Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Adelphi is seeking a Psychiatrist to provide medical services at a clinic in Chenango County, New York. The ideal candidate will have experience in serving patients with developmental disabilities. Quick Job Facts: - Ref #: BD-494-02 - Profession: Physician - Specialty: Psychiatrist - Location: Chenango County, New York - Facility Type: Clinic - Job Type: Contract - Shift Schedule: 8-18 hours per week, onsite - Start Date: September 1, 2024 - Duration: 5 years Requirements: - New York license - Be an enrolled Medicaid/Medicare provider - 3 References - Experience in treating people with developmental disabilities - BC/BE Responsibilities: - Provide on-site psychiatric care and consultative services for individuals with developmental disabilities, considering telehealth when appropriate. - Evaluate patients and offer psychiatric treatment recommendations. - Conduct psychiatric assessments based on observations, interactions, and reports from various sources. - Identify and assess the presence or absence of DSM recognized disorders such as delusional disorders, character disorders, obsessive disorders, etc. - Ensure evaluations and assessments are clear, concise, and comprehensive. - Collaborate with medical personnel and interdisciplinary teams to develop treatment plans and provide case management. - Document all encounters, evaluations, consultations, and assessments in the individual's clinical record. - Enter clinically relevant findings and treatment recommendations into the Electronic Health Record (EHR). - Provide electronic prescriptions for psychotropic drugs when the individual's primary care physician cannot. - Offer crisis intervention and monitor the effects of prescribed psychotropic medications. - Maintain psychiatric progress notes, including medication changes and adverse reactions. - Assist in writing and filing formulary determinations, prior authorizations, and coverage authorizations with patients' insurance plans upon clinic request. - Mediate admissions of patients to psychiatric inpatient units when necessary. - Review prospective patient transfers from the New York State Office of Mental Health. - Provide in-service programs to educate staff and attend required training, granting the clinic a license to use related documentation.