Psychiatrist III (ICF-DD or MH Services)
Location: Harlingen, Texas
Description: Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is employing Psychiatrist III (ICF-DD or MH Services) right now, this career will be settled in Texas. For complete informations about this career opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Psychiatrist III MH Job Description: General psychiatric care of adult inpatients. Performs psychiatric evaluations and! regular follow-up assessments. Prescribes psychotropic medications as clinically indicated. Works as treatment team leader coordinating patients’ care. Covers other physicians’ patients as needed. Completes assessments and documentation as prescribed by law to obtain court ordered treatment. Emergency psychiatric assessment for any patient as required. Testifies for court-ordered treatment hearings. Covers house call (by phone); at most one time per week.
ICF-DD Job Description: General psychiatric care of patients with dual diagnosis of psychiatric disorders and developmental disabilities. Performs psychiatric evaluations and regular follow-up assessments. Prescribes psychotropic medications as clinically indicated. Works as a member of committees involved with patient care and treatment planning. Emergency psychiatric assessment for any patient as required. Covers house call (by phone) at most, one time per week.
Essential Job Functions:
MH/ICF-DD:
EJF 1:Psychiatric assessme! nts/treatment. 30%
EJF 2:Follow-up assessments/treatment. 30%
EJF 3:Treatment team meetings and coordination of care meetings. 25%
EJF 4:Medical records. 5%
EJF 5:Court associated evaluations/testimony. 5%
EJF 6:"Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation. Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location.†5%
Knowledge Skills Abilities:
MH Services:
Knowledge: Intimate knowledge of DSM-IV. Indications for use of psychotropic meds. Monitoring parameters for psychotropic meds. Skills: Able to assess and change meds as clinically necessary. Conduct an adequate psychiatric assessment. Integrate clinical information from different ! disciplines to adjust patient care. Perform Brief Psychiatric Rating Scales. Perform AIMS exams. Abilities: Establish rapport with patient. Act as leader of treatment team. Use computer to verify orders and finalize assessments. Updates on standard of care treatment for all adult psychiatric disorders.
ICF-DD:
Knowledge: Intimate knowledge of the most recent edition of DSM-IV. Indications for use of psychotropic meds. Monitoring parameters for psychotropic meds. Skills: Able to assess and change meds as clinically necessary. Conduct an adequate psychiatric assessment. Integrate clinical information from different disciplines to adjust patient care Abilities: Establish rapport with patient. Act as member of treatment team. Use computer to verify orders and finalize assessments. Updates on standard of care treatment for all adult psychiatric disorders.
Registration or Licensure Requirements:
License to practi! ce medicine in the state of Texas. DEA registration. DPS registration
Initial Selection Criteria:
License to practice medicine in the state of Texas. DEA registration. DPS registration.
Completed psychiatric residency program.
Additional Information:
All applicants must pass: Pre-Employment Drug Screen, Department of Public Safety criminal background check, and Client Abuse/Neglect Reporting System (CANRS), Employee Misconduct Registry and Nurse/Aide Registry checks. If selected for employment, all applicants are subject to an FBI fingerprinting per Senate Bill 643, which was passed during the 81st Texas Legislative Session. Opportunity to join clinical teaching staff of UTHSC at San Antonio. RGSC is designated as a Health Profession Shortage Area (HPSA). In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individual s with a disability. If you need assistance completing the ! on-line application, contact the AccessHR service center at 1-888-894-4747. If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodation to participate in the interview process, please notify the person scheduling the interview.
Requisition ID# 214474
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
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This career starts available on: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:49:21 GMT
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