Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist

2 weeks ago

Glendale, United States Bayview Hunters Point Foundation Full time
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (Glendale Medical)

This is a partially remote and part time position working 7 - 8 hours per week. The pay range for this role is between $138.37to $153.74 an hour.

About Didi Hirsch

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services has been a national leader in whole-person mental health, crisis care, and substance use services since 1942 and is home to the nation's first Suicide Prevention Center. We are a nonprofit organization providing care to nearly 200,000 people annually across our programs. Didi Hirsch has deep roots in community-based mental health and a commitment to providing culturally responsive services that are just and equitable.

As an organization, we value equity, diversity, and inclusion. More than 1,000 dedicated employees and volunteers make Didi Hirsch's work possible. We intentionally recruit and retain a workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve and strive to cultivate a sense of belonging for them. We embrace employees and candidates from all backgrounds who want to help make this vision a reality.

Summary

  • Providing psychiatric/medical evaluation, diagnosis and medication management services to outpatient clients in the Child and Family Division, ensuring compliance with program standards, contracts, policies, procedures and guidelines.
  • Providing professional consultation to other staff relative to planning and implementing client treatment programs.

Primary Duties

  • Conducts initial psychiatric assessments; diagnoses needs for medication; prescribes and monitors client responses to medications; obtains informed consent; and documents findings and treatment in accordance with policies and procedures.
  • Requests appropriate physical, neurological, and other laboratory tests as indicated; reviews/interprets results and initiates appropriate course of action/treatment.
  • Attends, participates, leads and/or facilitates meetings and/or training with medical and/or other staff as requested or required by the Agency.
  • Provides consultation, advice and guidance to therapists and support staff relative to the diagnosis, and medication/other treatment for clients; responds to calls from staff for assistance with clients and/or medications.
  • Assist in psychiatric hospitalization of clients and monitor the status of those hospitalized. • Completes all appropriate records, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
  • Participates in peer reviews in collaboration with Quality Assurance on medical/psychiatric practices and documentation completed by the medical/clinical staff to ensure all legal, contractual, and revenue generating reports meet or exceed required Agency and applicable regulatory agencies' standards; actively participates in methods to improve quality client care.
  • Develops and maintains psychiatric skills through continuing education and maintains active unrestricted medical licensure and DEA certification. Secondary Duties
  • The employee in this position does not have formal managerial responsibility. However, as a senior professional, he or she is expected to provide leadership in the care of clients and advice, guidance and training to those with lesser skills or experience.

Position Requirements

  • Possess current M.D. licensure in the State of California. Residency/Board Certification in Psychiatry and Board eligible or Board certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
  • Residency or fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry or extensive experience with children is required.
  • Prior experience in community mental health (preferred)
  • Support the values and mission of Didi Hirsch as related to employment.
  • Know and comply with Agency policies and procedures, HIPAA, DMH policies and documentation guidelines, and other state, federal regulations relating to quality assurance and improvement.
  • Demonstrate medical/clinical leadership skills, a complete working knowledge of psychopharmacology and experience in mental health service delivery to a broad-based individual and multi-cultural patient population.
  • Present ideas, information, and viewpoints clearly, both verbally and in writing.
  • Efficiently use the personal computer to include: word processing, patient record-keeping and other related software programs.
  • Utilize analysis, experience, and judgment to make decisions.
  • Demonstrate commitment to team objectives and Didi Hirsch philosophies.
  • Adapt to changing needs by acquiring new skills and knowledge.
  • Bi-lingual skills preferred - Spanish/English
  • Current California driver's license and a driving record acceptable to the Agency's insurance carrier.
  • The employee in this position must be able to perform this job safely, without endangering the health or safety of him/herself or other

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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