Psychiatrist Physician

Adelphi is seeking a psychiatrist to provide psychiatric services -routine and emergency at facilities in south central Kentucky. The ideal candidate should have knowledge of psychopharmacology and psychiatric chemotherapy. These services will be an 'on-needs' basis to cover in times of staff shortages or until vacant positions can be filled.

Job Quick Facts:

• Ref : BD-564-01

• Profession: Physician

• Specialty: Psychiatrist

• Location: Louisville/Glasgow/LaGrange/Hopkinsville, Kentucky

• Facility Type: Hospitals and Nursing facility

• Service Setting: Inpatient & outpatient

• Job Type: Contract

• Coverage Type: Clinical + Call

• Shift Schedule: 52 weeks per year as needed, Mon-Fri, weekends / holidays at all times when needed

• Call Schedule: weekends / holidays, and vacation coverage

• Start Date: On a needs basis

Requirements:

• Active Kentucky license

• BE/BC in Psychiatry

• Minimum 3 years experience

Responsibilities:

• Conduct professional routine and emergency examinations on patients.

• Provide in-patient psychiatric treatment to residents/patients

• Make recommendations for the treatment of behavioral or psychiatric disorder.

• Make electronic entries in patient medical record.

• Comply with all applicable Federal Regulations, as well as Department and Facility Policies and Procedures.

• Provide assistance to the physician(s) with both routine and emergency procedures.

• Provide specialized services in the fields of psychopharmacology and psychiatric chemotherapy as requested

• Provide written notations for Medicare and/or Medicaid as well as telephone interviews with private insurance companies as needed.

• Document treatment provided and tests administered in appropriate formats on required forms on each visit to the facility.

• Participate in incident review meetings, clinical staff meetings, respite and annual individual habilitation plan team meetings and any other pertinent staff meeting.

• Consult as necessary with resident families in regard to the medical or psychiatric care when necessary or requested.

• Ensure availability to staff by telephone, voice mail, e-mail, pager and intra-facility mail, as necessary.

• Ensure completion of continuing medical education as mandated by the American Medical Association, for the life of this contract.

• Participate in the quality initiatives of the facility, as needed

• Provide on-call services weekdays, 52 weeks per year; weekends / holidays, and for vacation coverage, if needed.

• Any other duties as assigned.