Locum Tenens Psychiatry: General Job in West Seneca, New York
Adelphi is seeking Psychiatrists to provide services for a facility in Irie county in NY. The ideal candidates will provide on-site psychiatric care and consultative services for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Job Quick Facts
• Ref#: BD-395-01
• Profession: Physician
• Specialty: Psychiatrist
• Location: West Seneca, NY
• Service Setting: Outpatient
• Coverage Type: Clinical
• Start Date: TBD
• Contract length: 5 years
• Shift Schedule: M-F; 8a - 4:30p
Requirements:
• Active NY license
• BE/BC
• DEA
• A minimum of 1 year experience in serving people with developmental disabilities
• Enrolled in Medicaid/Medicare
Responsibilities:
• Provide on-site psychiatric care and consultative services for Individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Evaluate patients and advise on psychiatric treatment.
• Provide psychiatric assessments based on observations and interactions with the patients.
• Ensure the evaluations and assessments are clear and concise and convey all pertinent information.
• Participate in the development of treatment plans and case management.
• Provide electronic prescriptions for psychotropic drugs for patients as needed.
• Provide crisis intervention and prescribe pharmaceutical intervention as necessary.
• Monitoring positive and negative effects of psychotropic medications prescribed.
• Mediate admissions of patients to a psychiatric inpatient unit, if necessary.
• Review prospective patient transfer.
• Provide in-service programs to increase the knowledge of staff providing care and treatment and attend any specified training that is deemed necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned