Psychiatrist (Sacramento)

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION TITLE : Psychiatrist

REPORTS TO (TITLE) : Medical Director

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION and KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

Under the general direction of the Medical Director, the Psychiatrist provides clinical oversight. We are looking for a compassionate, experienced psychiatrist to join our free-standing psychiatric hospital who will be responsible for assessing patients, diagnosing or ruling out mental disorders, prescribing treatments, and ordering follow-up appointments to monitor the patient's progress.

Requirements

Education and Experience :

• Completion of a psychiatric residency in an ACGME approved residency program
• Valid CA medical license (Psychiatrist)
• Board certified or board eligible
• Valid DEA certificate
• 2 years’ experience working full-time as a psychiatrist
• Competency restoration and / or forensics experience preferred

Responsibilities :

Skills and Abilities :

Physical Requirements :

While performing the duties of this job, this position is frequently required to do the following :

Additional Information :

Located in Sacramento, California, Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital (SBHH) is a 117-bed free-standing psychiatric hospital. The hospital has six inpatient units ranging in size from 19 to 20 beds each. Two of the units (39 beds) are for general adult care. The other four units are for competency restoration. Those four units are for individuals who were charged with a crime who were deemed incompetent to stand trial (IST) and are here for competency restoration. These patients are referred from facilities across the state, and hospitalized on a court-ordered commitment to be restored to competency.

Unique aspects of the IST units include :

The average length of stay for the general adult units is 7 days. For the IST units, it’s 2 to 3 months.

The main treatment modalities are : medication management, group therapy, family & individual sessions. Psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and internal medicine physicians comprise the provider group with nurses, therapists, and mental health techs rounding out the patient care service group.

Treatment teams meet daily, Monday thru Friday. Each patient is seen a minimum of five days per week, some more often. The psychiatrist attends treatment team meetings along with the nurse and therapist.

Verbal de-escalation and physical holds are performed by use of Handle With Care techniques. We do not possess mechanical restraints. We do have a few seclusion rooms for individuals who need that momentary less stimulating space.

The medical record is electronic using a system called “Best Care.” Providers do their own physician order entry and electronically transmit discharge prescriptions.

The credentialing / privileging process is coordinated through our Medical Staff Office and typically takes a week or so to accomplish. New providers are provided a few hours of administrative and clinical orientation by the Medical Staff Office and by the Medical Director.

Psychiatrists will typically cover a unit or two, with or without nurse practitioner assistance (depending on census and vacations) during weekdays and be on call during those weekdays until 8pm at which time on-call moonlighters cover after-hours calls. Psychiatrists are expected to take call one weekend per month.

All new patient psychiatric evaluations are done by psychiatrists who then either continue the care for that particular patient or in some cases turn it over to a nurse practitioner. Psychiatrists work in conjunction with the Medical Director to receive their unit-based assignment(s). On a daily basis, the Intake Department assigns new patients to attending psychiatrists. H&Ps are done by internal medicine physicians.

Current needs are :

Interview process :

Benefits

1099 or employment models available.