Psychiatrist - POOL

Psychiatrist POOL

$132.93 per hour Licensed Psychiatrist POOL
$135.57 per hour Board Certified Psychiatrist POOL
$138.22 per hour Double Board Certified Psychiatrist POOL

The Psychiatrist POOL will be responsible for providing in-patient specialty psychiatric care to patients admitted to the Arizona State Hospital including: performing diagnostic examinations, preparing court ordered evaluations and affidavits for civil mental health court, prescribing medications, developing behavioral plans, monitoring care and progress of the patient toward treatment and recovery goals; leading a multi-disciplinary team, overseeing the work of the team in developing and implementing a plan of care, working with outpatient teams, the patient, families and community providers of care to coordinate a continuum of care for assigned patients; completing inpatient documentation, preparation of reports for legal and administrative purposes; participating in hospital committees and in the development of policies and procedures and standards for mental health program services; working with other professionals in a recovery model including nurses, social workers, psychologists, rehabilitation staff, and other physicians and professional including physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

-Performs diagnostic examinations, court order evaluations and affidavits, prescribes medications, and monitors care and progress of patients toward treatment and recovery goals.
-Conducts psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, and treatment of seriously mentally ill patients committed to ASH.
-Provides leadership for a multidisciplinary treatment team and oversees the work of the team in developing and implementing a plan of care.
-Works with other professionals in the recovery model including nurses, social workers, psychologists, rehabilitation staff, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants.
-Attends hospital committees and medical staff meetings.
Completes required documentation, prepares reports for legal and administration purposes
-Other duties are assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge:
- Standards of psychiatric care including detailed understanding of the process and standards for the diagnosis, treatment and management of mental disorders and current knowledge of evidence based treatment of psychiatric illnesses.
- Performance Management (PM), and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Lean methodologies.

Skills:
- Psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic skills.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Work experience in leading a multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Organization and time management skills.
- Basic computer skills.

Ability
- Maintain a positive and effective working relationship with all levels of hospital staff and other professionals.
- Support a diverse multi-cultural workforce that reflects the community, promotes equal opportunity at all levels of public employment, and creates an inclusive work environment that enables all individuals to perform to their fullest potential free from discrimination.

- The ideal candidate will have experience working with the seriously mentally ill.

- Requires an MD or DO from an accredited school of medicine; completion of a residency program in Psychiatry, and board eligibility or board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

- Must possess a medical license to practice in the State of Arizona.

- Must possess a valid level one fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to A.R.S.41-1758.07 or must apply for a level one fingerprint clearance card within seven working days after beginning employment.

Driving is required for State Business.
- Employees who drive on state business require possession of and the ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver’s license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any driver training (See Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.11).

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 220-6462. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation. DHS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All newly hired employees will be subject to E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification.