Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Residency Staff Psychiatrist NEEDED

Duties and Responsibilities:

Program Development
•Administration. Develop a leadership role in psychiatric Residency steering committee to advance psychiatric residency training activities in compliance with ACGME requirements
•Curriculum. Develop and clarify rotation details for residents, preparing written educational goals and objectives in compliance with the ACGME competencies for residents at each level of training and/or for each rotation or experience.
•Faculty Recruitment and Development. Recruit and build participating faculty for the program. Implement a program of continuous quality improvement in medical education for faculty, pertaining to the teaching and evaluation of the competencies, faculty development for teaching skills to promote scholarly activity and research and competent clinical teaching and evaluation.
•Policy Development. Comply with agreements for the program and assist with institutional policy development that relates to GME.
•Facility and Space Planning. Participate in planning physical needs in compliance with ACGME requirements.
•Educational Resources. Participate in planning and making recommendations for the acquisition of optimal educational resources for residency education.
•Educational Culture. Assist with developing and enhancing the general medical educational and teaching culture.
•Clinical practice. Ensure that residents have clinical experiences that meet or exceed compliance with ACGME requirements.

Residency Program Administration
•Participate in GME Committee meetings and sub-committees and provide administrative leadership as appropriate.
•Ensure that residency policies and procedures are reflected in medical staff by-laws and other policies as appropriate.
•Oversee and ensure the quality of didactic and clinical education in all sites that participate in the program
•Ensure that the residency maintains a proper balance between service and education by not placing excessive reliance on residents for clinical service in the hospital or clinic setting.
•Prepare and submit all information required and requested by the ACGME.
•Provide each resident with documented semiannual evaluation of performance with feedback.
•Comply with the sponsoring institutions and training institutions written policies and procedures.
•Be familiar with and comply with ACGME and Review Committee policies and procedures as outlined in the ACGME Manual of Policies and Procedures.
•Contribute to selection of appropriate psychiatry residents for training experience. Assure that residents are provided with appropriate information and on-boarding procedures.

Educational Program
•Within the institution, have the authority to ensure effective teaching and obtain teaching commitments from other departments involved in the education of residents.
•Prepare written educational goals and objectives of the residency experience with respect to the Competencies of residents at each level of training and for each major rotation or other program assignment.
•Ensure that the written educational goals and objectives are readily available for review and are distributed to residents and faculty members.
•Maintain a permanent record of evaluation for each resident,.
•Outline in writing the lines of responsibility for and supervision of patient care on all inpatient and ambulatory settings for all members of the teaching teams.
•Ensure that there is a rapid and reliable system for residents to communicate with supervising attending physicians and residents.
•Maintain and participate in an environment of scholarly activity.
•Participate in academic societies and in educational programs designed to enhance educational and administrative skills.

Clinical Activities:
•Participate in direct patient care clinical activities in ambulatory and/or inpatient settings in association with residents and faculty in the program to meet ACGME compliance.
•Evaluate patients by interviewing patient, family, and other persons; conducting physical examinations; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; selecting, administering, and interpreting psychological tests; and ordering laboratory tests and evaluating results.
•Develop treatment plans by determining nature and extent of cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and behavioral disorders and establishing treatment goals and methodologies.
•Treat patients by utilizing psychotherapeutic methods and medications; discussing progress toward goals with patients; providing instructions; monitoring effect of medications; and supervising staff provision of services.
•Maintain interdisciplinary treatment by reviewing treatment plans and progress, and consulting and collaborating with primary care physicians, mental health therapists, nurses, and other health care providers.
•Assure quality and safe service for patients and staff by enforcing policies, procedures, standards, rules, Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations requirements, and legal regulations; participating in utilization reviews; and remaining available for emergency consultations.
•Improve staff competence by providing training and discussions regarding the interrelationship between psychosocial and physiological problems, psychotropic medications, crisis intervention, and related issues.
•Maintain historical records by documenting symptoms, medications, and treatment events and writing summaries.
•Update job knowledge by participate in continuing medical educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
•Enhance department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments

Education and Required Credentials:
•M.D. or D.O degree
•Current or board certification eligible in Psychiatry
•Current, or eligible, medical licensure in New Mexico
•Experience Required: Minimum of successful completion of 4 year Psychiatric Residency Program.

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To apply, please send your CV to Eric Watt x 243) . Call 1. ext 234 for more information. Mention NM423A.