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Job description
Psychiatrist - Emergency Department
The mental health ER team is comprised of psychiatrists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, social workers and trainees from a variety of disciplines. The goal is the create 24 hour-7 days a week on-site coverage for the emergency room. Duties for this position include but are not limited to:
Performs psychiatric evaluations, and treatment of patients with problems of personality, emotional adjustment, or mental illness.
Prescribes medications as deemed necessary for the treatment of mental illnesses.
Based on data gathered through assessment, plans an appropriate clinical treatment for individual patients.
Recommends appropriate therapy based on precedent and standards of the profession.
Develop a comprehensive treatment plan for a wide range of abnormal behaviors.
Treatment includes adjusting therapy for the differential diagnosis of functional or organic disorders.
Oversees other professional staff and trainees and works as a key team member providing comprehensive psychiatric care.
Promotes a psychotherapeutic atmosphere among the professional treatment staff.
Qualifications:
US citizenship and English language proficiency
Must have completed an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education approved residency training program and be Board Certified or Board Eligible.
Background/suitability investigation.
Must be able to be credentialed, privileged and possess a current, permanent, full and unrestricted District of Columbia license to practice medicine.
Not required, but preferred, possession of Certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Forensic certification is preferred.
Must be able to demonstrate mastery of a wide range of Psychiatric Theories, Practices, and Techniques used in diagnosis, assessment and medication and somatic treatment of mentally ill consumers, including a current knowledge of Psycho-Pharmacological Treatment.
Must demonstrate knowledge of the "Recovery Model" and/or "Resiliency Model" requirements.
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Worksite address
washington, DC, 20022, US
Who can apply
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