Psychiatry - Addiction Physician

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Job description

Behavioral Health Hospital 10 miles south of Denver is seeking aBC/BE Adult Psychiatristto join the Behavioral Health team.

• Monday " Friday schedule
• Share call rotation
• Fellowship training/experience in Addiction Medicine preferred but not required

Position Details:

• Oversees the quality of care delivered to his/her patients.
• Assesses clinical appropriateness for admission and collaborates with Assessment and Referral regarding potential admissions.
• Performs psychiatric assessments for individuals under his/her care.
• Completes documentation necessary to address patients hospitalized under civil commitment statutes.
• Provides individual therapy, family therapy and/or medication management as needed for patients under his/her care. Appropriately requests consultation when indicated. Provides psychiatric consultation when requested.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and complies with all HIPAA standards.
• Completes all documentation requirements legibly and within timeframes established by Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules and Regulations.
• Demonstrates appropriate medication administration and ensures that documentation regarding medications complies with facility and regulatory standards.
• Complies with all Seclusion and Restraint requirements including responding to the facility within one hour when contacted for Seclusion and Restraint orders.
• Completes necessary documentation to ensure accurate reimbursement for services provided.
• Complies with all facility policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited medical or osteopathic school doctoral program and completion of residency in Psychiatry required; board certification preferred.
• Prior inpatient and/or outpatient experience in a behavioral healthcare setting practicing psychiatry and/or addiction medicine.
• Current unencumbered medical doctor (MD) or osteopathic doctor (DO) licensure
• Unrestricted DEA and State Controlled Substances registration

Outpatient mental health clinic provides exceptional, evidence-based intensive outpatient programs (IOP) and partial hospitalization programs (PHP) for individuals facing behavioral health challenges. We offer compassionate mental health care for adolescents ages 12+. In addition, we provide mental health and addiction treatment, as well as transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy (TMS), for ages 18+.

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