Medical Director / Psychiatrist - Inpatient Residential
Location
San Mateo, CA | United States
Job description
Compensation and Bonus Package
115-140k Negotiable - part-time role
Amazing benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family including low cost options
- Generous PTO plan
- Generous paid Holidays
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with a Match, plus a potential employer discretionary contribution after year one
About the Organization and Position Well known Non-Profit is hiring a
Medical Director / Psychiatrist for their brand new inpatient program. This program covers a 16 bed residential facility for those with Severe Mental Illness with a trauma background. Clients are adults and usually stay 6-12 months.
This is a part-time role, hybrid with about 20 hours a week needed. This well known and well established agency provides psychiatry, medication management, outpatient substance use treatment, case management, supportive housing, LGBTQ youth and youth care. Our services cross age ranges from children to older adults.
The
Medical Director / Psychiatrist provides clinical leadership to the program. Services are intended to provide stabilization and increased independence for clients with serious mental illness.
What's Special About this Job Amazing team providing cutting edge treatment, collaboration and support.
High caliber teams with low turnover and dedication to the community
Brand new program for trauma informed care for SMI populations!
Responsibilities - Provide direct psychiatric services as needed. Assure that clients receive appropriate evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, medical screening, and medical/psychiatric evaluation whenever indicated, and that all medical/psychiatric care is appropriately documented in the medical record.
- Assuring psychiatric involvement in the development, approval, and review of all policies, procedures, and protocols that govern clinical care in the MHRC program.
- Conduct psychiatric assessments and make diagnoses; prescribe and monitor medication efficacy of clients. Complete assessments for new clients within 72 hours of admission.
- Meet with clients at least every 30 days to review medication efficacy. Order and review labs, as needed on a timely basis.
- Document in compliance with HIPAA and all other federal and California laws, statutes, codes, and regulations governing the provision of mental health services. Maintain up to date knowledge of required documentation standards. Participate in internal quality assurance initiatives regarding documentation.
- Coordinate care with inpatient unit when clients are hospitalized.
Experience - Physician licensed by the State of California, with Board eligible or certification in primary care or medical subspecialty, current DEA and CPR certification.
- A minimum of one year experience or training in a mental health setting is required, preferably in a social rehabilitation environment.
- Knowledge of the following evidence-based models: Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Harm
- Reduction, and Motivational Interviewing is preferred.
- Pharmacology and psychopharmacology including laws regarding informed consent, dosage ranges, drug incompatibilities, and side effects.
- Proper documentation of clinical services.
- General Medicine and its relationship to psychiatry.
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