SMH Psychiatrist On-Call

Asian Health Services, founded in 1974, provides health, social, and advocacy services for all regardless of income, insurance status, immigration status, language, or culture. Our approach to wellbeing focuses on “whole patient health,” which is why we provide more than primary care services, including mental health, case management, nutrition, and dental care to more than 50,000 patients in English and 15 languages : Korean, Lao, Burmese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Mien, Karen, Mongolian, Karenni, Tagalog, Khmer, and Vietnamese. We offer medical, dental, and mental health services for all ages.

Location : ADMIN-HQ

Job Summary : The SMH Psychiatrist On-Call diagnoses and treats patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. This position assesses patients’ psychiatric symptoms and medical conditions, gathers information on psychosocial history and onset of symptoms, develops a treatment plan, prescribes medications, and follows up. This position reports to the SMH Medical Director.

Note : We are looking for candidates who can work 1 day per week.

Essential Job Functions

• Medical / Psychiatric evaluation and medication treatment of persistently and severely mentally ill adult clients, and children / youth with mental health disorders, by funders’ standard of care protocol
• Review and approve clinical treatment plans
• Working closely with behavioral health clinicians, case managers, and wellness program staff to ensure client care coordination
• Consultation to staff regarding diagnosis, treatment, and other medical issues
• Provide coordinated and integrated care with Primary Care providers
• Documenting all services performed using the agency’s electronic health records system
• Complies with all Quality Assurance requirements
• Participating in case conferences, training sessions, peer reviews, utilization reviews, chart audits, quality assurance reviews

General Agency Duties

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Certifications / Licenses / Registrations

Physical & Work Demands

On-call employees does not qualify for company benefits.

Benefits :

Medical, Dental & Vision premiums 100% paid by AHS

Acupuncture & Chiropractic coverage

12 Vacation Days

12 Sick Days

12 Holidays + 3 Floating Holidays

3% 403(b) Employer Contribution + up to 2% Employee Match

Commuter Benefits

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) & Dependent Care Assistance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

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