Psychiatrist - Moonlighter (West Allis, WI)

Services :

Attend Patients at the Site and via Telehealth :   The Physician will be expected to attend patients and assist with patient coverage at the locations assigned by Employer (the Site(s)). In addition, Physician may be expected to cover additional locations or Sites, as assigned by Employer if Site does not have enough patient availability for Physician to achieve RVU targets or daily patient visit goals or there are provider shortages at a particular location and Employer needs Physician to provide additional coverage.   The Physician will accept referrals from medical physicians, psychiatrists, in all areas and counties surrounding Site referrals, to attend their patients on the unit, and upon patient discharge the Physician will refer the patient to the referring physician for outpatient care, unless the patient expresses another preference, or the Physician determines that this is not in the best medical interests of the patient. The Physician will be responsible for providing written and verbal discharge summaries to all referring physicians.

The Physician will continue to see patients on unit seen by Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants and serve as a collaborating physician for them as needed, including completion of psychiatric evaluations.

Notwithstanding the forgoing, Employer does not guarantee any minimum or maximum number of patients at any one time.

The Physician may be required by Employer to participate in call coverage based on the pre-determined schedule established by the Employer, which will include an equitable division of dates across providers.

The Physician will :

a.  Attend assigned patients depending on Physicians specific educational qualifications in Rogers programs to which Physician is assigned. These programs may include the following levels of care either in person or via telehealth :

i) inpatient

ii) residential

iii) partial hospitalization program (PHP)

iv) intensive outpatient programs (IOP).

v)  outpatient services including individual counseling, patient assessments, and medication evaluations.

b.  1 : 1 therapy, medication management sessions with patients.

c.  Weekly (or more often) staffing of patients.

d.  Lead and sign a treatment plan for each patient.

e.  Family education / therapy, as clinically indicated.

f.   Attend unit meetings, status report as appropriate.

Medical Activities :   The Physician shall perform all medical functions necessary to insure the delivery of high quality treatment for psychiatric disorders for patients at the Sites, including, but not limited to :

• Conducting a psychiatric assessment of each patient within timeline defined by Hospital policy.
• When applicable, conducting rounds for patients per Hospital policy, and as assigned to Physician.
• Completing and signing discharge summaries timely, as defined by Hospital policy.
• When applicable, completing emergency detentions of patients when conditions exist for taking an individual into custody under applicable state law, including filing statements concerning appropriateness of a patient for emergency detention and attending any required court proceedings or meeting standards around the duty to warn by calling the appropriate authorities to complete emergency detention.
• Participate in quality assurance activities.
• Medication education with nursing staff.
• Inservice treatment team, as needed.
• Attend the Medical Staff meeting and the Medical Staff Executive Committee meeting.
• Provide supervision, including sponsorship of Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioners (APNP) and / or Physician Assistants (PA) upon request.

Payor Relations :   The Physician will assist the Site in its contracting with payors for mental health services. The Physician will also assist in developing and maintaining positive working relationships with all contracted payors. The Physician will assist in the review of all denials of service from all payors that are deemed for medical reasons.

Advocate :   In addition to the above duties and responsibilities, the Physician needs to be an advocate for the Sites. Advocacy is both an informal activity and a formal activity. It is expected that the Physician will provide support, information, education and services when appropriate opportunities present themselves. The Physician must be committed to assisting the Site in becoming highly visible and respected for the contributions it does and can make to quality patient care.

Admissions Support :   At the sole discretion of the Employer, Physician may be asked to devote some of their time and effort to supporting the admissions process.  Duties related to this task include the following :

Additional Job Description :

Physical / Mental Demands :

Education / Training Requirements :

Medical Doctor - Cert

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