Provider - Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

Reports To: Clinical Director

Position Classification: Exempt

Work Location: Barboursville

Physical Requirements

• The employee is regularly required to speak and hear sufficiently to communicate effectively by phone or in person, at normal volumes.
• Specific vision is required by this job include adequate vision to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc.
• The employee is to have good manual dexterity.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

• Current West Virginia medical license and certification (or Board Eligibility) by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
• Ability to make quick and accurate psychiatric assessments and provide effective treatment using evidence-based psychopharmacology and psychotherapy.
• High level of comfort consulting with primary care medical providers.
• Ability to design and implement clinical pathways and protocols for treatment of selected mental and behavioral conditions.
• Ability to train and teach effective behavioral health interventions and the primary behavioral health model to medical practitioners and other behavioral health providers.
• Ability to work effectively as a team, interfacing with patients, primary care providers, consulting psychiatrist and mental health specialists, as well as with administrative and support staff.
• Ability to exercise balanced judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions, and to handle difficult or confrontational situations in a calm, consistent and equitable manner.
• Must be able to interpret medical literature and put into practice the most current professional guidelines and perform at and above the standard of care.

Basic Function