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Medsocieties

Physician Consult Liaison Psychiatrist

Medsocieties, Oregon, Illinois, United States, 61061


ST. CHARLES MEDICAL GROUP

PHYSICIAN JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE:

SCMG Physician - Consult Liaison Physician/Psychiatrist

REPORTS TO POSITION:

Clinical Manager of Psychiatric Assessment Team (PAT) and Hospital Psychiatric Medical Director

DEPARTMENT:

St. Charles Medical Group

DATE LAST REVIEWED:

November 25th, 2022

OUR VISION:

Creating America’s healthiest community, together

OUR MISSION:

In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value

OUR VALUES:

Accountability, Caring and Teamwork

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Consult Liaison (CL) Psychiatrist is responsible for providing consultation to the emergency room and inpatient floors for patients with primary psychiatric conditions or psychiatric comorbidities. The CL psychiatrist works in a team environment that includes master’s and PhD level clinicians performing risk evaluations and helping to stabilize patients in acute psychiatric crisis. This position will interface with Inpatient Behavioral Health services to coordinate patient care and admissions to the units. This position will provide M-F coverage of Psychiatric Assessment Team (PAT), providing psychiatric consults primarily for northern campuses of Redmond, Madras, and Prineville with a combination of telehealth and in-person consultation based on patient complexity and presentation. Cross coverage of Bend consults may also occur when Northern campus volumes allow. This position will collaborate with psychiatric leadership to develop and maintain an Electro Convulsive Shock Therapy (ECT) service line that will be new to St Charles.

DEPARTMENTAL SUMMARY:

The division of Behavioral Health (BH) services at St. Charles Health System serves four communities with both inpatient and outpatient services. Each of Bend, Redmond, Madras, and Prineville have a hospital system in conjunction with outpatient clinics. Within these systems, the division of BH services is divided into integrated Behavioral Health Consultants into primary care, outpatient specialty services, inpatient services, and PAT consultations that occur in the emergency departments and hospital inpatient medical settings. St Charles Health System includes the only inpatient acute care psychiatric beds in Central and Eastern Oregon.

Work schedule:

Full time, clinical position divided between CL psychiatry and ECT. The ECT portion of this FTE is expected to grow over time making up as much as 0.5 of the total FTE. This position will follow a standard M-F, 8-5pm day structure with flexibility after hours as clinical care including ECT require.

Call expectation:

There is no formal call associated with this position. Inpatient psychiatry will provide overnight and weekend coverage support for northern campus patients.

Work location:

CL work will be based primarily out of St. Charles Redmond, Madras, and Prineville. ECT will likely occur out of Bend, Redmond, or both.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:

Clinical Responsibilities:

Provides consults on primary psychiatric patients and for patients with a psychiatric co-morbidity.

Provides emergency and medical bed psychiatric consult services with the medical model of care.

Proactively assess high risk patients.

Assesses and works collaboratively with ED/medical providers and care teams on an appropriate plan of care.

Provides psychiatric medication management, where appropriate.

Provides education and assistance with assessment, care planning, treatment, and discharge planning to the care team through psychiatric consultation.

Develops individualized treatment plans based on the assessment findings in collaboration with the care team.

Monitors patients progress and modifies care plans as needed.

Participates in teaching of students, residents, and fellows as needed.

Practices and role models excellence in the Psychiatry domains of psychiatric assessment, diagnoses, medical-psychiatric evaluation, and treatment.

Documents clinical services in a timely manner and in keeping with clinical and financial standards.

Practices medicine within the scope of license, training, and credentialing.

General Administrative:

Attends PAT meetings and regular check-ins with PAT leadership to improve the quality, safety, and value of the BH care provided at St. Charles.

Completes annual fire/safety, and all education in-services as required.

Completes annual CME as required to maintain license and appropriate Board certification.

Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Be eligible for unrestricted medical licensure in the State of Oregon prior to the start of appointment.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION

Required:

Oregon license as MD/DO.

Board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or have specialty qualifications acceptable to the Psychiatry Review Committee.

Maintain unrestricted DEA number.

Maintain unrestricted ability to participate in Medicare/Medicaid, or other federal or state governmental health care programs.

EXPERIENCE

Required:

Graduation from an accredited medical school.

Successful completion of an accredited residency program in Physician’s chosen specialty (ies).

Candidate should have training and/or experience in psychosomatic medicine; demonstrate strong clinical skills in patient service.

Experience in hospital and outpatient practice environments in Psychiatry.

Advanced written and verbal communication skills.

Experience working in a team environment and proven ability to collaborate.

Preferred:

Two or more years of consult liaison and or inpatient adult psychiatry service.

Experience with administration of ECT.

Epic EMR software experience.

Schedule Weekly Hours: 40

Caregiver Type: Regular

Shift: Is Exempt Position? Yes

Job Family: PHYSICIAN SCMG

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