Psychiatrist

Evaluates, examines, analyzes, diagnoses & treats consumers, prescribes medication & performs in-depth psychotherapy & counseling (e.g., psychoanalysis, behavior modification).
Monitors & coordinates professional & paraprofessional medical, nursing & direct care staff in areas related to psychiatric care, reviews consumer records for accuracy & completeness; recommends improvements in hospital staffing & organization.

Within scope of pra ctice, provides psychological services to patients, residents, consumers, students &/or inmates,
provides advice & con sultation on psycholo gical matters, (e.g., conducts psychological &/or neuro psychological
evaluations/assessments, administers, scores & interprets psychological tests, reviews pre-admission or pre-treatment
data, conducts interviews & writes evaluation reports & treatment plans, evaluates treatment plans developed & quality
of service rendered by others & coordinates psychological services & programs, assists with program development &
conducts reseClienth on psychological assessment & treatment) or does all of preceding & acts as lead worker over lower
level psychological services staff.
Conducts individual & gro up counseling & psy chotherapy (e.g., cou nsels on substance abuse, trauma, self inju ry,
suicidal ideation, grief & loss, impulse control, family issues, health issues, inter-personal issues &/or criminal behavior),
follows up on treatment & writes progress reports; conducts psychological evaluations &/or court order forensic
evaluations (e.g., reviews patient's current chart, past hospital records, prosecution files, court entries & indictments,
interviews direct care staff, individuals, guardians, family members, attorney's &/or case managers, conducts suicide
risk assessments (e.g., participates in involuntary medication hearings; evaluates potential for suicide; consults with
psychiatrist, conducts assessments, works with clients to es tablish reasons for living, t eaches coping strategies);
diffuses / de-escalates issues & role models positive behaviors; conducts ongoing assessments of inmates at all times
to identify, prevent &/or contain a ny significant lethality risks amongst inmates for im minent harm to self or oth ers;
provide psychological services to offe nders u nder Adult Pa role Authority ov ersight; coordinates services between
institution mental health services & local community mental health service providers; completes re-entry accountability
plans & conducts home visits to a dult parole authority offenders with adult parole authority field officers; provides
specialized sex offender therapies such as aggression control, coping with neurological disorders (e.g., ADHD) & victim
empathy; provides psychological treatment to inmates in fo rm of psycho-educational classes (e.g., skill acquisition) &
time limited group p sychotherapy (e.g., older adult male issues), participates in treatment team functio ns & provides
technical assistance, guidance, instruction to treatment team members; recommends policies & procedures for patient
assessment, evaluation & treatment
Evaluates defendant / patient for mental status, evaluates competence to stand trial &/or sanity at time of offense &
writes comprehensive forensic report & reco mmendation for courts; responds to su bpoenas & app ears in co urt as
expert witness on forensic / psychological matters; testifies in court regarding placement, guardianship, risk assessment
&/or competency to stand trial; write s discharge summaries &/or behavioral recommendations when transitioning
individuals out of institution, pre pares statistical reports & graphs summarizing behavioral progress.