Psychiatric Emergency Department Physician-Riverside Mental Health and Recover Center- Riverside Medical Group - Hampton, Virginia.

As a provider with Riverside Health Medical Group, you would join a team of providers who are respected leaders and part of our collaborative care delivery team.  Our providers care for our patients as if they are those they love.  Our core values are built into our provider compact that outlines our dedication to our patients as our first priority.  Our providers encourage patient involvement, embrace change, and take ownership in the success of the team and the organization.  If that resonates with you, we would like to speak to you.

Riverside Medical Group is currently seeking a physician to join our Psychiatric Emergency Department team at Riverside Mental Health and Recover Center, located in Hampton, Virginia.

Riverside Mental Health and Recovery Center boasts the first Psychiatric Emergency Department in Virginia. The innovative approach to providing care for patients dealing with mental health issues has been recognized across the Commonwealth as well as the Governor’s office.

The perfect candidate will support our commitment to provide the right care, at the right time to our patients that enhances their well-being and improves their health. They will be championing our Riverside Care Difference which reflects our commitment to quality, safety, and service.  We are currently looking for an emergency physician,  family medicine physician, or psychiatrist who embodies those qualities and more. The perfect candidate for this position must be able to provide a comprehensive array of services for our patients including but not limiting those below:

• Provides patient care services as part of a healthcare team.
• Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, and implementation of treatment plans
• Consults with other members of the healthcare team when appropriate.
• Instructs patients and family members regarding treatment.
• Independently and in collaboration with physician(s) and interdisciplinary team members, provides comprehensive clinical and organizational direction and leadership to the healthcare provider team in the care of patients.
• Performs comprehensive history and physical assessment.
• Documents findings noting pertinent normal and abnormal findings.
• Orders and interprets the appropriate diagnostic labs and tests.
• Forms medical diagnoses based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates treatment plans.
• Prescribes and recommends pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
• Initiates appropriate specialty consultations referrals when requisite.
• Initiates and evaluates clinical pathways and protocols.
• Collaborates with Attendings and/or Fellows regarding admissions and community transfers.
• Recognizes acute/emergent situations requiring immediate responsiveness and initiates life-saving interventions, alerting the interdisciplinary team members for assistance.
• Recognizes and incorporates age-specific requirements, communicates plan of care with patients and families.
• Advocates for patients and family members in educational needs, treatment options, participation in care and ethical issues and patient rights with recognition and consideration of the diverse needs of the individual/family
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information
• Demonstrates respect to all within the institution and community.
• Demonstrates leadership abilities in the development, mentorship, and empowerment of others within the healthcare community.
• Utilizes research and Evidence-Based practice in the delivery of patient care.
• Identifies needs, variations, and interventions to ensure and improve quality care.
• Maintains compliance and regulatory documentation for the purposes of administration and reimbursement.

They will focus on hospital-based psychiatric and substance abuse services that help adolescents and adults learn to manage behavioral health issues. You would join our experienced, team of highly skilled, compassionate psychiatrists and other professionals in the field of mental health care.

You would provide acute services for short-term crisis care for adolescents ages 12 through 17 whose psychiatric difficulties require emergency intervention by a team of mental health professionals.

You would provide crisis acute care that targets acute symptoms in order to transition to a lower level of care in the community.

• Crisis intervention
• Intensive treatment program (ITP)
• Adult psychiatric services (APSY)
• Inpatient detoxification services