Psychiatrist evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with mental illnesses through a combination of personal counseling (psychotherapy), psychoanalysis, hospitalization, and/or medication. Performs initial psychiatric assessments, develops individualized care plans, and implements treatment for the patient. Being a Psychiatrist prescribes psychopharmacological medications as needed. Monitors and records client progress, and amends treatment plan according to patient response. Additionally, Psychiatrist requires a MD degree. Must have completed a psychiatry residency. Typically reports to a medical director. Typically requires board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN). Requires a state license to practice. Psychiatrist's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Required Qualifications:
License – The contractor’s physician(s) assigned by the contractor to perform the services covered by this contract shall have a current license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia) when services are performed onsite on VA property.
Board Certification: physician(s) shall be Board Certified/Board Eligible by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), and be currently certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) by the American Heart Association. All continuing education courses required for maintaining certification must be kept up to date at all times. Documentation verifying current certification shall be provided by the Contractor to the VA COR on an annual basis for each year of task order performance. All physicians performing on this task order shall keep current the level of certification at time of award. Copy of Board Certification from the American Board of Psychiatry
letter from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology stating eligibility; orCopies of All Successful Completion certificates from a US Accredited Psychiatry residency program.
Copy of Medical Degree shall be provided upon submission or a current search conducted no earlier than 5 days of quote submission from a physician profile search engine confirming the medical degree. .
Scheduling Details:
Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
4.5.2.8. Scope of Care: Contractor’s physician(s) (as appropriate and within scope of
practice/privileging) shall be responsible for providing psychiatry care,
including, but not limited to:
comprehensive clinical Mental Health Psychiatry services in a manner that is
compliant with InterQual admission and discharge criteria.
4.5.2.10. Post-Discharge Follow-Up: Contractor’s physician(s) will follow up with
Veterans within for inclusion in departmental reports.
4.5.2.11. Consults: Contractor’s physician(s) shall provide consultative services at
the patient’s bedside if the patient is not ambulatory and in the clinic setting
if the patient is able to report to the outpatient clinic. Procedures shall be
scheduled for completion within 30 days of the date of the consult.
4.5.2.12. Medications: Contractor’s physician(s) shall follow all established
medication policies and procedures. No sample medications shall be
provided to patients.
4.5.2.13. Discharge education: Contractor’s physician(s) shall provide discharge
education and follow up instructions that are coordinated with the next care
setting for all mental health clinical.
4.5.2.14. Mental Health operations are to be performed in collaboration with other
mental health providers and trainees.
4.5.3. ADMINISTRATIVE: estimated_5_% of time not involved in direct
patient care
4.5.3.1. Quality Improvement Meetings: The contractor’s physician(s) shall
participate in continuous quality improvement activities and meetings with
committee participation as required by the VAMC Chief of Service, Chief of
Staff, or designee.
4.5.3.2. Staff Meetings: The contractor’s physician(s) shall attend staff meetings as
required by the VAMC Chief of Service, Chief of Staff, or designee.
contractor to communicate with COR on this requirement and report any
conflicts that may interfere with compliance with this requirement.
4.5.3.3. QA/QI documentation: The contractor’s physician(s) shall complete the
appropriate QM/PI documentation pertaining to all procedures, complications
and outcome of examinations.
4.5.3.4. Patient Safety Compliance and Reporting: Contractor’s physician(s) shall follow all established patient safety and infection control standards of care. Contractor’s physician(s) shall make every effort to prevent medication errors, falls, and patient injury caused by acts of commission or omission in the delivery of care. All events related to patient injury, medication errors, and other breeches of patient safety shall be reported to the COR VA Safety Policy. As soon as practicable (but within 24 hours) contractors shall notify COR of incident and submit to the COR the Patient Safety Report, following up with COR as required or requested.
Outpatient Provider Duties: Provide psychiatry services at the WNY VAMC’s Outpatient Clinic. Shifts will be Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except for Federal Holidays. Physician will provide treatment/evaluation/consultations to approximately 10-12 scheduled patients per day in the regular outpatient clinic; 60 minutes for new patients and 30 minutes for follow up patients.
Inpatient Provider Duties: Psychiatrist will provide diagnostic/evaluation to approximately 7-8 patients in an acute psychiatric inpatient setting. Certification in ECT is preferred for the delivery of ECT as needed.
Physicians will be responsible for completing all documentation and closes all patient encounters in a timely manner, by the end of shift, utilizing the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS)
Physicians will be responsible for diagnosing, treating and managing psychiatric patients according to current standards of care. Services to be performed include, but are not limited to: performing assessments/examinations on initial encounters with unscheduled, emergent, urgent, and new patients; coordinating patient treatment plans; ordering appropriate diagnostic tests; recommending patients for hospital admission; and documenting in the computerized medical record.
Standards of Care: Physician(s) services shall cover the range of psychiatric services as would be provided in a state-of-the-art health care treatment facility and the standard of care shall be of a quality, meeting or exceeding currently recognized national standards as established by:
Clear All
0 Psychiatrist jobs found in Olive Branch, MS area