About the role
Description
- PART TIME/ Less than 20 hours a week.
- SALARY: Based on experience
- GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: The Psychiatric Prescriber screens, diagnoses, treats, and manages the mental health care of identified clients of the agency.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Administers psychiatric treatment including prescriptions and medication reviews.
- Assesses need for hospitalization.
- Establishes an initial treatment plan and monitor progress.
- Initiates referrals to internal and external providers.
- Provides psychiatric consultations and program consultations as appropriate.
- Provides teaching to clients and families related to medication management.
- Completes psychiatric evaluations.
- Completes all documentation related to job duties.
- Coordinates with Medical Director and other prescribers to ensure continuity of care.
- Performs all job duties customary to the department.
- Complies with agency policies and procedures, COA regulations, federal and state requirements, and educational/certification/registry requirements.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be a graduate of an Accredited Medical Institution and in addition have post-graduate training in Psychiatry.
- Have the ability to maintain the required license to practice medicine in the state of Ohio.
- Knowledge and techniques for facilitating personality/behavior change.
- Capacity for collecting, organizing, and reporting data in order to reach valid clinical conclusions; ability to develop and implement Treatment Plans.
- Skills in Crisis Intervention and Emergency Services.
- Must be able to meet agency requirements for criminal background check.
MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL/LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS: Must be a graduate from an accredited Medical/Nursing School and licensed as an MD/DO/NP/CNS in the State of Ohio with adequate levels of insurance and/or insurability.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Prior experience is preferred.