnosis, case formulation, and choice of treatment interventions.
• Participate in on-call rotation for daytime and nighttime emergency service coverage (with additional compensation).
• Supervise collaborative practice agreements with nurse practitioners.
• Appropriately manages patient care and health status following initiation of treatment/preventive plan, and monitors and adjusts as warranted.
• Communicates effectively with patients and family so that they understand their diagnosis, treatment plans and need for follow-up care.
• Educates and encourages patients to become an active participant in their own health care related behavior and provides patient education materials of use in encouraging wellness.
• Seeks consultation and advice by providing adequate information to consulting physicians and communicates request effectively or responds to such requests from the referral source in a courteous, professional, and timely manner.
• Documents and completes patient charts to facilitate ongoing quality of care in a timely manner (within one business day of the service provided).
• Performs appropriate medical procedures within scope of practice as defined by the Centerstone Health Services Credentialing and Privileging processes.
• Delegates directly and indirectly patient care activities to appropriate personnel. Responds appropriately to emergent situations.
• Maintains and improves skill level through participation in continuing medical education.
• Actively participates in clinical quality improvement initiatives. Takes actions to assure continuity of care for patients.

Contributes to effective & efficient practice management policies, practices support for patient's access to medical care:

• Meets billable hour productivity standards.
• Collaborates in establishing production numbers to be budgeted and achieves targeted goal.
• Fulfills commitments for call assignments with clear communication and follow through on work initiated.
• Supports appropriate billing for professional service through timely documentation and maintaining adequate knowledge of the Centerstone Health Services, Inc. billing policies and procedures.
• Adheres to all relevant policies, procedures, and practice guidelines.
• Assists with the preparation for quality and third-party payor requirements.
• Responds to telephone calls in a timely fashion.

Manages patient care through appropriate use of available resources:

• Appropriately prescribes and orders ancillary services.
• Utilizes referral network appropriately.
• Promotes and appropriate length of stay for patients.
• Manages chronic health/disease conditions.

Provides leadership for clinic and community relations:

• Serves as a resource to colleagues and support staff, enhancing quality of care.
• Participates in the training and evaluation of clinic support staff.
• Regularly attends and actively participates in clinic staff meetings and provider group meetings.