STAFF PSYCHIATRIST

Location

Kirkland, WA | United States

Job description

Responsibilities

Quality healthcare is our passion, improving lives is our reward. Join us as we work to change lives and transform the delivery of healthcare.

The responsibiltiy of the Staff Psychiatrist is to provide psychiatric care to the hospital’s patients and provide overall clinical direction across acute treatment programs.

Education/Training: 

• Medical Degree from an accredited School of Medicine.
• Completed Residency in Psychiatry.

Experience:

• At least one year inpatient psychiatric experience working with patients with needs similar to the patients served by the facility.

Licensure/Certification:

• Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in WA
• Board Certified or Board Eligible as Practicing Psychiatrist
• Current WA License
• Current CPR Certification (American Heart Association Healthcare Provider)

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of appropriate assessment and evaluation tools and tests, diagnoses, & interventions with patients.
• Knowledge of milieu management.
• Advanced skills in medication management.
• Knowledge of acute adult, adolescent, and child psychological disorders
• Advanced knowledge of principles of abnormal psychology
• Ability to clearly summarize pertinent clinical information via written correspondence and medical records documentation.
• Ability to develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Skill in preparing and maintaining appropriate medical record documentation.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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