Psychiatrist

Job Description

Health Advocates Network is currently seeking a Psychiatrist to work at a facility in Williamsburg, VA. These are registry positions with our company.



Pay Rate: $271 / hour

*1099 Independent Contractor

Assignment:

• Available to start immediately (pending credentialing)


• Initial Appointment for 3-month assignment, with option to extend 3 -6 month assignment, if the position remains unfilled


• Full-time, 40 hours a week with assigned office hours of Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm with 1 hour lunch break


• NOT approved for overtime


• No weekends, no holidays, no on-call duty


• Ability to provide cross coverage, to include forensic populations, as required


• Once a month, participation in Lunch Coverage Call (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM)

Qualifications:

• 3+ more years as a Licensed Practitioner, preferred


• Autonomous license, preferred


• Experience as the Head of Treatment Team (HOTT), preferred


• Experience working with in-patient ( preferred ), adult admission, forensic admission, or geriatric admission and chronic geriatric inpatient populations is required


• Experience conducting comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and forensic evaluations for competency restoration is required


• Comfortable working on admissions work up and potential rapid turnover


• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary treatment team


• BLS Healthcare Provider certification is required

Position Details:

• Facility Hospitalizations: Acute, Adult, Inpatient wards (male & female)


• Facility Demographics: Forensic, NGRI, Civil, Jail Transfer, and Geriatric populations


• May be assigned Scheduling Coverage, as needed to other units


• Facility Stay: Short and Long-term length of stay

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• Admissions unit: 10 patients per provider


• Geriatric (long-term) unit: 40 patients per provider


• NGRI Units—30-40 patients per provider

• Admissions/Discharges

• Admission unit: 5-10 per week


• Geriatric (long-term) unit: 4 per month

• PCP coverage provided


• Full complement of interdisciplinary team members


• Weekly Notes for New Admissions


• Monthly Notes for patients over 60 days following admissions

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations. Ensure medical history, mental status, and physical examinations are completed according to policy, TJC and CMS standards and other regulatory agencies.


• Follow treatment protocols for competency restoration to ensure rapid turnaround of pretrial forensic patients.


• Attend judicial hearings on campus, appropriate to the assigned patient population.


• Lead Treatment Planning Conferences and provide effective leadership in developing and maintaining the therapeutic process between physicians, nursing staff, psychologists, social workers, rehab staff and patients.


• Complete required documentation in a timely manner. Failure to complete documentation in a timely manner may result in withholding timecard approvals and/or cancellation of contract.

If interested, please apply through this job post. You may send a copy of your most recent resume. If you have any questions, please feel free to call at (800) 928-5561 and ask to speak with Nick  Monday-Friday (08:30 AM - 05:00 PM PST).  Refer friends, Earn rewards! https://healthadvocates.staffingreferrals.com/join/nzaragosa





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